Rooted and raised in St. Mary’s County, August is a young, Black, resource organizer, blue crab lover, and founder of Mosaic. He began organizing during his first few years in undergrad around trans student housing, sports, programming, retention and success. After a few years of organizing around HIV policy, prevention, and destigmatization, he shifted entirely to the development of trans-led organizations. August committed to a culture of storytelling, fundraising, and exploring solidarity economies to mobilize resources to Black folks.

Photo: EK Outlaw - Black Lens Photos

Isaiah Lawrence is a trans health navigator, community health worker, and an outreach expert, who is passionate about uplifting the intersections of Black and trans lived experience. He works directly with trans masculine youth from Maryland, providing them (and their parents) with resources and connections to community and gender affirming care. He facilitates several trans peer support groups, for Marylanders, youth, and Black trans-masculine folks. Additionally, he has mentored Black trans-masculine folks across the US.

Isaiah is a PG County native, but currently resides in Baltimore city. He graduated from Towson University in 2016.