Our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is an international group of visionary leaders with a passion for positioning body literacy as a global standard of care.
Leonie Roxs - Netherlands
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President, Chair
Dr. Anne Liljedahl - Sweden
Anne is a Medical Doctor and a 2023 graduate of the Justisse College Holistic Reproductive Health Program. She has over 15 years of clinical experience, working mostly in Primary and Emergency Care settings in northern Sweden. During her studies and work she has delved into Martial Arts and has over 20 years experience in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, having run her own dojo for 10 years as well as other healing arts, such as Reiki, Abdominal Massage Therapy and traditional shamanic practices from both the Toltec tradition as well as the Sami of the Nordic countries. She finished a 6 month long training in Quantum Biology in April 2026.
She's currently working with Womni, supporting women through their perimenopausal transition and is looking to expand her own practice to guide and support women in all life stages to feel at home in their bodies, empowered by their inherent wisdom.
Vice-President, Vice-Chair
TreasurerKarla Elorriaga - Canada
Karla is a recent Justisse College HRHP graduate committed to sharing this work globally. She helps individuals understand their cycles, with a focus on body literacy and informed decision-making. She offers her work in both English and Spanish, expanding access to fertility awareness education across diverse populations.
With over a decade of experience in global operations and financial oversight within the technology sector, Karla brings a thoughtful modernization lens to her work. She is passionate about helping programs evolve to be practical, accessible, and technologically current while staying grounded in the lived experiences of the people they serve.
In addition to her work in reproductive health, Karla is a dance instructor in her community, where she creates welcoming spaces for movement, expression, and connection.
Karla is committed to making fertility awareness education more accessible, relevant, and responsive to the needs of a diverse and evolving global audience.
Ali Lang - Canada
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Secretary 
Laura Wershler - Canada
Laura Wershler, B. Sc., is a veteran sexual and reproductive health advocate, writer, and speaker with thirty years of experience with pro-choice organizations in Canada. While volunteering and working within the traditional SRH community, she was a constant champion for menstrual cycle education and the inclusion of Fertility Awareness Methods in all discussions and materials related to contraception. She served as a board director for Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada (later Canadian Federation for Sexual Health) and the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR), and was the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Alberta (later Sexual Health Access Alberta) from 2004-2010.
While attending the 2005 SMCR conference, Laura coined the term “body literacy.” She became a long-time contributor to the society’s blog— Menstruation Matters—and served as it editor from 2015 to 2017. In 2011, after years of publishing commentaries on a wide range of women’s health issues, she earned a certificate in journalism from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. Her work has appeared in various newspapers, journals, newsletters, and the anthology Without Apology, Writings on Abortion in Canada (Athabasca University Press, 2016). She co-edited and contributed to Musings on Perimenopause and Menopause: Identity, Experience, Transition (Demeter Press 2021)a collection of essays, poetry, personal narratives, and scholarly papers.
Laura brings to the board of directors of Justisse College, an eclectic skill set that includes professional sales, non-profit management, sales and customer service training, social justice advocacy, and journalism. She lives with her husband in Calgary, Alberta, where she hikes regularly in the Rocky Mountains and writes creative nonfiction. Her ethnographical memoir, Old Age Killed My Mother, is currently in search of a publisher.
Director-At-Large
Director-At-LargeKelly Chapman - Canada
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