Congratulations to all our SHEC Graduates! Individuals with a (c) next to their name have achieved Options for Sexual Health Certification as a Sexual Health Educator.

SHEC 2023 Winter — Practicum in-progress

Brooklyn Wagner, Danielle Dueck, Heather Chambers, Jennie Taylor, Katherine Atkinson (c), Katie van Waterschoot, Lindsay Wolfson, Lo Hayes, Marcus Zacharia, Robyn Newman, Sharla LaBoucane, Stevie Thompson

SHEC 2023 Summer Graduating Class — Practicum in-progress

Alexis Beckett, Jennifer Williams, Jessica Wyslouzil, Kathy Miller, Kathleen Hare, Kylie Fredrickson, Nicky Grunfeld, Sally Breen, Sara Boisselle, Shaelyn Corwin, Trisha Daley

SHEC 2023 Spring Graduating Class

Danielle Laflamme, Emily Gordon, Hannah Boldt, Jennifer Butler, Jennifer Murphy, Luisa Figueiredo, Marilu Matar, Melissa Strachan, Michele Hooey, Mike Brin (c), Morgan Yates, Payton Hiebert

SHEC 2022 Fall Graduating Class

Anna Marie Parayno, Annette Floyd, Beatriz Salvucci, Claudya Leclerc (c), Katherine Wolbert, Kiera BR, Kristina Adams, Ogake Angewenyi, Sacha Lemmers Rockliffe, Shannon Isaak, Stephanie Coombes, Tahia Ahmed, Una Levesque

SHEC 2022 Spring Graduating Class

Elena Trenholm, Erin McArthur (c), Hannah Vanderheyden, Karli Gibson (c), Kelsey Dunn, Leor Laniado, Lexie Kosick (c), Lisa Ghent, Lyndal Hayward, Morenike Fajemisin, Rebecca Leckie, Sarah Hennekens, Sarah Iannone, Willow Dunlop (c)

SHEC 2021 Fall Graduating Class

Ashley Fleming, Ashley Whitehead (c), Cheri Jeffs (c), Flavia Mizukawa (c), Johanna Trapier, Kayla Funk, Kirsten Lindley, Marita Smith, Paz Villar, Shilo St. Cyr, Scott Clouthier, Sophia Myers, Torey Kesteven

SHEC 2021 Spring Graduating Class

SHEC 2021 Spring Graduating Class

Anika Hodgson, Carrera Schroeder, Cheryl Causley, Crystal Kennings, Erin Reid (c), Hayaat Stuart-Khafaji, Heather Muir, Jennifer Stephenson, Kris Carlson (c), Marisa Swinton (c), Rae Szereszewski (c), Tess Raithby (c), Wendy Godfrey

SHEC 2020 Fall Graduating Class

SHEC 2020 Fall Graduates

Alysha Somerton, Andrea Boyce (c), Anne-Marie Long (c), Annora Clapp, Ashley Ward-Hall, Chelsea Lee, Clementine O’Farrell (c), Dawn Ansdell, Deborah Birza, Jannika Nyberg, Julie Prodor (not pictured), Leah Tidey (c), Sara McIntyre

SHEC 2019 Fall Graduating Class

SHEC 2019 Fall Graduates

Adelia Rodger (c), Andrea Lee (c), Amy Witt, Hayley Rennie (c), Hillary McLeod (c), Rachel Witt, Shantay Karhut, Stephanie Wiggins [students not pictured: Hannah Vanderheyden, Kathleen MacKinnon]

SHEC 2019 Spring Graduating Class

SHEC 2019 Spring students after completing the course component

Becky Roth, Darren Frisk (c), Deirdre McLaughlin, Jessica Terezakis, Kassidy Delcaro (c), Kristina Campbell, Louise Utting (c), Megan Gilron (c), Sarah Maitland (c), Sherry Nassrin (c), Tessy Vanderhaeghe (c), Victoria Sidorovich (c)

SHEC 2018 Fall Graduating Class

SHEC 2018 Fall students after completing the course component

Anita Rudolph, Elizabeth van Wollen, Indra Prakash, Jamie Pozer, Justine Banigan, Kathleen Hare, Rebecca Geddes, Sarah Aspinall, Sarah Farhangi (c), Sharon Smiley, Wendy Buckland (c)

SHEC 2018 Spring Graduating Class

SHEC 2018 Spring students after completing the course component (David Hallstead not pictured)

Ashten Black, David Hallstead, Jessie Tougas (c), Julie Miller (c), Kristin Trotter, Lorraine Langstaff, Nicole Weremy (c), Rayka Kumru, Tara Moon (c)

SHEC 2017 Fall Graduating Class

SHEC 2017 Fall students after completing the course component.

Adria Collins (c), Allison Pennal (c), Angelique Baker, Danielle Stacey (c), Jane Andersen (c), Jay Wade, Martha Solomon (c), Mary Saugstad (c), Rachel Glover, Ray, Samantha Strange (c), Silvain Dang, Susan Kozielecki (c)

SHEC 2017 Spring Graduating Class

SHEC 2017 Spring students after completing the course component.

Anea Bogue, Chelsea Oaten (c), Christine Lessmann, Claire Connors (c), Cristina Serban, Jennifer Martin, Landa Fox (c), Sookie Bardwell (c)

SHEC 2016 Fall Graduating Class

SHEC 2016 Fall students after completing the course component.

Aleisha Ross (c), Brittney Udall, Christina Bergin, Corinne Underwood, Deivi Gaitan Ramirez, Francesca Lee, Margaret Erickson, Sarah Watt, Shannon Jones (c), Sherri-Ann Anderson (c), Sofia Fortin, Tina Johnson (c)

SHEC 2016 Spring Graduating Class

SHEC 2016 Spring students after completing the course component.

Anne Barringer, Falon Laroye, Kelsey Savage (c), Kim Dalton (c), Kristina Laban (c), Luana Foulkes (c), Paula Bowman, Rebecca Nava (c), Renee Gregerson (c), Sarah Stark, Tegan Ringham, Tuval Nafshi

SHEC 2015 North Graduating Class

SHEC 2015 North students after completing the course component (Whitney Elliott-Learie not pictured).

Ross Jenkins (c), Shari Wallace, Susan Trabant (c), Whitney Elliott-Learie

SHEC 2015 Vancouver Graduating Class

SHEC 2015 students after the completion of the course component with instructor Kristen Gilbert.

Aimee Miedema, Gabriela Rosales, Jenna Nakamura (c), Kelly Monjazeb, Lauren Shay, Lisa Perizzolo (c), Marissa Brown, Michael Moss, Nicola Waring (c), Rachel Barr, Shelley Taylor (c), Stephen Ziff (c)

SHEC 2014 Graduating Class

SHEC 2014 students after completing the course component.

Amy Patteron, Denelle Bonneau, Evening Star Casimir, Jenny Redpath (c), Jodie Petruzzellis (c), John Woods (c), Judith Fearing (c), Leta Burechailo (c), Pam Richmond (c), Ryan Peters (c), Tiffany Wightman (c)

SHEC 2013 Graduating Class

SHEC 2013 students after completing the course component with instructor, Kristen Gilbert.

Alicia Embree, Anne Townes, Claire Frampton, Daniel Kline, Emily Wagner, Gaianna Love (c), Kristina “Cookie” Bain, Lindsay Balson (c), Marnie Goldenberg, Michelle Schaefer (c), Miranda Massie (c), Roja Bagheri

SHEC 2011 Graduating Class

SHEC 2011 students after the completion of the course component with instructor Kristen Gilbert.

Ainsley Szewchuk (c), Bobbie Lucas, Deborah Wongs, Emily Ophus, Kate MacLeod (c), Linsay Skelding, Myriam Dumont, Parker Hewes, Selena Hallett-Pike (c), Tanya Currie (c), Teresa Weatherhead (c), Tymarah Cholewa (c), Zeineen Panju (c)

SHEC 2010 Graduating Class

SHEC 2010 students after the completion of the course component with coordinator Saira Hansen and instructor Kristen Gilbert.

Andrea Kelsall (c), Anisha Abdulla, Ashleigh Turner (c), Catherine Evashuk (c), Cheryl Viel, Clayton Boehler (c), Elfi Dillon-Shaw, Jane Langton (c), Jean King, Jessica Wollen (c), Jordana Coreblum (c), Joyce Tam (c), Julie Nagra (c), Kate Hutchins (c), Kerri Isham (c), Patricia Murphy (c), Renee Lanctot (c)

SHEC 2006 (pilot) Graduating Class

SHEC 2006 students receive their certificate of completion of the course component with instructor, Joy Becker.

Alix Bacon (c), Brandy Wiebe, Dawn Petten (c), Erin McKay (c), Jan Sippel, Kathryn Kimmerly (c), Kristen Gilbert (c), Lauren Goldman (c), Marcia Fukunaga, Natalie Wagner (c), Nicole da Costa (c), Tara Hansen (c), Sheryl Mair (c)

Once an educator becomes Options for Sexual Health certified, there are requirements to maintain this status.

The continuing education component requires a demonstration of participants’ ongoing knowledge, skills, and competency development through completion of approved courses, workshops, and ongoing sexual health education delivery.

Below is the current list of Options for Sexual Health Certified Sexual Health Educators


  • Adelia Rodger
  • Adria Collins
  • Aleisha Ross
  • Allison Pennal
  • Andrea Boyce
  • Andrea Lee
  • Anne-Marie Long
  • Ashley Whitehead
  • Chelsea Oaten
  • Cheri Jeffs
  • Claudya Leclerc
  • Clementine O’Farrell
  • Danielle Stacey
  • Darren Frisk
  • Dawn Ansdell
  • Erin McArthur
  • Erin Reid
  • Flavia Mizukawa
  • Hayley Rennie
  • Hillary McLeod
  • Jenny Redpath
  • Jessica Wollen
  • Jess Tougas
  • Jodie Petruzzellis
  • John Woods
  • Julie Miller
  • Karli Gibson
  • Kassidy Delcaro
  • Kate MacLeod
  • Katherine Atkinson
  • Kathryn Kimmerly
  • Kelsey Savage
  • Kerri Isham
  • Kim Dalton
  • Kris Carlson
  • Kristen Gilbert
  • Landa Fox
  • Leah Tidey
  • Lexie Kosick
  • Lisa Perizzolo
  • Louise Utting
  • Marisa Swinton
  • Martha Solomon
  • Mary Saugstad
  • Megan Gilron
  • Michelle Schaefer
  • Mike Brin
  • Nicole Weremy
  • Pam Richmond
  • Rae Szereszewski
  • Renee Gregerson
  • Ross Jenkins
  • Samantha Strange
  • Sarah Maitland
  • Selena Hallett-Pike
  • Shannon Jones
  • Sherri-Ann Lipsett
  • Sherry Nassrin
  • Sue Kozielecki
  • Sookie Bardwell
  • Teresa Weatherhead
  • Tess Raithby
  • Tessy Vanderhaeghe
  • Tina Johnson
  • Victoria Sidorovich
  • Willow Dunlop