Reece Malone, DHS, MPH, CSES, CST – CEO, Lead Trainer, Supervisor
Availability: Canada, US
Languages: English
Specializations: Social determinants of health, minority stress, equity and inclusion policy and praxis, inclusive intakes, gender diversity, gender transition in the workplace, human sexuality, sexual health promotion, comprehensive sexuality education, public policy and operations, 2SLGBTQ+ mental health and wellness.
Dr. Reece Malone (pronouns: he/him/siya) is the CEO, founder of Diversity Essentials. He is a certified sexologist and holds a Masters of Public Health and Doctorate of Human Sexuality. Dr. Malone is a certified sexuality educator and supervisor through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and a Florida State certified sex therapist.
From 2008 to 2017 he served as the Education Program Coordinator at the Rainbow Resource Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) specializing in public education and consultation on sexual orientation and gender identity in the health, education, social services, and corporate sectors. He also served as the Transgender Health Program coordinator at Mount Carmel Clinic (Winnipeg, Canada) to establish programs and protocols for clinicians and administrators when working with transgender populations. He’s been a consultant to several local, national, and international bodies including the World Health Organization/Pan American Association, The Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Dr. Malone is the author of ShoutOut Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Heterosexism. In its second version, ShoutOut has been distributed to more than 100,000 youth and adolescents across Canada since its first publication in 2011.
Collaborating with Mariotta Gary Smith, Marla Renee Stewart and Dr. James Wadley, he is the co-editor of An Intersectional Approach to Sex Therapy: Centering the Lives of Indigenous, Racialized, and People of Color, published by Routledge Press. His second book, Fundamental Concepts and Critical Developments in Sex Education, with co-editors Dr. Tracie Gilbert, Dr. Catherine Dukes and Justine Ang Fonte, is to be released in 2024.
Dr. Reece, along with his research colleagues, Dr. Robin Westmacott, Matt Francino Caron and Holden Conner, is a recipient of the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation award for patient engagement research as well as a Manitoba Medical Services Foundation grant recipient for examining healthcare barriers and mental health outcomes experienced by gender diverse Manitobans.
He has served on the Ethics Advisory Committee was the co-education chair of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and has served on the Education Committee of the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health. He is one of the founding members of the Sexual Health Educator Network (Winnipeg). Nominated by the Canadian Centre for Human Rights and the Manitoba Employment Equity Association, he currently sits on the Human Rights Committee of Council for the City of Winnipeg.
Previous Engagements
Post Secondary Institutions:
The University of Manitoba (Faculties of Nursing, Medicine, Education, Human Ecology, Social Work, Arts – Psychology, Department of Family Social Sciences, Department of Women and Gender Studies, The University of Manitoba Students’ Union); The University of Winnipeg (Faculty of Education, The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association); The University of Brandon (Faculty of Nursing, Administration, The University of Brandon Students’ Union); Red River Community College (Faculties of Nursing, Applied Counselling, Child and Youth Care Diploma Program); Assiniboine Community College License Practical Nursing Program; St. Boniface College Faculty of Social Work; Booth College Faculty of Social Work
Health Agencies, Hospitals, Centres and Authorities:
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Burntwood Regional Health Authority, Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority, Klinic Community Health Centre, Youville Community Health Centre, Mount Carmel Clinic, Riverview Health Centre, St. Boniface Hospital, Concordia Hospital, Healthy Child Manitoba, Alberta Children’s Hospital (Calgary, Alberta), Arviat Health Center (Arviat, Nunavut), Sherbourne Health Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
Service Agencies, Institutions and Businesses:
Sexuality Education Resource Centre, Society for Manitobans with Disabilities, Manitoba Women’s Advisory Council, The Winnipeg Boys and Girls Club, New Directions for Children Youth and Families, Youth Activist Retreat, Safer Choices Network, Play it Safer Network, Shaarey Zedek, Manitoba Public Insurance, Manitoba Teachers’ Society, Toronto Dominion Bank
Adult Boutiques/Events:
Smitten (Brandon and Winnipeg, MB), Love Nest, Adam & Eve, Everything You Want to Know About Sex Show, Taboo Show.
