Christian Blake
OT Reg. (Ont.)
(He/Him)
Christian is a co-founder of Level Up Gaming, an Occupational Therapist, and inclusion advocate. He has worked clinically as a pediatric Occupational Therapist at Boomerang Health powered by Sick Kids.
Christian brings years of experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum and other disabilities. expertise as an Occupational Therapist, skills in creating inclusive programming and his very own bag of dice to the table to create goal-oriented, inclusive and meaningful gaming experiences.
Daniel kwan
MSc.
(He/Him)
Daniel is a Toronto-based ENnie Award winning podcaster, game designer, and cultural consultant. You might know him from the Asians Represent! podcasts, or my design work (Zany Zoo, Wolf of the South, and Ross Rifles) through Dundas West Games. As a writer, Daniel co-authored the best selling Unbreakable (Vol 1) anthology and Candlekeep Mysteries.
He has extensive experience in the development and execution of alternative educational programming using tabletop gaming. From 2011-2019, Daniel ran the Royal Ontario Museum's Dungeons & Dragons program and consulted in the development of a program using the Dungeon World system at the Aga Khan Museum between 2015 and 2016. His work using gaming and education have earned him a reputation within the gaming community as a forward-thinking and passionate educator.
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Kelsey mciver
(she/her)
Kelsey is a Special Education teacher with the Peel District School Board. She teaches grades 6, 7 and 8 at a middle school in Mississauga. She works with students on the Autism Spectrum, with developmental delays and with a variety of learning disabilities in mainstream and contained classes. She is also an instructor with the Royal Ontario Museum children’s programs. She loves to travel and has taught in 4 different countries.
Naomi Hazlett,
BSc., MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.)
(she/her)
Naomi is a registered occupational therapist. She is the Managing Editor of Occupational Therapy Now, the national practice magazine of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists; a Clinical OT Instructor and Professor in the occupational therapist assistant & physiotherapist assistant program at Centennial College; and practices occupational therapy in the community with diverse populations.
Her areas of interest and passion include autism spectrum disorders, mental health, disability and community engagement, and creating and enhancing occupational therapy roles in various practice settings.
Naomi has engaged in roleplaying games for over 20 years, both as a GM and as an enthusiastic player!