Sexual Health Educator: Candice Reich

Last updated: July 5, 2011

My name is Candice, and this is my site.  I appreciate you taking the time to visit it and learn more about what I am passionate about and what I am doing with that passion.  

I describe myself as: a forever student, an enthusiastic youth advocate, a passionate educator, a dedicated volunteer, a committed LGBTQ ally and an enthusiastic sexuality educator … among other things.  I’m in my mid-twenties and I live with my partner, Mark, in southwestern Ontario.  I have a BA from the University of Guelph and a Child and Youth Worker (CYW) advanced diploma from Georgian College.

I have been passionate about sexual health for almost as long as I can remember.  My fifth-grade health project was all about reproduction and childbirth, and that was just the first step.  University was a learning experience, and among many things, I joined NAKED – the Wellness Centre’s “sexuality awareness” group.  It was through my involvement with NAKED that I realized that there are others who are also passionate about human sexuality.  It was also my experience with NAKED that gave me a taste for sexual health and sexuality education.

After returning to school in January 2009, my interest in this field continued to grow.  My dream job is to be a sexuality and sexual health educator. I was fortunate to be able to develop my own unique placement in school, and I was able to develop a comprehensive 10-week sexual health education workshop, in partnership with the AIDS Committee of Simcoe County and the Orillia Youth Centre. 

For more information about my qualifications and background, feel free to view my resume: Candice’s Resume

In 2010 I attended the 32nd Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, as both a delegate and a poster presentation speaker.  I gained a great deal of insight, ideas and connections from this event, and am excited to be utilizing what I have learned in my own work with Sex Ed Central.  More recently, I attended the 2011 Guelph Sexuality Conference and a workshop entitled “LGBT and Aging”, hosted by the AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County.

I am honoured to have received a number of awards, including the prestigious Governor General’s Academic Medal for the highest graduating average at Georgian College (2011).  I was also selected to be the recipient of the Board of Governor’s Medal from Georgian College in May 2011.  I have my teachers, peers, family and friends to thank for their support in my quest for excellence, academically and professionally.  Thank you.

Please take a few moments to browse my site, including my blog.  Better yet, bookmark me and check back often.  This site is brimming with information and resources related to everything sex.  I am continuously working to improve this site, and if you would like to contribute, please contact me.

Once again, thank you for visiting and I hope to hear from you!

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