<p>Hi Wonderful People!</p>

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<p>I'm Mae (she/they)&nbsp;and I've been&nbsp;a quad skater and roller derby player since 2014. I have worked in youth services and community development since 2012 and received my Masters in Youth Work and Community Development with a focus on creative expression to heal from trauma in 2018. A large portion of my work has been with systems impacted youth, homeless youth and LGBTQ youth.</p>

<p>Roller derby has made such an impact on my life and empowered me to take ownership of my body and voice in and out of sport.&nbsp;It&nbsp;has been an inspirational space to empower women and gender nonconforming people within aggressive sport and has continued to grow since it's creation in the early 2000s. In 2017 I founded Derby Without Borders, to address the various barriers to entry for roller derby in regions of the world where skates, equipment and coaching are increasingly difficult to access.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In 2 years, I have been able to collect and distribute equipment to teams in Cairo, Egypt, Johannesburg, South Africa, Beijing and Shanghai in China, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Thailand, Bali and Jakarta in Indonesia, Kyoto, Japan, Quito, Ecuador, and two teams in Buenos Aires, Argentina. And in 2019, I facilitated 3 international coaching bootcamps with high level volunteer coaches in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Bali.</p>

<p>While Derby Without Borders is unique in it's focus on roller derby specific programming I think there's so much cross over amongst other social skating projects and I'm really happy to learn from everyone here!</p>

<p>If anyone wants to reach out to me directly please feel free! maedae@skatingoutofbounds.com</p>

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<p>Mae</p>
