Birmingham native, born and raised, has spent the last 10 plus years bringing attention to the Trans community. She created a peer support group to help TWOC identify and overcome barriers they face in Alabama. 

Nycola has been a vocal and supportive member of the community. She began her work with T.A.K.E. as part of the PEER Leadership Program over 9 years ago. Since then she has become an instrumental part of organizing and recruiting Trans-women of Color.

Sharyn's many professional business affiliations and alliances are extended across the U.S. She is a renowned public speaker, trainer/facilitator, program developer, nonprofit business consultant, grant writer, Advocate and highly respected "Elder" within the T-LGBQI community.

Daye is a gender justice advocate with a decade of experience working at the local, state and national level to elect pro-equality candidates and pass policies that benefit working people and marginalized communities. 

Logan is a native of North Little Rock, Arkansas, who relocated to Birmingham in 2017. 2019 he joined the team at T.A.K.E as the Communication Specialist.Logan is also the founder/facilitator of the first Black Trans masculine peer support group in Alabama. (Black Knightz)

Corey is a native of Birmingham and a lifelong advocate for the advancement,equity and lifelong successful journey for TPOC communities. Over the years Corey has worked alongside several organizations in the greater Birmingham area. Recently he harnessed his love, passion and support for TPOC and joined the T.A.K.E. team.