Alexis Diaz (they+them) is a licensed clinical social worker in NYC with more than a decade of experience in a variety of settings; from outreach, to clinics, to schools, & nonprofits. They are a small business owner, offering counseling, consultation, and teaching with a focus on queer and trans people of color as well as those working towards social & environmental justice. Alexis is a CUNY professor at the Silberman School of Social Work and supervises clinicians at the Gender & Family Project and the Ackerman Institute for the Family. They’re from a middle-class, Puerto Rican family-- big in people, opinions, personalities, and stories! Alexis is an introvert, a bike commuter, a YA lit superfan, and a home fermentation nerd.