Leshawn Benedict

Leshawn Benedict is a public health professional with extensive experience in leadership, consulting, and education. As the Founder and Consultant of Public Health Insight since January 2020, Leshawn focuses on innovative public health communication and knowledge translation through various mediums, including podcasting. Active in governance, Leshawn serves as a Board Director and Executive Member at the Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities and holds a position on the Nominating & Governance Committee. In academic roles, Leshawn is a Public Health Course Instructor and Doctoral Student Researcher at Georgia Southern University, with involvement as an Area Lead/Consultant for School Mental Health Ontario and as an Advisory Committee Member for the Youth Mental Health and Addiction Champions Initiative at the RNAO. Previous roles include Prevention Program Coordinator at CAMH and Community of Practice Manager at Bruyère Health. Leshawn holds multiple degrees, including a Master of Public Health from Western University and a Master of Science in Global Health Management from McMaster University, with ongoing doctoral studies in Public Health at Georgia Southern University.