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<big>Katherine is a cis-gender, late-diagnosed neurodivergent, able-bodied queer woman happily married to her nonbinary genderqueer spouse and, together, share their lives with four rescue dogs, including one who is Deaf and another who is blind. She is also a visible minority whose parents are first-generation immigrants to Canada from Hong Kong and the Philippines. Her name in Cantonese is Yip Bik Wa and she was given a sign name in American Sign Language (ASL) by her friends in the Deaf community in Winnipeg. Katherine speaks Cantonese, is fluent in both official languages, learned some Japanese while teaching English for a year in Japan, and is currently learning ASL virtually from Deaf instructors across North America.</big>

<big>Katherine is a cis-gender, late-diagnosed neurodivergent, able-bodied queer woman happily married to her nonbinary genderqueer spouse and, together, share their lives with four rescue dogs, including one who is Deaf and another who is blind. She is also a visible minority whose parents are first-generation immigrants to Canada from Hong Kong and the Philippines. Her name in Cantonese is Yip Bik Wa and she was given a sign name in American Sign Language (ASL) by her friends in the Deaf community in Winnipeg. Katherine speaks Cantonese, is fluent in both official languages, learned some Japanese while teaching English for a year in Japan, and is currently learning ASL virtually from Deaf instructors across North America.</big>

<big>Katherine’s interests as a portrait artist, member of a Japanese drumming (taiko) group, Certified Family Dog Mediator, and rock climber of over 20 years, along with the many layers of her identity, allow her to face challenges and find solutions with creativity, compassion, and always through an intersectional lens.<br /></big>[[File:Headshot - Mark Mindel.jpg|alt=|left|frameless|282x282px]]

<big>Katherine’s interests as a portrait artist, member of a Japanese drumming (taiko) group, Certified Family Dog Mediator, and rock climber of over 20 years, along with the many layers of her identity, allow her to face challenges and find solutions with creativity, compassion, and always through an intersectional lens.<br>

<br /></big>[[File:Headshot - Mark Mindel.jpg|alt=|left|frameless|282x282px]]

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