Residencies
June 2015 – July 2016 - Genders, Bodies, Lives: Queer/Trans Youth of Color – Project Silk, Pittsburgh, PA - Comprehensive sexual health education for youth (aged 13-35) participants; procedural review for facilitation of group sessions with adult providers.
May 2016 - Proactive Propaganda – Winchester Thurston School, Pittsburgh, PA - Technical assistance for Gender and Sexuality Student Union members to design a campaign for inclusive policies for transgender and gender-expansive students at the school
Feb – April 2015 - Institutionalizing Intersectionality – Winchester Thurston School, Pittsburgh, PA - Technical assistance for student union leaders to design an intra-school support network; LGBTQIA+ cultural competency for faculty advisors.
Oct – Dec 2014 - Supporting Queer and Trans Youth – Brashear High School, Pittsburgh, PA - Technical assistance to activities and counseling staff in supporting LGBTQIA+ students and the gay-straight alliance/student union; designing and implementing programming with youth leaders.
Trainings & Workshops
Sept 2019 - Shelter Access and Services for LGBTQ survivors |
April 2018 - Sex for Ourselves | Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Feb 2018 - Continuing Education: Sexual Orientation | Planned Parenthood NYC, Brooklyn, NY
Feb 2018 - Political Priorities for Mental Health Workers | University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CA
Jan 2018 - Dangerous Sex | Union College, Schenectady, NY
Jan 2018 - Institute: Desire Mapping | Creating Change, Washington, D.C.
Jan 2018 - Building a Polyamorous Movement | Creating Change, Washington, D.C.
Jan 2018 - Sexual Liberation at the Intersections | Creating Change, Washington, D.C.
Jan 2018 - Beginner’s Polyamory Caucus | Creating Change, Washington, D.C.
Dec 2017 - Continuing Education: Sexual Orientation | Planned Parenthood NYC, New York, NY
March 2017 - Direct practice with Queer/Transgender People of Color | Maebright Clinician Conference, Boston MA
March 2017 - Gender 201 | Maebright Clinician Conference, Boston, MA
Feb 2017 - Direct Practice for LGBTQIA+ Clients | Albany Police Department, Albany, NY
Feb 2017 - Direct Practice for LGBTQIA+ Clients | District Attorney’s Office, Albany, NY
Jan 2017 - Sexual Liberation at the Intersections | Creating Change, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 2017 - Beginner’s Polyamory Caucus | Creating Change, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 2016 - Sex Ed Without the Sex | Sex Down South, Atlanta, GA
Aug 2016 - Direct Practice for LGBTQIA+ Clients | Department of Mental Health, Buffalo, NY
July 2016 - Identity and Expression in Popular Music | GALA Choruses, Denver, CO
June 2016 - Framing Gender, Sex, and Sexuality | Pittsburgh Student Activist Coalition, Pittsburgh, PA
June 2016 - Queering Comprehensive Sex Education | Women and Girls’ Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
May 2016 - Direct Practice for LGBTQIA+ Clients | Duquesne University School of Education, Pittsburgh, PA
May 2016 - Dissecting Propaganda | Queer-Straight Alliance Retreat, Unirondack, Lowville, NY
April 2016 - Direct Practice for LGBTQIA+ Clients | Child Maltreatment Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2016 - Direct Practice for Non-binary Clients | Dept. of Children and Families LGBTQ Liasons, Boston, MA
March 2016 - Unsafe Bodies: Healthcare and Trans POC | Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
March 2016 - Marrying the T | Hempfield High School, Hempfield, PA
Feb 2016 - LGBTQI Refugees | Office of the Mayor, Special Initiatives, Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 2015- The Real Stonewall Inn | Proud Youth of Pittsburgh Convention, Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 2015 - Sex , Gender, Self | Three Rivers Community Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
June 2015 - LGBTQIA+ Youth Connections | Three Rivers Community Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
June 2015 - Direct Practice for LGBTQIA+ Clients | SUNY Albany School of Social Work, Albany, NY
June 2015 - Exploring Trans Identities | Pride Center of the Capital Region, Albany, NY
May 2015 - Safer Sex for Queer and Trans Bodies | Queer-Straight Alliance Retreat, Unirondack, Lowville, NY
May 2015 - Expanding Policy and Procedure for LGBTQIA+ Youth | Office of Children, Youth, and Families, Pittsburgh, PA
May 2015 - Gender Identity and Expression | School of Unity and Liberation, Oakland, CA
April 2015 - Queering Sexual Health | Women and Girl’s Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2015 - Working with Queer and Trans Youth | Child Maltreatment Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2015 - Finger-painting: Queer Bodies and Selves | MOSAIC Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 2014 - LGBTQIA+ Competence | Health and Human Services, Pittsburgh, PA
May 2014 - Expanding Policy and Procedure for LGBTQIA+ Youth | Office of Children, Youth, and Families, Pittsburgh, PA
May 2014 - Responsible Adult Allies | Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA
May 2014 - Upholding Queer and Trans Youth Leadership | Queer-Straight Alliance Retreat, Unirondack, Lowville, NY
April 2014 - Interacting before the Intake | Diversified Care Management, Pittsburgh, PA
Sept 2013 - Queer Biology | Nature’s Classroom, Groton, MA
June 2013 - Deconstructing Bathrooms | Sarah Lawrence College, Lowville, NY
May 2013 - Upholding Queer and Trans Youth Leadership | Queer-Straight Alliance Retreat, Unirondack, Lowville, NY
Feb 2013 - Queer Biology | Nature’s Classroom, Andover, CT
Aug 2012- Breaking Boundaries: Sexing Trans Bodies | Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
May 2012 - Sexing Non-Binary Bodies | Museum of Sex, New York City, NY
Aug 2010 - Dec 2011 - LGBTQ Elementary | Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
June 2010- No Safe Spaces | Rainbow Youth Outreach, East Peoria, IL
Sept 2009 - Know Your Rights: GSAs in Schools | Richwoods High School, Peoria, IL
May 2008 - Spring Into Action Conference (Lead organizer) | Bradley University, Peoria, IL
June 2007 - Leading Ourselves: Autonomy in Youth Service | MBLGTACC, Carbondale, IL
Presentations and Speaking Opportunities
Mar 2018 - Intersectional Feminism Roundtable | Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Nov 2017 - LGBTQ+ Youth Service Providers | First Lutheran Church, Albany, NY
Oct 2016 - Keynote address: (un)Learning Liberation | Unity Through Diversity, Albany, NY
Feb 2016 - LGBTQ+ Refugees Panel | Health and Human Services, Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 2016 - Protecting and Serving | Pittsburgh Police Department
Curriculum and Policy Development
Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor Training | Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center, Albany, NY
Sexual Assault and Harassment Policies | Unirondack Camp, Lowville, NY