UPCOMING APPEARANCES!
“We Are Resilient! Supporting Queer & Trans Youth”– 1.5 hour workshop
Through Her Eyes Conference, October 25, 2018
Open to conference attendees.
To register or for more info, please click here!
“Supporting Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Students”– 1 hour workshops
Massachusetts Teachers Association – SouthCoast Education Summit, October 27, 2018
Open to educators, specialists, administrators, school committee members, & other school staff.
To register or for more info, please click here!
“Supporting our LGBTQ+ Loved Ones” – 2 hour presentation
Saratoga Springs City School District, October 30, 2018
Open to community members.
For more info, please click here!
“Shifting the Landscape: Gender Inclusive Sex Education” – Full day training
Collaborative for Educational Services, November 6, 2018
Open to educators & community members teaching sex education.
To register or for more info, please click here! Deadline is 10/30/18!
“Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals in Treatment & Recovery Programs” – Full day training
Western Massachusetts Substance Abuse Providers Association, November 16, 2018
Open to providers & community members.
To register or for more info, please click here. Deadline is 11/9/18!
Past Appearances!
Trainings & Workshops for Adults
- “Working with LGBTQIA+ Youth in School” – 1.5 – 3 hour training
- St. Regis Falls Central School (K-12), January 12, 2018
- Keene Central School District (7-12), February 15, 2017
- Berkshire Country Day School (PreK-8), January 11-12, 2017
- Sharon Springs Central School District (K-12), October 7, 2016
- Willsboro Central School District (K-12), September 1, 2016
- “Supporting Trans & Gender Nonconforming Students” – 1.5 hour – 1/2 day training
- Brunswick-Brittonkill Central School District (9-12), October 5, 2018
- Cairo-Durham School District (6-12), October 4, 2017
- Chazy Rural School District (7-12), October 4, 2016
- Beekmantown Central School District (7-12), September 7, 2016
- Chateaugay Central School District (7-12), September 2, 2016
- “101: Understanding Gender & Sexuality in Schools” – Full day training
- Franklin-Essex-Hamilton, October 19, 2018
- Champlain Valley Educational Services (BOCES), March 2, 2017
- Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES, May 23, 2016
- Champlain Valley Educational Services (BOCES), February 29, 2016
- “201: Continuing to Support Trans & GNC Students” – Full day training
- Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES, January 11, 2018
- Champlain Valley Educational Services (BOCES), April 28, 2017
- “Families Supporting an Inclusive School Community” – 1.5 hour training
- Berkshire Country Day School (PreK-8), January 11-12, 2017
- “Creating Inclusive Sex-Ed Curriculum” – 1.5 hour training
- Taconic Hills Central School District, March 18, 2016
Trainings & Workshops for Youth
- “Unpacking LGBTQIA+ Allyship” – 2+ hour training
- SUNY Plattsburgh Upward Bound Program, June 28, 2017
- “OUT Organizing: How to Make Things Happen” – 1-1.5 hour workshop
- Averill Park Central School District (9-12), May 18, 2017
- True Colors Conference, March 22, 2014
- “Empowering YOU for Social & Political Change” – 1-1.5 hour workshop
- Queer Straight Alliance Retreat, May 14, 2016
- Liberty Partnerships Empire Promise Youth Conference, March 31, 2016
- “Talking Trans: Healthy Masculinities” – 1-1.5 hour workshop
- Youth In Power: Summer Leadership Camp, August 19, 2016
Guest Lectures, Panels, & Other Conference Workshops
- “Supporting Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Students,” Massachusetts Teachers Association – SouthCoast Education Summit, October 27, 2018
- “Mobilizing YOUth Power,” Capital Region Institute for Human Rights Teen Summer Symposium, July 9, 2018
- “Understanding Gender & Sexuality in Schools,” New York State School Counselors Association Annual Conference, November 17, 2017
- “Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth in Your Agency,” Through Her Eyes: Human Service Conference, October 27, 2017
- “Schools in Transition Workshop,” National Education Association (NEA) Conference on Racial and Social Justice, June 28, 2017
- “Substance Use and LGBTQ Communities Panel,” Supporting LGBTQ Clients: Clinicians Conference; Sponsored by the MaeBright Group, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Bureau of Substance Abuse Services & Office of Youth and Young Adult Services), Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, and Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth, May 16, 2017
- “Bully: Film Talk-Back Panel,” Saratoga Film Forum, October 14, 2013
Keynote Addresses
- “Supporting LGBTQ Clients: Clinicians Conference;” Sponsored by the MaeBright Group, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Bureau of Substance Abuse Services & Office of Youth and Young Adult Services), Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, and Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth, May 16, 2017
- “NYSED Guidelines for TGNC Students,” New York United Teachers (NYSUT), January 30, 2016
Awards
- “Educator of the Year”, GLSEN NY Capital Region, Annual Awards Gala, 2017
Selected Media Appearances
- “New York schools remain hostile for many LGBTQ secondary students, GLSEN Report Finds”. GLSEN National, January 2017.
- “Planned Parenthood diversifies transgender services”. Register-Star, December 2016.
- “Coalition rallies with Muslims against ‘KKK Presidency”. Altamont Enterprise, December 2016.
- “Hudson Pride gets funds to support LGBT elders”. Register-Star, November 2016.
- “LGBTQ advocates lobby in Albany”. NYSUT United, June 2016.
- “Schenectady’s gay community shows solidarity with Orlando”. Daily Gazette, June 2016.
- “Community event to support LGBTQ youth”. Your Niskayuna, March 2016.
- “LGBT Advocates: Conversion Therapy”. TWC News, February 2016.
- “Groups working together for a more inclusive BCHS”. Bethlehem Schools, Dec 2015.
- “Visibility club prepares for Spirit Day”. Daily Gazette, October 2015.
- “Student protests after school tells him he can’t wear drag”. WAMC, October 2015.
- “Special Report: Growing up transgender”. News 10, August 2015.
- “State Ed Dept cracks down on discrimination against trans students”. WNYT, July 2015.
- “Local school district considers bathrooms”. CBS 6 Albany, December 2014.
- “Pride Forum: Safety For All Ups Performance”. Register-Star, April 2014.
- “Impact Show with Barbara Brabetz”. Open Stage Media, September 2013.
