Rhiannon Thomas has been working in harm reduction in Toronto for almost 20 years in drop-ins, shelters and community health centers, doing case management, trustee support, needle exchange, outreach and research. She is a founding member of the Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance, and a Board Advisor with the Women’s Harm Reduction International Network. She is currently the strategic lead for the COUNTERfit Harm Reduction Program at South Riverdale Community Health Centre, and a researcher with University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada.