Renée is a queer/ genderqueer, Boricua decedent (Puerto Rican/ Taino), born and raised in mainland US in Washington D.C. (unceded Piscataway, Pamunkey, the Nentego (Nanichoke), Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Monacan, and Powhatan land). They hold a master’s degree in social work from NYU, with a focus in sexuality and gender, and have been privileged to support LGBTQ+ youth for over a decade through trauma-informed and harm-reduction care practices. A ceramicist, cat parent, and mushroom hunter, Renée is also in private practice from a health equity framework, and believes in the power of trans youth.