Victoria Stuart

Board advisor
Chair, Communications Committee
Project lead
Dignity Seniors Society

Victoria Stuart (she/her/hers; Ph.D., Biology) brings a background in biomedical research, including characterizing molecular mechanisms associated with ageing.

Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Victoria has long regarded British Columbia as home.

Victoria transitioned (mtf) while conducting post-doctoral work in North Carolina - where she founded (2008) a trans support group, the Durham Gender Alliance.

While in North Carolina, Victoria served as a councilor, then president-elect of the Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society.

Upon her return to B.C., Victoria worked as a life sciences consultant, but gradually shifted toward programming.

Victoria's most recent personal and professional interests involve advocating for universal human rights and social justice. Victoria documents wealth, power, and influence driving social issues, including conservative ideologies, erosion of democracy, environmental health, ecological destruction ...

A 2SLGBTQIA+ senior, Victoria fully supports DSS and its mission.

Victoria also serves as the Co-Chair of / B.C. Representative to Senior Pride Network Canada / Réseau de la Fierté des personnes aînées du Canada (SPNC/RFAC). DSS was a co-founder and is a front-line member of SPNC/RFAC. 🙂

In her spare time, Victoria and her long-time partner, Carm, enjoy cooking, exercise, socializing, and music.