Our People

She works with Cortez Wright and the board to develop the organization and ensures that it adheres to the mission. She also works closely with the Case Managers to ensure that the clients (including her Trans Daughters) are receiving the support and care they need and deserve. 

Jesse has lived in the Atlanta area since 2012 and worked as a Trans Latinx organizer, activist, and photographer, with work published in places such as the Guardian, the Atlantic, and PBS NewsHour. Jesse uses her artwork and platform to visibilize Trans folks, people of color, undocumented folks, HIV+ folks -- and all those whose existences are criminalized or erased. Jesse has exhibited work in places such as the Center for Civil and Human Rights and Mason Fine Art in Atlanta. Her work focuses on many aspects of the Queer & Trans experience; she has organized and curated many exhibitions, including a show with Southern Fried Queer Pride aiming at destigmatizing and highlighting sex work as not only work, but as an art-form. You can check out Jesse’s work at jprattlopez.photos.

Mary Wilson served as Disability Analyst for the federal government developing a workforce program for claminants impacted by a mental or physical disability. Prior to that, Mary worked as a Program Coordinator for a mental health organization establishing partnerships with local agencies and businesses to create wrap-around services for clients impacted by homelessness. 

Mary graduated from Norfolk State University in 2015, earning a bachelor's degree in Sociology and currently obtaining my Masters in Information Technology from Southern New Hampshire University. 

She provides intensive person-centered services for our clients. She is also the lead Trans Outreach Specialist for SomeoneCares, an HIV advocacy organization here in Atlanta that provides HIV treatment and hormone services for the LGBTQ population. There, she leads several programs, including Real T, a peer support group for Trans women, and TWIST (Trans Women Involved In Strategies for Transformation) support group funded by the CDC.

Rhaeta has a background of working with federal and state agencies along with several non-profit organizations. Rhatea specializes in working with children, families, and adults experiencing homelessness get connected to medical, behavioral health, housing, and rehabilitation services. Rhaeta is passionate about connecting with each client on a personal level while working with community partners to lead these individuals to a stable, independent, self-sufficient lifestyle. Rhaeta strives to provide the basic human needs to every individual she encounters and advocate for their rights.

They later went on to obtain their Masters in Social Work through the Andrew Young School for Policy Studies at Georgia State University in 2018. Ricardo is also a 2019 graduate of Georgia Equality's Trans Leadership Academy Program.

Ricardo is a Latinx, non-binary, and queer community member. They believe in a client-centered, strengths-focused, and collaborative approach to their case management efforts with their clients. They meet their clients where they are, supporting them in their housing navigation journey while addressing the barriers to housing that they face. Advocacy is a huge factor in Ricardo's work; they make sure to make intentional space for their clients to be seen and engaged.

Currently, Ricardo is studying to obtain their LMSW and hopes to expand their skills and expertise to better support the trans community they serve.