Henry Ng, MD, MPH is the Director of the Center for LGBTQ+ Care and the Transgender Surgery & Medicine Program at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Ng is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Ng earned a BS in Biochemistry and an MD from Michigan State University, and completed a Master of Public Health in 2012 at Case Western Reserve with a focus on Health Promotion/Disease Prevention for LGBTQ+ populations.

Their clinical and academic work centers on providing culturally and clinically competent care to medically underserved populations. A leader in LGBTQ+ health since 2007, Dr. Ng co-founded the first LGBTQ+ health service in Ohio—MetroHealth Medical Center’s Pride Clinic—and is a former GLMA Board Member and Past President.

Dr. Ng continues to advocate through teaching, speaking locally and internationally on LGBTQ+ and public health topics. They have served as Assistant Dean for Admissions at CWRU School of Medicine, an associate editor for LGBT Health, and currently serve as Senior Associate Editor for Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health. Dr. Ng is also an at-large member of the American Medical Association’s Advisory Committee for LGBTQ+ Issues.

Charlotte Trans Health (CTH) is a multidisciplinary collective of healthcare providers dedicated to reducing health and healthcare disparities for the transgender and gender diverse (TGD) community by increasing clinical competency and interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare providers and increasing access to competent, gender-affirming care.

CTH began as a small consultation group and has grown to nearly 80 medical, mental health, and allied health provider-members. The intention to formalize as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2020 was driven by a commitment to extend services to economically disadvantaged members of the local TGD community.

CTH’s programs include educational initiatives, community outreach, and direct services such as the Providing Access to Trans Healthcare (PATH) program, which offers free case management, therapy, and medical care to uninsured TGD residents in the Charlotte Metro area. Their innovative approach includes strategic partnerships with local health centers, impactful social media campaigns, and a comprehensive provider directory that helps facilitate easy access to affirming healthcare services.

Adrian Shanker (he/him) is Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy and Senior Advisor on LGBTQI+ Health Equity at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Before joining the Biden-Harris administration, Adrian led LGBTQI+ community centers in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Marin County, California, and served as commissioner on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the state civil rights enforcement agency.

He also previously served as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Adrian earned his B.A. in political science and religion studies from Muhlenberg College and a graduate certificate in LGBT health policy and practice from George Washington University.

Adrian has published numerous articles and edited two anthologies on LGBTQI+ health policy: Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health and Crisis and Care: Queer Activist Responses to a Global Pandemic.

Toni Newman is the Director of The Coalition for Justice and Equality Across Movements and the Director of The Center to End the Epidemics at NMAC (National Minority AIDS Council) in Washington DC. She is also the Chair and Managing Director of TransCanWork.

Toni is a three-time CEO, having led St. James Infirmary, LYRIC Youth Foundation, and The Black AIDS Institute. She currently serves as the Membership Chair of the California Black Leadership Council.

Her memoir, I Rise – The Transformation of Toni Newman, is a bestseller and was adapted into a short film titled Heart of a Woman. Toni holds a BA from Wake Forest University and is currently a candidate for a Juris Doctor degree. In 2024, she was honored by both the Anthem Awards and the National Bar Association LGBTQ+ Division for her leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Dr. Terry A. Hackworth has been a healthcare professional for the past 34 years, beginning as a registered nurse in 1990. For the last 12 years, he has served as a nurse practitioner specializing in the care of the LGBTQ+ community, with a concentration in gender-affirming care, sexual health, HIV treatment, and HIV prevention.

As a member of the community himself, Dr. Hackworth is deeply committed to advocating for and providing equitable access to healthcare for all. As a practitioner at AvitaCare Atlanta, he is able to focus on this mission with the full support of the organization’s leadership and staff.

He recently completed his Doctor of Nursing Practice, with a concentration on improving access to gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender adults and the positive impact such access has on the overall quality of life of transgender individuals.

Dr. Juno Obedin-Maliver (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University School of Medicine. She provides clinical care and advances scientific health knowledge, equity, and justice through research and teaching.

Her work focuses on promoting health equity and well-being for sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations — including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual/aromantic (LGBTQIA+) individuals — with a special emphasis on sexual and reproductive health.

Dr. Obedin-Maliver is the Co-Director of The PRIDE Study, a longitudinal cohort of SGM individuals, and the Co-Principal Investigator of PRIDEnet, a national community-engagement network aimed at catalyzing LGBTQIA+ health research.

Tess Jewell is a fifth-year MD-MPH student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, graduating in the spring of 2025. She plans to pursue residency in pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology.

She is a 2024 GLMA Health Professional in Training (HPiT) Fellow and a second-year member of the GLMA HPiT Curriculum Reform Committee. Tess is passionate about advancing LGBTQ+-inclusive education across disciplines and equipping trainees with the tools they need to advocate for their education and communities.

As a physician, researcher, educator, and advocate, she is committed to promoting affirming and inclusive healthcare for all — especially LGBTQ+ youth.