Join us online as Maddy and Winnie chat with Karina Reeves and Leon Huxtable about what culturally responsive relationships and sexuality education (RSE) looks like in practice across schools, community and adult settings with migrant and refugee communities and second-generation migrants.

Karina Reeves (she/her) is an IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner based on Whadjuk NoongarBoodja, with experience in strategic leadership, community engagement, and sexual health advocacy. Karina is currently the Co-President of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Health Promotion Association and a committee member for the Bloom-ED Advocacy Group. As Coordinator of Population Health & Community Development at WAAC, Karina currently leads a multidisciplinary team delivering statewide education, outreach, and workforce development initiatives. Her work spans program design, campaign co-creation, stakeholder collaboration, and policy advocacy, with a focus on HIV prevention and culturally responsive practice. With a background in academic research and community-based projects, Karina brings a unique ability to bridge evidence and practice, contributing to national conferences, public submissions, and award-winning projects.

Leon Huxtable (he/him) is a Schools and Community Educator at Sexual Health Victoria. He was awarded a Master of Education (Student Wellbeing) from The University of Melbourne in 2019, and he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) from The University of New South Wales in 2014. Leon has worked at Sexual Health Victoria since 2022 and was previously a secondary school teacher working in New South Wales and Victoria. His research interests include education around sexual content online, and working with migrant and refugee communities.