TASHA STANSBURY

Program Manager

 

Best song that describes you: The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

Superpower: Multitasking

Tasha Stansbury (she/they) is a lawyer and educator based out of Ottawa (unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin territory). She identifies as queer and neurodivergent, and is a second-generation Canadian with mixed Armenian-Lebanese and European ancestry. Tasha’s intersecting identities inform and influence an equity-centered approach in every aspect of her work.

Tasha holds an Honours B.A. in Equity Studies from the University of Toronto (2016), a J.D. from the University of Windsor (2020), and an LL.M. from the University of Ottawa (2021). She was called to the bar in Ontario in 2023 and has worked in family, immigration, social benefits, housing, and criminal law. She currently manages the Environmental Justice Program at Level.

Tasha has received several awards in recognition for her work in social and environmental justice, including an Appreciation in Motion Award (OMNRF, 2018), an J.W. Whiteside Award (University of Windsor Faculty of Law, 2020), an Equity and Diversity Award (University of Windsor Faculty of Law, 2020), and a Graduate Scholarship in Environmental Law and Sustainability (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, 2024).

As an active member of her various communities, Tasha enjoys volunteering her time and skills to help them thrive. She is a Board member of the Canadian Association of Food Law and Policy, as well as of Ottawa Valley Roller Derby. She additionally volunteers with Rocky Road Rescue, an Ottawa-based dog rescue, as an adoption coordinator and administrator. Tasha spends their free time playing roller derby, reading fantasy and science fiction novels, and exploring the outdoors with her rescue dogs.


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Email Tasha: tasha@leveljustice.org