poet | teacher | artist
community-engaged
cultural studies scholar
LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Selected Organizations & Programs
Wingspan: For 25 years, this was Southern Arizona's LGBTQ community center, with a vast range of programs, including the Eon Youth Lounge.
Eon Youth Lounge: the first drop-in space specifically for LBGTQ+ youth in Arizona | Operated by Wingspan, now by SAAF | Served as Youth Outreach Specialist then Youth and Family Programs Manager
SIROW: Southwest Institute for Research on Women | As Assistant Social Research Scientist, served as Program Coordinator for the iTEAM Project and Program and Evaluation Coordinator for the ANCHOR Project
The iTEAM Project: a five-year multi-organization grant project with the Eon Youth Lounge as its main site | Project goals centered around housing stability and mental health for LGBTQ+ young people | Served as Program Coordinator
The ANCHOR Project: a multi-year multi-agency grant project with goals around housing stability, mental health, and sexual wellness for LGBTQ+ young people | Served as Program and Evaluation Coordinator
True Colors Fund (nka True Colors United): Chief Program Officer
SAGA (Southern Arizona Gender Alliance): Board Member
Selected Workshops & Presentations
“Authentic and Affirming Support for LGBTQ+ Students of Color,” Moberly Area Community College Professional Development Day, October 2020
“Strengths-Based Collaboration with LGBTQ+ Young People of Color,” PFLAG National Convention, Kansas City, MO, October 2019
“Intersectionality: Identity and Advocacy at the Crossroads,” Keynote Address, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, November 2018
Safe Zone Facilitator, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, October 2018
“Intentional Space: Creating Safe and Affirming Environments for LGBTQ Young People,” National Conference on Ending Homelessness, Washington, DC, July 2017
“Substance Abuse in the LGBTQ Community: Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment,”
International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group conference, Palm Springs, CA, June 2016“Transitional Age LGBTQ Young Adults: Creating a System of Care to Support Resilience and Empowerment,” Annual Conference on Integrated Healthcare, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, March 2016
“Supporting Change for LGBTQ Young Adults: Practical Use of Motivational Interviewing” (with P. Warren and C. Waters), YMSM+LGBT Center of Excellence, January 2016
“All Genders Celebrated: Programming Strategies to Affirm and Empower Transgender and Genderqueer Youth,” Transgender Spectrum Conference, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, November 2015
“The ANCHOR Project: A Trauma-Informed System of Care for LGBTQ+ Transitional Age Young Adults” (with C. Waters), Summer Institute: Innovations and Essentials for Advancing Health, Arizona State University, Sedona, AZ, June 2015
“The Value of Advocacy for LGBTQ Youth of Color,” Black Life Matters Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, January 2015
“Creating Change: A Trauma-Informed CBT-Based Group for LGBTQA Youth” (with J. Nutini), Summer Institute: A New Stance on Behavioral Health Care: Resiliency and Whole Health, Arizona State University, Prescott, AZ, July 2014