TODD ROSS(he/him)

Todd Ross is the current Piluwitahasuwin / Associate Vice President Indigenous Engagement at the University of New Brunswick.

He is Métis, 2-spirited, and a veteran. A citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, his paternal family is of mixed Irish, Danish, French and German decent and maternal family is of mixed Métis (Duck Lake / Red River / Abitibi) and Irish decent. His Spirit name is Wabanquot which means White Cloud and he is Eagle Clan.

Todd is co-chair of Rainbow Veterans Canada, the LGBT Purge Fund, and Charlotte County Pride. He is also chair of the Charlotte County Museum, coordinator of the Menahqesk Wellness Circle, and a Canadian commissioner on the board of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park.

He has worked with corporate, government and non-profit clients and brings a vast amount of professional experience in health care and Indigenous relations including as an Indigenous health systems planner and on the senior management team of a hospital. He has served as a senior advisor to Ontario’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care as well as an advisor to the President of the Métis Nation of Ontario.

Todd served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Naval Combat Information Operator on the HMCS Saskatchewan. While serving, he was extensively investigated by the Military Police and was offered an honourable discharge after disclosing that he was gay.

In 2016 he was one of three representative plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit, Ross, Roy, Satalic v Canada, brought forward on behalf of current and former employees of the federal public service who endured a campaign to purge members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community from the federal government. The $145,000,000 settlement includes several reconciliation and memorialization measures such as the construction of Thunderhead, the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument in Ottawa, the creation of a major LGBT Purge exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, the provision of over thousands of pages of historical documents published at www.lgbtpurgefund.com, a review and recommendations on 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion in the federal government workplace, and other items.

Todd has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from York University and is currently pursuing a masters of interdisciplinary studies (political science and sociology) at UNB.

He is a recipient of the Government of Canada Canada Pride Citation, the King Charles III Coronation Medal, the Métis Nation of Ontario Louis Riel Medal, and The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (New Brunswick).

Todd previously served on a number of organizations. These include:

Chair, Toronto and York Region Métis Council
Chair, City of Toronto Atmospheric Fund
Founding Member and Treasurer, Rainbow Railroad
Co Chair, Friends For Life Bike Rally
Co Chair, Toronto AIDS Vigil
Chair Emeritus, Wellesley Central Residences
President, Toronto Centre Provincial Liberal Association
Vice President, Anishnawbe Health Toronto
Vice President, Ontario Liberal Party (Toronto Region)
Vice Chair, St Jude Community Homes
Member, City of Toronto Aboriginal Affairs Committee
Associate member, Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council
Board member, Toronto Danforth Federal Liberal Association
Board member, Toronto Danforth Provincial Liberal Association
Board member, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto
Board member, Canadian Human Rights Voice
Steering committee member, Toronto HIV/AIDS Network
Steering committee member, Keep the Promise Canada

Todd lives in St Andrews, New Brunswick with his partner Kirk.