Katherine Acey is a mainstay in the social justice sphere, with a special focus on multicultural women’s and LGBTQ communities. She currently serves as Senior Activist Fellow Emerita at Barnard Center for Research on Women, and is Executive Director Emerita of Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, where she was the executive director for 23 years. Katherine was previously an associate director at North Star Fund—a place she still considers a formative and political home.

Rickke Mananzala has been active in grassroots organizing, advocacy, and social justice philanthropy in service of racial, economic, and gender justice movements for more than two decades. He currently serves as the President of the New York Foundation, which supports community organizing and advocacy toward a more just and inclusive New York City. Before this role, he was Vice President of Programs at Borealis Philanthropy.

Rickke’s roots are in grassroots organizing, including serving as an organizer and eventually the Executive Director of FIERCE, a grassroots organization for LGBTQ youth of color in New York City that spearheaded campaigns to challenge youth criminalization. He is a board member of the Public Welfare Foundation, Philanthropy New York, and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

The Fund for Trans Generations directs resources to BIPOC trans-led organizations advancing community safety, supportive community housing, decarceration, and access to health care and mental health. FTG’s vision extends beyond survival – co-creating a future where trans and nonbinary folks live with freedom, safety, self-determination and joy.