Elective Speaker
National Men and Young Men’s Retreat | Eastern Canada
October 16 – 18, 2026
DSW, MSW, RSW, MBA
Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Consultant
Shane is a transplanted immigrant from the Caribbean who now calls Canada home. He is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over twenty (20) years of wisdom in the areas of masculinity, gender-based violence, trauma response programming, policy and program development, suicide intervention, and mental health. He provides individual, couples, and family therapy for the Black African Caribbean community disproportionately, which is heavily grounded in intersectional and decolonizing approaches.
He has completed assignments for UN agencies, the World Bank, and SIDA throughout the Caribbean, North, South and Central America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. He is the Chief Executive Officer at Roots Community Services. He is the current Chair of the North American MenEngage (NAMEN) and a Director of the Global MenEngage International (entities working with men and boys to end violence).
Shane has an Undergraduate Degree in Social Work, a Master’s in Social Work, and an MBA, and recently, he completed his Doctorate Degree in Social Work with a concentration in Education and Leadership.
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