About Us

Scientific Advisory Board

  • Zil Goldstein, NP - She/Her

    Zil Goldstein, NP, is the associate medical director for Transgender and Gender Non-binary Health at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center.

    She serves on the Board of Directors of US Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH).

    Her research includes HIV treatment and prevention among transgender people as well as biomedical outcomes associated with gender transition.

  • Colt St. Amand, PhD, MD - He/They

    Colt St. Amand, PhD, MD, is a licensed psychologist and licensed physician with expertise in gender and sexuality.

    He provides consultation and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) GEI certification mentoring for clinicians.

  • Dallas Ducar, NP - She/Her

    Dallas Ducar, serves as the chief executive officer of Transhealth, a pioneering organization committed to transforming healthcare.

    As a faculty member at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, Columbia University, and the MGH Institute for Health Professions, Dallas brings a wealth of expertise to her role in shaping the future of healthcare.

  • Carl Streed, MD MPH - He/Him

    Carl Streed, MD MPH, is an assistant professor of general medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine and research lead at the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery.

    His work with the LGBTQ+ community has been used to inform public and institutional policies.

  • Frances Grimstad, MD - She/Her

    Frances Grimstad, MD, is a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at Boston Children’s Hospital.

    She is also an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School.

    She has been involved in transgender health advocacy since her own adolescence, when she decided to pursue medicine to address disparities in care faced by these communities.

  • AC Clark, PhD - He/Him

    Pharmaceutical and biotech professional, former Fenway Health Board of Visitors, Massachusetts Transgender Community Advocate.

Citizens Advisory Board

  • Blossom Chriselle Brown - She/Her

    Blossom is an activist, astrologer, tarot reader, life coach, actress and producer.

    The first Black trans woman to graduate from Mississippi University for Women with a Degree in Public Health Education.

    Blossom's 2021 documentary, @onelifetoblossom "One Life to Blossom" is now streaming on Revry.

  • Jamison Green, PhD - He/Him

    Jamison is an activist, consultant and educator focused on policy work.

    He is the author of Becoming A Visible Man.

    Jamison is a pioneering force in establishment of private and public health insurance coverage for gender affirming healthcare.

  • Gavin Grimm - He/Him

    Gavin is an activist and educator who fights for transgender students’ rights.

    He was the victor, in the landmark transgender rights case Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board.

    Gavin sued the local school board after he was forced to use girls' restrooms based on his assigned gender under the school board's policy.

  • Elijah Nicholas, DBA - He/Him

    Dr. Elijah is multi-published author of LGBTQ+-friendly children’s books featuring Madoodle.

    He is a retired veteran of the US Military where he served as a Sr. Officer.

    As the Executive Director of 100 Black Trans Men, Inc., he is monumental in his support of black trans men in his coaching and mentorship with this community.

  • Malcolm Ribot - He/Him

    Malcolm is an art director and graphic designer.

    He is a community builder through his work as FTM Traveler.

    His travels and mission received national press.

  • Leo Caldwell - He/Him

    Leo is an inclusion educator and speaker and an assistant lecturer at Ball State University.

    He uses his lived experience as a trans man to create inclusive workplaces for all genders.

  • Janelle Kayla Crossley - She/Her

    Janelle is Co-Creator of Pennsylvania Coalition for Trans Youth.

    The first openly transgender woman to run for state elected office in Pennsylvania, Janelle was inducted into the Rainbow Wave of The Library of Congress and was a nominee for both Top Advocate of Gender Identity in PA and ABC NEWS 27 Remarkable Woman of the Year 2021 for her advocacy efforts and impact supporting transgender rights.

Meet Our Founders