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.

John Sovec, MA, LMFT is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative support for the LGBTQ community. He is the clinical consultant for The Life Group LA, adjunct faculty at Phillips Graduate Institute and guest lecturer at Alliant University, Antioch, Cal State Fullerton, and USC School of Social Work. John is currently a member of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

John is the author of multiple publications on providing LGBTQ support, speaks at conferences nationwide, and provides training for community agencies, schools, non-profits, and professional consultation on LGBTQ competencies. In addition, he consults and trains on the corporate level regarding diversity ad LGBTQ inclusion. 

John is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative LGBTQ support with his work featured on The Riki Lake Show, OWN, FOX, The Advocate, Bravo, LA Talk Radio, The Washington Post, and columns for Huffington Post, Medium, and Good Therapy. John is the mental wellness expert for the Lisa Show in SiriusXM and the host of OutCare Chats.

Benjamin Silverberg, MD MSc FAAFP FCUCM, is an associate professor in the departments of emergency medicine and family medicine at West Virginia University (WVU). He is also the medical director of the division of physician assistant studies within the department of human performance at WVU. His clinical work includes student health, urgent care, and travel medicine; his areas of academic focus include sexual and mental health, and health disparities. In his free time, Dr Silverberg enjoys photography, dining out, social dance, listening to music, and watching Bollywood films with his husband, two cats, and twin children.