Dr. Guila Benchimol is a criminologist, educator, and victim advocate whose work focuses on gender, abuse, and power. Guila is the Director of Faith-Based and Community Accountability at Ampersands Restorative Justice. She was one of the key advisors who guided the launch of the SRE Network in 2018, where she served as the Senior Advisor on Research and Learning. She holds a PhD in Sociological Criminology from the University of Guelph and is a trained restorative and transformative justice facilitator. Her first career as a Jewish educator in and outside of Orthodox communities informed her understanding of the need to address victimization of all kinds. Guila lives in Toronto and was raised in its Spanish Moroccan Jewish community, which was built by the families who fled Tangier.
