Dr. Notisha Massaquoi has been a powerful advocate for advancements in in healthcare for Black communities for three decades. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Society at the University of Toronto, with a graduate appointment in the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and cross appointment with the Dept of Family & Community Medicine at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She is also the founder and director of the Black Health Equity Lab (The BHEL).  She holds a BA in Psychology from Western University, an MSW and PhD in Social Justice Education from the University of Toronto.  Her early healthcare leadership career established several organizations that served Black communities in Canada, including Africans in Partnership Against AIDS and TAIBU Community Health Centre. She designed the health programs and served for two decades as the Executive Director of Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre in Toronto – the only Community Health Centre in North America which provides specialized primary healthcare for Black and racialized women. She has consulted globally with the United Nations Social Development Forum on racism and its impact on workforces and with UNAIDS on organizational responses to HIV and migration. She is considered one of Canada's leading experts in developing equity-responsive organizations, and her research and advocacy have supported Canadian institutions in addressing anti-Black racism and the collection of race-based data.  Most notably she co-chaired the Anti-racism Advisory Panel of the Toronto Police Services Board and was responsible for producing the first mandatory race-based data collection policy for a police service in Canada.  Notisha was recently named one of the most influential Torontonians of 2022 by Toronto Life Magazine and is the 2023 recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award for health leadership.