Jabari Lyles (they/them) is a Black, fat, queer, gender-nonconforming educator, community organizer, public administrator and consultant with over 15 years of experience leading initiatives which emphasize their passions for people, education and justice.Jabari is the former Director and Senior Advisor of LGBTQ Affairs for the Office of the Mayor in Baltimore City, where they supported Baltimore’s three previous Mayoral administrations on the needs and interests of the LGBTQ community, while working to grow the community’s capacity and visibility. Jabari is also the former Chief Operating Officer and Senior Strategist at Baltimore Safe Haven, a nonprofit organization providing health and housing services for transgender youth and seniors living in survival mode in Baltimore City. Currently, Jabari works across the U.S. as an independent consultant, providing LGBTQ inclusion training and programming for K-12 schools, government, businesses and nonprofits.Jabari previously led statewide LGBTQ organizations such as GLSEN Maryland and The Pride Center of Maryland. They are the former chairperson of Baltimore Pride and a former elementary, middle and high school teacher in Baltimore City. They are a seasoned diversity trainer and group facilitator, and participates on a number of workgroups, boards and coalitions working towards gender, racial and sexual justice for Black people, transgender people and LGBTQ youth. Their 2017 TEDx Talk, entitled Black Self/White World: Lessons on Internalized Racism gained over 200,000 views and has been featured in racial justice education and university syllabi across the globe. Jabari is a Maryland native and currently lives in Southeast Baltimore City.To learn more about Jabari and their work, visit www.jabariconsults.com.