Dr. Nowaskie is a queer, nonbinary psychiatrist. Their personal identification and civic commitment have cultivated into a passion to help the LGBTQ+ community. They are the Founder and President of the national nonprofit LGBTQ+ health equity organization OutCare Health, which provides access to LGBTQ+ information, resources, programming, mentorship, education, training, research, and providers for millions across the country. A Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Southern California and Gold Humanism Honor Scholar of the Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Nowaskie’s clinical and philanthropic work has led to several national accolades, presentations, and publications as well as diversity awards from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, American Medical Association, Tylenol Future Care Foundation, Gamma Mu Foundation, AGLP, WPATH, and NOGLSTP.m Their ultimate goal is to transform their might into a powerful unicorn of social and public health change for LGBTQ+ people.

Anuj is a fourth-year dual degree MD and clinical research masters student at the University of Michigan. He learned about OutCare while at Purdue University during his undergraduate education. He is passionate about LGBTQ health and since joining OutCare, he has been involved with a number of LGBTQ health education research studies and led many cultural competency trainings for healthcare providers. In addition to his involvement with OutCare, he participates in numerous other LGBTQ health-related endeavors including serving in leadership positions within LGBTQ-focused student organizations and spearheading the creation of the first LGBTQ health elective for the University of Michigan Medical School. Outside of work, he enjoys playing Indian classical music and gardening!

Amy Jacobs, LMSW is a Clinical Social Worker and therapist who works in the HIV/AIDS Treatment Program at the University of Michigan. She has been an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community for over 25 years and has worked in HIV specifically for almost 20 years. Amy has specific interest and experience in LGBTQ+ mental health, HIV, shared identities of providers and patients, consensual non-monogamy, BDSM/Kink, and erotic transference and countertransference.

From Denver, Colorado- Kim’s entrée into LGBTQI+ culture and activism began as a drag king performer and co-founder of a well-known drag troupe (in the pre-digital age). Kim found community, chosen family, and longtime partner through drag and gender explorative performance. Kim identifies as a queer+ gender fluid person, and is determined to help dismantle structural oppression in providing gender-affirming and sex positive care through intersectional feminist, antiracist and queer+ lenses as a leader in trans+, intersex and gender affirming pathway care.

From Kim’s tireless advocacy in helping evolve organizational and legislative practices to improve access and reduce barriers for gender affirming care, to educating future generations of knowledgeable and affirming providers; Kim is best known in LGBTQI+ communities as a trusted and knowledgeable direct care provider in trans+ care.

Since 2016, Kim has completed thousands of LGBTQI+ focused patient visits and facilitated hundreds LGBTQI+ topic educational sessions nationwide. Kim serves on the board for OutCare Health, and is an active member of WPATH, frequently collaborating with outside agencies, national experts, academic institutions, and mentoring providers to help reduce barriers for those seeking gender affirming and sex-positive, trauma-informed care.