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Anna DeShawn

Anna, pronouns anything respectful, is a multi-award and Ambie award winning podcast producer and host. She is also a Chicago-born social entrepreneur who builds streaming platforms which center & celebrate BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Media has always been her passion and in 2009 she turned that passion into a reality when she founded E3 Radio, an online radio station playing Queer music & reporting on Queer news with an intersectional lens. She expanded her media reach when she co-founded The Qube, a podcast production company and curated platform to discover the best music & podcasts by BIPOC & QTPOC

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Brittan Hardgers

Brittan Hardgers is a nationally recognized advocate, educator, strategist, and public speaker whose work is grounded in the lineage of Black trans resistance, survival, and care exemplified by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Their leadership reflects a deep respect for trans elders, a commitment to community accountability, and a belief that liberation must be built across generations. Brittan currently serves as Senior Organizer at Free the People Rochester and previously served as the Director of Advocacy & Community Engagement at the New Pride Agenda, where they led statewide advocacy initiatives, coalition-building efforts, and public education campaigns advancing LGBTQ+ equity. Across their

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Bryanna Jenkins

Bryanna (she/her) is an attorney, thought leader, consutlant and policy advocate who resides in Houston, Texas. Recently, she served as the Policy Director at Lavender Rights Project. During her tenure, she organized and hosted two Black Trans Policy Convenings in Atlanta, Georgia, bringing together 20 Black transgender and gender-diverse policy and organizing professionals to strategize our resistance to the current administration. Ms. Jenkins earned her B.S. from Morgan State University, her M.A. from the University of Baltimore, and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. She also published "Birth Certificate with a Benefit: Using LGBTQ Jurisprudence to Make the Argument for a Transgender Person’s Constitutional

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Joji Florence

Joji Florence (they/them) is the founder, Board President, and Program Director of MJR Love Inc., a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to fostering the educational empowerment of genderful youth and allies. Joji created Teach Fabulous!, a professional development program that trains K-12 educators in NYC Public Schools District 13 to build inclusive, identity-affirming classrooms for LGBTQ+ students. The program's pilot cohort demonstrated measurable impact—31% average growth across confidence indicators, with 96% of participants implementing new inclusive strategies. Joji is also leading the development of Miss Major Middle, a tuition-free, public-access middle school opening in Fall 2027 in partnership with NYC

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Javannah Davis

Javannah J. Davis is an award-winning advocate, activist, and seasoned healthcare professional with over two decades of experience as a community health nurse, including extensive work supporting LGBTQ+ youth and underserved populations. Her multidimensional career reflects a deep commitment to healing and justice, spanning direct care, public health, media, ministry, and movement building. A theatrical actress, content creator, and self published author with multiple publications, Javannah uses every platform available to elevate the voices and lived experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. Through her column in Blaque/Out Magazine, Living in the Light, she shares knowledge, compassion, lived experience, and spiritual

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Andrea Montanez

Andrea Montanez is a proud Colombian immigrant transgender woman and a dynamic leader with over a decade of experience working in LGBTQ+ communities across the country. With a master's degree in criminal justice, Andrea is a National Field Organizer at the National LGBTQ Task Force working with national and state trans immigrants’ organizations. Andrea has dedicated her career to advancing social justice and equity, particularly for transgender people. Throughout her professional career, Andrea has excelled in leadership and management, demonstrating her ability to lead medium and large-scale community center and advocacy programs effectively. As a Senior Racial, LGBTQ+, and

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Tiommi Luckett

Tiommi Luckett is a native of Arkansas and current resident of Little Rock. She identifies as a woman of trans experience of African descent. She is interested in conversations about transformative justice. She is an advocate for ending criminalization. As a Black woman of trans experience living with HIV in Arkansas, the potential for incarceration is ever-present. Tiommi believes that ending bailouts and pretrial detention, diverting resources to community for education, awareness, and sensitivity training can eliminate the continued murders of Black trans bodies everywhere.

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Matthew Esposito

Matt comes to the board bringing over 30 years of experience involved with various Southern California LGBTQ+ community center programs and services. He has worked extensively with AIDS organizations, safe sex groups, education, mentoring and stepping in in many various volunteer opportunities and community programs. He owned and operated Clarity House, a drug and alcohol recovery center for over 11 years.  He provided safe spaces for LGBTQ community members in need of care and sober living opportunities. He has spent the last  8 years as an entrepreneur in hospitality developing and managing a B&B type guest house  serving a global community

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Wazi Maret

Wazi Maret (he/they) is a coach, resource mobilizer, and artist with Southern and working class roots who supports individuals and communities in their capacity to transform, heal and expand into their power and embodied leadership. With nearly 15 years working in social movements, the nonprofit sector, and as a connector in philanthropy—Wazi uses a relational and community-centered approach to deepen connection, mobilize resources and strengthen movement ecosystems. They have played numerous roles to support social justice movements, from cultural organizing to fundraising, organizational development, facilitation and more. Within their creative practice, Wazi is exploring how communities heal and build

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Thomas Jeffress

I have been a friend and supporter of Miss Major for over 30 years. When she founded the House of gg, I joined her in advancing its vital mission: to nurture the leadership of transgender women of color in the U.S. South. Our work is grounded in the broader goals of equity, empowerment, and justice—principles that are essential to fostering inclusive leadership and creating meaningful, lasting change. In these challenging times, it is more important than ever to stand in solidarity with the trans community and ensure their voices are heard and their leadership recognized.

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