2025 Presenters
Jordon Anderson, LICSW, CST
Jordon Anderson, LICSW, CST (they/them), is a neurospicy, visibly trans, chronic-illness-impacted, white-identified individual. They work as a relational therapist and certified sex therapist. They are a published poet and lover of the often overlooked world around us. They are a lifelong student of relationships and practice anti-ism work. They are a contributing writer in Lucie Fielding’s 2025 Trans Sex: Nurturing Trans Erotic Embodiment and Gender-Pleasure and a contributing voice in Paul Leeches’s 2024 book Overcoming Anxiety in Sex and Relationships: A Comprehensive Guide to Intimate and Emotional Freedom.
Juliette B.
Juliette is a lifelong Massachusetts resident. She first attended TransWeek in 2023 and enjoys visiting Provincetown throughout the year. Juliette has been happily married for over twenty years and has two grown children, also within the LBGTQ+ community. She enjoys reading, music, exercise, and the outdoors. Juliette works in Boston and is very involved in her company’s DE&I committee. She is excited to lend her support for TransWeek to help ensure its continued success, all the while getting to better know and work with the broader Provincetown communities.
Burhan.
Burhan is an AI justice scientist, artivist, grassroots organizer, and entrepreneurship educator advancing a more intersectional and sustainable future. Their digital campaigns have reached over 100 million people and built a following of more than 100,000, despite repeated censorship. Beginning activism and entrepreneurship at 13, Burhan came to the U.S. as a teenage scholar and has since accelerated the impact of 100+ organizations. At MassChallenge, they led startup accelerators in Tanzania, Japan, and Taiwan, training thousands of underrepresented entrepreneurs toward financial empowerment. Grounded in the belief that oppression is interconnected, Burhan founded Intersectional Innovation and Impact (III) Labs, working to embed intersectionality into algorithms, leadership, and systems. They have mobilized millions of dollars for economic justice and currently serve as a City of Boston fellow, while holding leadership roles with Stonewall Sports Boston, Out in Tech Boston, and Mass Humanities, Massachusetts largest humanities fund.
Mary Beth Cooper
Mary Beth is a former TransWeek Planning Committee member and host and participant in the Follies. She is now too old to run up and down Commercial Street eight times a day, but still enjoys the TransWeek experience.
Erin Daily
Erin has been coming to TransWeek since 2003, I know that’s impossible to imagine because she is only 31!!!! Ever since that first step into town she has loved Provincetown, and this year marks her 2nd time co-hosting the follies! She is as excited this year to help get you on the stage as when she first did it all those years ago! She would also like to remind everyone that they are perfect and EXACTLY where they are supposed to be, here with us!
Jenna Daily
Jenna is excited to come to Provincetown for TransWeek 2025! She has been coming since 2012 with her wife Erin, whom she shares a son with. She previously served in the US Navy for 10 years as an Aviation Electronics Technician. When she is not working she enjoys cycling, maintaining and improving her home theater (THE Oasis Cinema) and playing video games. Jenna is a member of the TransWeek 2025 Planning Committee.
Dallas Denny
Dallas Denny’s contributions to transgender activism, knowledge, and history are legendary and span four decades. She was the first voice thousands of desperate trans people heard when they reached out for help, and she provided the information and referrals they so desperately needed. She is a prolific writer. Her books, booklets, magazines she has edited, and articles fill an entire bookcase and are in danger of spilling over into a second bookcase. She has created and led several national nonprofit organizations, been present at the creation of at least five transgender conferences, and led two long-lived support groups. She created the first trans-exclusive archive of printed and recorded literature, which today is available to the public at the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan. She has been a fierce advocate for transgender autonomy and access to medical care. Through it all, she has stayed on task, and made it all about the task at hand rather than about herself. Now, in her mid seventies, she maintains the same frenetic pace she has kept up since the 1980s. Dallas has been a principal at TransWeek since 1992. Her work is viewable in its entirety on her website, DallasDenny.com. Dallas is a former member of the TransWeek 2024 Planning Committee and a former Chair of the ITEO Board of Directors.
Dallas Ducar
Dallas Ducar is an entrepreneur, advocate, and healthcare leader. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Donor Engagement and External Relations at Fenway Health. Before this, she was the founding CEO of Transhealth. With appointments at the University of Virginia School of Nursing and Columbia University, she shapes the future of healthcare, particularly in equity and affirming care, as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ Health Care Alliance, and serving on the Official Transition Team for Attorney General Andrea Campbell. Dallas extends her impact through various boards and public service roles, advocating for gender-affirming healthcare policies. She finds balance in nature and family, embodying her commitment to fostering ethical and community-centered healthcare.
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Giiwedin
Giiwedin is an Ojibwe Two-Spirit Influencer who is also an environmentalist, using social media (@giiwedinindizhinikaaz) to share information about their culture, indigenous and environmental issues, and queer indigenous history and acceptance. They were a GLAAD and Teen Vogue 20 under 20 honoree for LGBTQ+ changemakers in 2022. They have also begun modeling in the Native Fashion world, walking at Native Fashion Week in Santa Fe and the first-ever Indigenous New York Fashion Week. Giiwedin is also an advocate for the health of wild rice and teaches harvesting and processing through camps they host on their land in northern Minnesota.
Miqqi Alicia Gilbert, PhD
Miqqi Alicia Gilbert (aka Michael A. Gilbert) is Full Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at York University, Toronto, Canada. Miqqi Alicia has published scholarly articles in gender theory, including an essay in Hypatia in 2009, “Defeating Bigenderism.” S/he is a life-long cross-dresser and an activist in the transgender community. Miqqi Alicia has made a point of being out in public and has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines in Canada and the U.S. She has also done numerous interviews on radio and television. S/he has been the book review editor and regular columnist for Transgender Tapestry, a recipient in 2007 of an IFGE Trinity Award, and was Director of Fantasia Fair for 8 years. S/he has presented workshops at numerous trans events including Fantasia Fair, Southern Comfort, Esprit, IFGE and First Event. Hir latest book, Arguing with People, was published by Broadview Press in the spring of 2014. Hir website can be found at gilbert.info.yorku.ca.
Kate Gilligan
Kate has been coming to TransWeek since 2016.
She loves every minute of it. After her first TransWeek was over and she had to on the drive home, her pink cloud burst and she cried she had to leave. She participates in as many workshops and events as possible, wanting to get the full TransWeek experience. Kate has a soft spot for newcomers and appreciates the amount of courage it takes to come here the first time. She seeks newcomers out and tries to make them feel more comfortable. Kate is originally from Massachusetts but now lives in Virginia. She is active in two nonprofits and seeks out newcomers there as well. Kate is a TransWeek 2025 ambassador on the Welcome Team.
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Alyssa Grant
Alyssa Grant is a vibrant 67-year-young part-time heterosexual crossdresser, proudly embracing her authentic self. She has been in a relationship for 34 years. Alyssa retired from the U.S. Air Force after 36 years of dedicated service, where she served as an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Crew Chief, working on F4 Phantoms and A10 Warthog Thunderbolt IIs. This year marks her fifth Fantasia Fair/TransWeek, a cherished event where she enjoys reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, and sharing her passion for music through listening, playing, and performing.
Nick Greiner
This will be Nick’s eighth TransWeek; he attended his first Fair with his trans parent, Sibil. Nick was inspired by the organizers and fellow attendees and extremely honored to receive the Mr. Congeniality Award as well as the Fantasia Fair award. He lives in Philadelphia where he is an out transman involved in his local LGBT community, including co-facilitating an open trans* group. He and his mom, Sibil, share their story in workshops and talks to promote visibility. He served proudly in the U.S. Coast Guard under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and vowed to never hide again after he was honorably discharged.
Sibil Mae Greiner
Sibil Mae attended her first FF in 2016. Like a phoenix, she has risen from the ashes of alcoholism and personal tragedy to transition and live authentically. Sibil, along with her son Nick, have done parent/child transition workshops and more recently college talks before a class of future Occupational Therapists. You will find her to be an outgoing social butterfly who will welcome you with open arms and an open heart. She is also the volunteer coordinator during TransWeek. As a Life and Health Coach, she is in service to help others with their addictions, life changes and to help others recognize their own potential in living an authentic life. Sibil serves as Treasurer on the ITEO Board of Directors.
Nico Hayes-Huer
Nico (he/they) lives on the South Shore with their partner, sibling-in-law, two cats, and a dog. They work in higher education and enjoy science fiction, gaming, hiking, and trying new vegan spots. They first attended TransWeek in 2024 with their partner, and joined the Planning Committee in 2025 as a graphic designer.
Jennifer
Jennifer’s first TransWeek was in 2019. She has been a planning committee member since 2021. Not being an out or transitioning trans woman, Jennifer has made the most of, and enjoyed immensely, attending trans gatherings for the past decade and being herself. In addition to TransWeek, she’s attended First Event and more recently Keystone. Jennifer is the 2025 TransWeek Event Director.
Lauren Kong
Lauren is originally from the Midwest but has spent most of her life in Georgia. She’s married to a great guy and has two kids—her oldest and her parents are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. She first attended TransWeek in 2021 to support her parent and was immediately drawn in by the warmth, connection, and acceptance. Since then, she’s continued to return and help out wherever she’s needed, including as part of the welcome committee in 2022 and joining the planning committee in 2023. She believes deeply in equal rights, kindness, and creating space for people to be fully themselves.
Dee LaValle
Dee LaValle is from Massachusetts and has been a TransWeek attendee since 2015. After serving as the TransWeek Executive Director for the previous seven events, Dee has ascended to the position of Board Chair and is continuing to be a contributing member of the Planning Committee for her eighth event. She is excited to continue the work in expanding the event’s diversity and encouraging inclusivity in the broader communities it serves in her new role. She was honored to receive the Fantasia Fair Award in 2021. Dee works for an international multimedia corporation. Dee has served on the board of directors for her company’s PRIDE employee resource group and on its DEI task force. It has been an honor for her to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues throughout her company. She and her spouse are proud parents to two young adult children. She is also a proud grandparent to two black kittens who, with her adult black cat, joined forces to continue to plot Dee’s demise. Dee enjoys skiing with her children in the winter. Since her spouse despises snow, they enjoy traveling in months that are snow-free. Dee is a member of the TransWeek 2025 Planning Committee and Chair of the ITEO Board of Directors.
Fin Leary
Fin Leary (they/he) is an author, a program manager at We Need Diverse Books, and a faculty member at Emerson College and GrubStreet. They were a 2024 Lambda Literary fellow for Emerging LGBTQ+ Voices. Fin is the editor of the science fiction anthology Future States of Stars (OwlCrate Press, 2026). They are a contributor to These Bodies Ain’t Broken, edited by Madeline Dyer (Page Street Publishing, 2025). Fin lives with their orange literary cat and a rainbow bookshelf outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
Dru Levasseur
Dru Levasseur has been a leading figure in the LGBTQ+ equality movement for 25 years, Dru has extensive experience in law, advocacy, philanthropy, and community organizing. Dru has founded two consulting practices, one being the first LGBTQIA+ inclusion coaching and consulting program, LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s DEI Consulting Practice; a coaching and consulting program designed specifically to enable the implementation of best practice standards for LGBTQ+ equity across law firms, law schools, and companies.
Sgt. Carrie Lopes (Retired)
Sgt. Carrie Lopes retired in May 2018 after 34 years of service with the Provincetown Police Department. She served as a patrol sergeant for 16 years and was the Civil Rights Officer and LGBT Liaison Officer with FanFair for 22 years. She also handled Domestic Violence, Elder Affairs, and Sex Offender Management for the department and served as a training officer for both full-time and seasonal personnel. Carrie is enjoying retirement with her family, getting projects completed (finally), traveling, and looking forward to continuing her relationship with the Fair. Carrie is a member of the ITEO Board of Directors.
Carole MacKenzie, LCSW, AASECT
Carole MacKenzie is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Hartford, CT. She focuses on service to the LGBTQI community and has for many years, working with trans and queer clients, gender-creative children, their families, and allies. She is an AASECT-certified sex therapist and supervisor. Carole, together with her little dog Virginia Woof, teaches Human Sexual Behavior in the psychology department at the University of Hartford, CT and is a member of Hartford PFLAG, and WPATH.
DJ Maryalice
Maryalice, a Billboard Magazine Dance Music Reporter and nightclub DJ, has been spinning her signature upbeat sound for three decades. She has been resident DJ and Vibe Manager at the Boatslip Resort in Provincetown since 1994, where she blends progressive, disco house, tribal, and top 40 dance music. Inspired by female DJ legends, Maryalice began her career at the Governor Bradford in Provincetown and later worked at the Pied Piper, a legendary lesbian bar. She has held spots on national events in DC, Columbus, Detroit, Miami, and Palm Springs.
Wade McCullough
Wade McCullough CHW, MHFA (They/Them) works in HIV/STI Prevention and Harm Reduction within the queer community in Ohio. Growing up in rural community, they have a unique perspective due to having to navigate identity, sexuality, poverty, and religion. Wade has taken this perspective to help the queer community through their work in Prevention and through moonlighting as The Lady Perez, their drag persona.
Dan McKeon
Dan comes from upstate New York, where he shot his first photos with a black-and-white Polaroid Swinger camera back in 1967. Influenced by his Uncle Frank and his Aunt Mary, the family photographers, Dan spent much of his childhood making sure family events were memorialized on film. He moved to Provincetown in 2009, following retirement from his 35-year career with the New York State Office of Mental Health. In 2011 he became the Event Photographer for the Provincetown Business Guild and has worked with Provincetown Magazine since 2012. In 2011, he was Production Photographer for the independent film, Bear City 2, the majority of which was filmed in Provincetown. His work has appeared on MSNBC and on NBC’s Today Show, and he has been awarded first prizes in several local photography contests. Additionally, Dan started a wedding photography business in 2012 and has expanded into real estate photography as well. He donates his services to local charitable organizations, including the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod and Helping Our Women. He also is the Event Photographer for the Pilgrim Monument, Crown & Anchor, and the Boatslip Resort, plus he’s a featured photographer for Cape Air’s magazine, Bird’s Eye View. Dan was also TransWeek’s 2022 Friend of the Fair recipient.
Maureen Osborne, Ph.D
Dr. Maureen Osborne is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years of experience as a gender therapist in private practice working with transgender people and their families as they navigate the legal, emotional, and ethical challenges of gender dysphoria. Prior to retiring from her Pennsylvania practice and moving to Cape Cod, she also led a long-running therapy/ support group for transgender people called “Transquility,” and she has been leading an online support group for cisgender partners of transgender persons, “Cister Wives,” for almost a decade. Dr. Osborne was honored with Fellowship status in the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists for her work in community education about transgender issues, and received the “Friend of the Fair” award at TransWeek 2015. She has given talks and workshops at many national and international gender conferences.
Dr. Charlie Amáyá Scott
A Diné scholar born and raised within the Navajo Nation, Charlie Amáyá Scott, Ph.D., is dedicated to inspiring joy and justice. Their scholarship and writings are imbued with a desire for a more just and liberating education that supports and cultivates the next generation of Queer, Trans, and Indigenous brilliance, beauty, and power. In addition, Charlie reflects, analyzes, and celebrates what it means to be Diné, Queer, and Trans in the 21st century and celebrates her entirety on Instagram and TikTok at @dineaesthetics.
Janice Small
Janice is a retired software release engineer for the Smithsonian Chandra X-ray telescope project. She plays multiple instruments with varying degrees of proficiency, more recently concentrating on keyboards/organ. Her other hobbies include playing Poker and Duplicate bridge where she is a certified club director by the ACBL and substitute on call for the MIT/DL bridge clubs and the Winchester. She also enjoys bicycle riding, having done tours of the US and Scotland. Janice is still in the process of coming out as trans as she slowly puts the puzzle pieces of her life together. She is grateful for all the support she has received thus far in her journey. Janice joined the Planning Committee in 2024.
Sr. Alice
Sr. Alice is a cradle to grave Catholic who struggles with things like the recent episcopal embarrassment regarding transgendered people- and people in general. However, she refuses to give her ground and path, a path trod by many prophets. Prophets such as Dan Berrigan, Dorothy Day, Chardin, Matthew Fox, Joan Osborne, Patti Smith, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Some of them, like Jeremiah, Isaiah, Mary, and Joseph were not technically Catholic but she has leaned upon them for support in her journey. She believes at this point that she is on the path of the Divine Androgyne.
Cody Suzuki
Cody Suzuki is a local MA/RI trans* queer non-conforming spoken word artist. With original works in poetry, play, lyric and story writing, his passion is queer spoken word. “My spoken word will tell you more about me than I ever can”. Supporting our community everywhere, his words deliver gender accepting messages to audiences of all ages and bring to life the misconceived judgements of gender! He enjoys creating the space to honor, celebrate, and embrace our journeys together using our genuine voices and visibilities—as only we can! Cody invites your best foot forward at the Common Threads Fashion Show. He welcomes your stories at The Open Voices Open Mic, and you can hear his live spoken word at the Friday Night Follies!
Dena Stigers
Dena grew up in Michigan, Illinois, and Oklahoma before moving with her partner and three children to Massachusetts in 1994, where they would have three more children. She first attended TransWeek in 2019 with her partner Liz. Having lived an apparently cis het life all her many adult years, Dena suddenly questioned her gender expression during a season of personal growth. Her partner Liz searched the web for a safe opportunity to explore gender expression, and found TransWeek. They attended the couple’s track together. They would return together in 2021, 2022, and 2024. Dena began her social transition in 2022, and now lives full time. She helps maintain our website and is a member of the TransWeek 2025 Planning Committee.
Candice St. James
Candice is a native of Massachusetts and military academy graduate where she served as a shipboard Engineering Officer. After returning ashore she worked in several industries and holds advanced academic degrees. She most recently retired as a corporate executive for a Fortune 500 company. She was also a long time member of TCNE and served as a Co-chair of First Event. For several years she was the organization’s chief fundraiser. She was also responsible for the club joining the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce and was integral in the establishment of the Job Fair. Candice is a member of the TransWeek 2025 Planning Committee.
Naomi Turner
Naomi Turner is a Community Engagement Account Manager with ViiV Healthcare. She is a passionate public health professional with a background in education, community health promotion, and the HIV care continuum. Regardless of the role, her unwavering commitment lies in achieving health equity, empowering patients, and highlighting the critical importance of advocacy within our healthcare settings and communities.
Austin Tyler
Austin Tyler is a twelve year full-time resident of Provincetown who can often be found involved in writing, producing and appearing in a variety of bingo, comedy and drag shows. Having worked with all types of Provincetown visitors & locals in both the hospitality and cannabis industries, he is all about a happy, healthy and memorable time for everyone he meets. 2025 is his 5th year volunteering for TransWeek.
Liz Winter
Liz Winter is a long-time TransWeek attendee who has been happy to be able to facilitate the Provincetown Fog workshop for the last decade. Perhaps best known for sleeping in after late nights and her odd sense of humor, Liz holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and is an LICSW. She has done extensive work with child protective services, domestic violence, sexual abuse victims, and group work in her professional career.
Carolyn Wolf-Gould
Carolyn Wolf-Gould attended Hamilton College and the Yale University School of Medicine. She has been a family physician in Oneonta, NY since 1994, practicing transgender medicine as part of general primary care since 2007. She is the founder of The Gender Wellness Center at Susquehanna Family Practice, a center that has been growing rapidly to meet the needs of patients in upstate NY. She and her team of providers are the recipients of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Grant from 2016–2019 to create a rural based Center of Excellence in Transgender Health for upstate NY.
Natasha Xdress
Natasha is a self-taught makeup artist and crossdresser from Queens. She began her journey in 2016, but started getting more serious about dressing up and makeup in 2021. She offers both in-person and online makeup classes, as well as makeup services tailored to crossdressers and trans individuals in the New York City area. With nearly 10K followers on Instagram, she has become an influencer, sharing tips on makeup and dressing up.
