TODD ROSS(he/him)

Todd Ross is a Public Affairs Consultant and is currently the Indigenous Advisor at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John Campus.

Todd is Métis, 2-spirited, and a veteran. He is is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. His paternal family is of mixed Irish, Danish, French and German decent and his 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, a board member on the LGBT Purge Fund, president of Charlotte County Pride, past chair of the Charlotte County Fall Fair, a member of the St. Andrews Environmental Advisory Committee and a board member of the Charlotte County Museum.

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.

He served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Naval Combat Information Operator on the HMCS Saskatchewan. 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 suit was settled and ratified in 2018 and includes several reconciliation and memorialization measures such as the construction of Thunderhead, the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument in Ottawa, the creation of a major exhibition to be located at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights as well as traveling components, the provision of over 25,000 pages of historical documents available to researchers, a review and recommendations regarding existing training on 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion in the federal government workplace and other items.

Todd has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from York University. He is a recipient of the Government of Canada Canada Pride Citation 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 and spokesperson, 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.