Harmony Grassing
Meet our FRT Program Coordinator, Harmony Grassing.
Harmony Grassing is a social justice advocate who is actively working to make SASS’s First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse training more inclusive of different intersectional identities. Her educational pursuits and passions focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
Harmony’s work at SASS is driven by her desire to break the stigma surrounding sexual assault and educate others on how to respond to disclosures in a way that is trauma-informed, effective and supportive.
Aside from working at SASS, Harmony loves to watch Dragula & Rupaul’s Drag Race, go to concerts, and spend time with loved ones.
Somiya Tabbasum
Meet our Program Lead for our Sexual Violence Education Initiative, Somiya Tabassum.
Somiya is a community nurturer and educational changemaker whose intersecting experiences with gender-based violence research and women’s health equity has led her to understand the value of education in prevention efforts. She is taking the lead on SASS’s newest sexual violence education initiative by fostering community parnterships and evidence-based research to develop safe, inclusive, trauma-informed and intersectional educational spaces.
Somiya’s work at SASS is driven by her desire to challenge the status quo to create a more culturally responsive way of providing support for survivors through sexual violence education.
Aside from working at SASS, Somiya loves to dance, travel to a new place each year and indulge herself with countless hours of Grey’s Anatomy reruns.
Kerrie Isaac
Meet our Executive Director, Kerrie Isaac
Kerrie is our inspiring and energetic leader who is passionate about supporting individuals through education, networking, and collaborative opportunities to affect social change. Her career journey began in child development and education before she began her role as Executive Director of SASS in 2016. Since then, she has grown the organization into a team of academics and advocates who are passionate about addressing and preventing sexual violence in Saskatchewan.
Kerrie’s work at SASS is driven by the desire to amplify the work and voices of service providers who support survivors, to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence in the province, and to create change through transformative conversation, educational resources, and collaborative partnerships.
Aside from working at SASS, Kerrie loves hiking, mountain biking, running, playing sports and spending time with her two sons.
Patience Umereweneza
Meet our Project Specialist, Patience Umereweneza
Patience is a research expert and community connector whose wealth of knowledge has contributed to the development of the first comprehensive study on the state of sexual violence that led to the creation of SASS’s research report titled, “Sexual Violence in Saskatchewan: Voices, Stories, and Actions from the Front Lines.” informing the development of 22 actions outlined in Working Together, the first Saskatchewan Sexual Violence Action Plan.
Patience’s work at SASS is driven by the desire to work collaboratively with communities, stakeholders, and organizations to collectively advance the issue of sexual violence while providing resources that support survivors in their healing journey.
Aside from working at SASS, Patience loves to bake, read books, play the piano, spend time with loved ones and support community organizing efforts.
Kristina Kaminski
Meet our Collaborative Community Justice Coordinator, Kristina Kaminski
Kristina is a whiteboard wizard, funding development queen, and systems change advocate who has been working to combat the issue of sexual violence for the past 8 years. She began her journey as a volunteer for a crisis line for survivors and then came to SASS to become a certified First Responder Facilitator and helped launch, organize and coordinate Saskatchewan’s first Violence Against Women Advocate Case Review. She is currently advancing collaborative ways to address the gaps in health and justice systems’ responses to sexual violence through the creation of a network of institutions and community-based leaders to promote systemic change.
Kristina’s work at SASS is driven by the desire to live in a world where herself and generations of women, girls, and women-identifying indviduals can live life to their greatest, wildest, and fullest possibility because they are no longer targets for sexual violence.
Aside from working at SASS, Kristina loves to nurture her large collection of indoor plants, cook without following recipe directions, and adventure with her Australian Blue Heeler, Bowie, on the Treaty lands (4,5,6,8,10) upon which she is a guest.
Ashley Kilback
Meet our Community Engagement Specialist, Ashley Kilback
Ashley is a storyteller and creative mastermind who has helped SASS redefine its brand as an organization, amplify the presence of our work across social media, and craft an impactful narrative for SASS’s yearly public awareness campaign for Sexual Violence Awareness Week.
Ashley’s work at SASS is driven by her desire to shift the attitudes and beliefs surrounding sexual violence by changing the way we understand, address, respond and advocate to the issue using the power of storytelling and empowered language.
Aside from working at SASS, Ashley loves to write poetry, practice yoga, host community gatherings, and explore the outdoors.