Kayla Webber

Kayla Webber is completing their Ph.D. in the Social Justice Education Department at the Ontario Institute Studies for Education, the University of Toronto, specializing in Women and Gender Studies. Webber pursued her Undergraduate Honours degree in Human Rights and Equity Studies and a Master's of Education in Community Development. Webber identifies as a Black-Indigenous woman whose bloodlines and ancestors come from various lands, specifically from Trinidad, Grenada, and Nova Scotia. Webber was born and raised in Toronto, specifically in an Afro-Caribbean community. Currently, Webber is a Policy Analyst at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, explicitly collaborating with Indigenous Housing and Reconciliation team. Given her background, Webber joined the FYI Board of Directors as they share a mutual dedication for community advocacy and community organizing. Youth have the ability to demonstrate the ethics of care, love, and joy for their communities. Webber aims to co-create with youth in order to empower their dreaming of a decolonized future.