Ali Alhadeff (she/her) holds a certificate in Sexuality Education from Antioch University and has a decade of experience facilitating dialogue and engaging in education and social work in Seattle schools. She attained an MSW from the University of Washington and has done extensive equity and facilitation training with the Center for Equity and Inclusion. This foundational skill set supports community sharing and learning in a way that honors where each individual is in the room. Ali balances holding space for where individuals are while pushing them to think critically about how they learned what they did and where they want to go next in their journey of growing and becoming. Intentionality plays a significant role in how Ali builds relationships, curriculum, and engages in the work of expanding the conversation around sexuality on individual and systemic levels.

Julie Garz (she/her) obtained her Master’s in Nurse-Midwifery at Yale University and has nearly two decades of experience working at both the community and clinical levels. Julie is dedicated to expanding sexual wellbeing beyond the families she attends at the hospital and brings her experience as a Certified Nurse-Midwife, as a comprehensive sexuality educator, and as a parent to her commitment to wellness for all.