Core Team
Alicia Horton (She•Her) Youth Outreach Director
Alicia is a native of Baltimore, MD and has been educating people on transgender issues since 2010. She has a knack for public speaking and cooking. Alicia graduated from Towson University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and still does musical theater to this day! She’s passionate about letting trans youth know they they can have any career they want, like the fire service! Alicia also is an avid video gamer and badminton player. She is currently working with Trans Maryland and is an EMT/Firefighter both in the state of Maryland and nationally. She is excited to be a part of the organization and help out the community!
Andy Ross (He•Him) Finance Director
Andy was born in Florida and raised in Queens, NY. Andy’s pronouns include he/him/his. Andy is a man of trans* experience who’s family migrated from Jamaica to NYC. Andy and some friends started the first Gay Straight Alliance at his high school in 2003. Andy was a science nerd in high school and was a semi-finalist in the NYC Science and Engineering Fair. Andy graduated from Stony Brook University with a major in Sociology. Andy has worked in the insurance industry for the last five years and currently is an appraiser for one of the largest auto insurers in the US. Prior to working in insurance, Andy worked at Equinox and Starbucks. Andy’s work experience has made him analytical of corporate social responsibility as it applies to the representation of all minority groups within a corporate structure.
In Andy’s free time he likes to hike, make craft soaps, listen to music, and write. Andy enjoys the peace and tranquility of being in nature. Andy is also interested in herbalism and likes to collect herbs for medicinal use.
August Clayton (They•He)
Development Director
Rooted in St. Mary's County, Maryland, August Clayton is a 23-year-old Black, trans man, writer, speaker, and community organizer. August comes with vast higher education experience; August attended Alabama State University, Saint Joseph’s University, and is currently enrolled at a Maryland State University. August is committed to the survival and liberation of Black trans communities. Their work includes movement-building, strategic planning, and grant writing centering on a Black womanist lens.
As a grant writer, August is passionate about facilitating the development of skill-based leadership to equip Black trans kin with the tools, language, and funding needed to liberate our own communities. August brings a fresh perspective to diverse methods of policy and resource building - which they believe is essential to trans-justice. August's focus areas in the fight for racial justice include transformative justice, HIV prevention/treatment, and political education. Through this work, August is excited to learn and expand their commitment to socially and politically engage trans communities in the state of Maryland. In his spare time, August enjoys kayaking, reading, wine tasting, and writing.
Lee Blinder (
They•Them) Executive Director
Lee was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Montgomery County Maryland. Following that, they spent 14 years learning and growing in Baltimore City and NYC, and returned to Montgomery County 5 years ago. A 17 year food industry professional who learned everything they know about social justice working at all levels of service in that industry, they realized their true passion was working in service to their trans community, and specifically as a nonbinary member of the community.
They grew up without having the privilege to see adult out trans and queer folks in Montgomery County, and are passionate about changing that narrative for young persons, and striving to facilitate intergenerational conversations and spaces to connect face to face. They can best be described as a nonbinary trans queer person. Companion to a pirate cat named Basil Pasta Marinara, and a pittie pup named Cupcake (a neighborhood celebrity), they also enjoy learning from our non-human animal friends.
Kerrigan Dougherty (They•Them)
Intern
Kerrigan lives in Baltimore City with their partner Frances and their talkative orange cat named Twinkie. They came to Maryland by means of St. John's College, in Annapolis, where they studied subjects like philosophy, history of mathematics, and classical music. For a number of years, they worked in arts and music education in the city, but in the last two years they have begun preparing for medical school. For work they scribe for a psychiatrist and in their free time they love cooking, drinking coffee, and going for walks.
Their long-term goal is to become a physician - to provide trans-affirming care as a trans doctor.
They learned about Trans Maryland at a local DMV the day they got to correct their gender marker for the first time. As a proud nonbinary Marylander, they are excited to be part of the team.