A seasoned health promoter, policy analyst, and project manager for over twenty years, I hold a master's degree in public health, an undergraduate degree in health promotion, a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and numerous certificates in leadership, systems thinking, and journalism. I am also a published writer and essayist with work featured in The Toronto Star, Our Canada, Rabble, Streetlight, National Observer, among many other publications. Nominated for several literary honours, my short fiction has appeared in Blank Spaces and Fifteen Stories High Anthology. My debut novel, INFECT, was released in June, 2024 through Chicken House Press and can be purchased at Indigo, Amazon, and anywhere good books are sold. Visit www.benjaminrempel.com for more information.