she/her Oakland, CA 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 A Black lesbian Psychologist with strong social justice values, I am the 4th of 5 children raised in a low-income household by a single mother in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Sacramento, CA., was bused to predominantly white middle-class schools beginning in kindergarten, knew I liked girls at 5, and had my first socially-conscious thought in 4th grade. Professionally, I have 30 years’ experience in the mental health field as a direct service provider (psychotherapy and case management) in community mental health, nonprofit, and private practice settings working with diverse, underserved, and disenfranchised communities, including low-income, people of color, women, LGBTQ, children and youth, people who are homeless (and combinations therein). Additionally, I have developed, coordinated, and taught in an internship program for undergraduate and graduate level counseling and social work students; provided clinical supervision for staff and interns; been a senior administrator for clinical services, and taught at the graduate level. Other professional experience includes being a Program Officer and Fellow in philanthropy, doing grantmaking in Youth Development, Community Health, Gay/Lesbian, Families, Community Development, Education, and Hunger/Homelessness for both family and community foundations. While in philanthropy, I was an executive committee member of Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy as well as co-coordinated and co-facilitated a cohort training program for people underrepresented in the fundraising field. I am a graduate of the National Community Development Institute’s Professional Development for Consultants leadership program that taught culturally-based capacity building for social change for nonprofit organizations. Currently, I have a psychotherapy practice as well as a consulting business, Intersections Consulting, providing consulting, training, technical assistance, facilitation, and coaching services in Mental Health, Organizational Development/ Capacity Building, Program Evaluation, Program Planning, Leadership Development, Youth Development, Fundraising and Philanthropy, Power and Privilege, and Sports/ Athletics and Health. I have been on advisory boards and continue to volunteer in my various communities, including LGBTQ communities such as co-founding a support, networking, leadership development, and peer learning group for LGBTQs of Color in Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling; being in multiple leadership roles for FrontRunners (an international LGBTQ running and walking club), including being president of one club; and volunteering in multiple capacities for the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, including facilitating a Black Lesbian Peer Support Group. I feed my spirit by playing sports, reading, writing, watching Star Trek and other sci fi/fantasy, musicals, playing the drums, learning to speak dog, volunteering in my various communities, and spending time with people who make me laugh. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 For over 20 years, i have informally mentored many young professionals and students. this mentoring has ranged from creating support/mentor/ rap groups for doctoral level clinical psychology students to 1:1 conversations with young professionals in philanthropy, mental health and social work fields, and up-and-coming entrepreneurs. i also have one-time conversations with strangers who get connected with me from someone i know because they know i will talk to people about being one's authentic self while striving for professional goals.