She/Her
Born and raised in Grenada, Kimalee Phillip came to Canada as an international student and quickly became involved in both the student and labour movements. Over the past 15 years, she has built a solid and respected foundation as an equity and organizational learning consultant, facilitator, writer, educator, and researcher.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in human rights and law and a master’s degree in legal studies from Carleton University. Her career began in frontline support work for survivors of sexual violence, where she developed a strong foundation in trauma-informed practice and advocacy. She later moved into consulting and organizing, broadening her impact across local and global movements.
Her tenure in the international feminist movement world with the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) strengthened her ability to navigate complex cultural, geopolitical, and organizational landscapes while advancing systemic change. Her work extends across regions where she has partnered with communities and institutions to co-create equitable structures, policies, and people-centered practices and processes.
She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund and is a facilitator with the Toronto Jam team. As director of the Human Rights Branch at the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the largest union in Canada, she leads the union’s human rights strategy, advancing equity, justice, and measurable systemic transformation.
Her work embodies a commitment to weaving together interpersonal, cultural, and systemic transformations rooted in relationality, equity, and justice. This is reflected in her contributions to designing programs, guiding conflict navigation processes, coaching leaders, and organizing conferences, gatherings, and meetings across the globe.