Lilianna Angel Reyes

Lilianna Angel Reyes, a trans Latina woman and graduate of the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School, has extensive history working with marginalized populations including people of color, women, LGBTQ communities and HIV positive communities. She has worked with many state and national civil rights organizations including Affirmations, Planned Parenthood, National Organization of Women, Transgender Michigan and the NAACP. She is currently a Founding Mother and sitting Board Member for a transformative Detroit-metro non-profit, The Trans Sistas of Color Project (TSCOP). Her work includes health care sensitivity trainings, diversity and equity trainings, policy initiatives, program creation and community awareness and organizing. Empowering marginalized people through education and advocacy is her life's purpose.