TCNE
Board of Trustees
Juliana Wall
TCNE president
Juliana is a trans woman who wears a lot of hats. Some hats are fun, some are fancy, but most are figurative. She works for The Spiegel Center providing guidance and emotional support for patients who have Facial Feminization Surgery, as well as other Gender-Affirming Procedures. She also currently
serves as the President of Trans Community of New England after two years serving as the Director of Development. Juliana has an extensive professional background in leadership, logistics, and operations management. She brings a wide array of skillsets to the table and is happy to help build a brighter future for TCNE. She is passionate about helping people connect to the resources they need and creating safe spaces where people can be their true selves. She loves meeting new people, exploring nature, and taking in culture whenever she can. Juliana is also an avid storyteller and a public speaker –she’ll make you laugh, and she’ll make you cry (in the best of ways!). She is humbled and excited to
continue to serve TCNE and our community in a leadership role.
Veronica Jay
Photography & Media Support
Veronica started OnSite Studios in 2003 and provided portraits and group shots of attendees at First Event in the early days of her business. Doing this really contributed to her growth as a portrait photographer and helped grow the business. As her two sons age she finds herself with more time and opportunity to give back to the trans community.
She participates in Project Empathy. It’s a stage production where pairs of people tell each other’s story to the audience as if it were their own. So, someone told her story and she told theirs. Veronica’s story was my how she built her closet over the past six decades and how it collapsed in a week. The story goes into her first time at the Tiffany Club and how Veronica came to be and how she doesn’t need to be around 100% of the time, she needs to participate in 100% of my life.
Veronica is excited to lend her leadership, photography and dedication to the board at TCNE.
Kenzie jacobsen
Director of Marketing
Cassidy dallas
Director of Outreach
glen atkinson
Director of Development
antonio mateo garcia
Director of Facilities
mohammad burhan
Director of Social Media
Bree Sullivan
First Event Chair
As the chair for First Event Bree (she/her/hers), through the volunteer FE team, is responsible for the program, financial performance, communication, logistics, customer service and the overall First Event experience. In an effort to reach as many in the community as possible, she serves as Co-chair of the Diversity Committee for the Boston chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Professional Organization, an organization dedicated to advancing women in transportation.
alexander collins
Director of Education & Workshops
Alexander is a transman, husband, & parent of 5 children. He is a retired teacher, social worker, and Army Veteran. He grew up in a rural community in Texas and has always felt a passionate need to find community and also to make sure no one is left behind. Alexander is particularly passionate about LGBTQ+ community building. At TCNE, he coordinates workshops and social programming for First Event and throughout the year. In his free time, Alexander enjoys reading, gaming, painting, and gardening.
Carman/Alvaro Jarrin
Director of Volunteers
Carmen Alvaro Jarrin (she/they) is an anthropologist and a professor specializing on trans and non-binary identities in Brazil and the United States. She’s the author of The Biopolitics of Beauty, they have published in Transgender Studies Quarterly and she is working on a new book called Our They/Them Future. At TCNE, Carmen has served as the Director of Outreach, as the Director of Volunteers and as the Chair of the Nominations Committee. They have pushed TCNE to better integrate people of color and non-binary folks into the organization, thus serving the needs of younger generations of gender nonconforming people.
Irene Brank
Board Member
Irene is a storyteller, consultant, and advocate for the transgender community. She specializes in transgender education, transition at work consultation, and leading gender transitions in the workplace. Irene is a frequent speaker for corporations and non-profit events, often partnering with her transgender daughter who is promoting change as a social media influencer and content creator. Irene brings her unique experience in Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion together to create a memorable impact for the transgender community.
DeeDee Gardner
Director of Communications
DeeDee is a transwoman with a long career in mechanical engineering. She has lived in the Boston area for most of her life. She is a huge advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and dignity. In her free time she enjoys camping, hiking, and skiing. She collects classic cars including an ’86 GLHS Shelby.
Liv Werth
Director of Finance