Black Youth Advocate and Ambassador
Dr. Ayana Elliott, Chair_
Dr. Elliot is a board certified nurse practitioner with clinical expertise in HIV as well as transgender health, family medicine, and medical oncology. She has supported the training of other healthcare professionals so that they may provide supportive, informed care to transwomen of color. Dr. Elliot served on the White House panel briefing on Transwomen of Color under President Obama where she provided professional recommendations on how the federal government should respond to the targeted violence faced by transwomen of color within healthcare.