Sharon Floyd
Sharon Floyd is the Executive Director of Embrave: Agency to End Violence (Formerly known as Interim Place an anti-violence organization providing shelter, support counselling and advocacy to survivors of violence for nearly 40 years. Sharon is also the Co-Chair for the Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse which is a coalition that works to educate and promote change in all areas that survivors identify as important to their freedom from violence. As a former board member of the Ontario Association for Interval and Transition Houses, Sharon continues to be a strong advocate and catalyst for change for those who are most marginalized in our community pushing for gender equity and racial justice in her work to end gender-based violence. Sharon challenges the status quo in a manner that involves the voices of those we serve as she firmly believes that they are the experts who inform our work and who we are ultimately accountable to. A womanist, activist and a proud mother of two male allies she is known for encouraging those around her to amplify the voices of those who are seldom heard, to create social justice and inform systemic change. Sharon is considered as a mentor, coach and someone you can rely on to speak truth to power. As such Sharon has lent her voice to advocate for the rights of those who are most marginalized in our community bringing their experiences to the center of her work for over 30 years.
