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MEET OUR STAFF & BOARD
MEET OUR STAFF
JASMINE TASAKI (she/her/hers) - Interim Co-Managing Executive Director
Jasmine Tasaki (she|hers) is a staunch advocate and community organizer for transgender women and issues affecting trans rights, health, and housing. Through her work, intersectionality has become very important to her. Jasmine has worked as a PrEP navigator, an HIV counselor, Sexual Health Educator, and Cultural Competency Facilitator for the Memphis Police Department. She was also the first leader of trans experience in the National Urban League of Young Professionals (Health Literacy and Advocacy Chairperson, Memphis Chapter), and an Ambassador for the Black AIDS Institute. Ms. Tasaki is also the Executive Director of the first trans-led organization, WeCareTN, in Memphis. Jasmine works closely with the community to meet the needs identified by the community. She has been featured on the cover of Focus magazine, and wishes to bring even more attention to the needs of the community. Jasmine believes that “support is the foundation you stand on, values are the directions you walk by, and relationships are the garden in which you grow.”
Denise Cooper (she/her)
Denise Cooper is an accountant by day who resides in New Orleans LA. After being politicized during WTO organizing around police brutality, institutional racism and other issues that affect communities of color, she became a life-long advocate for social justice. Denise also enjoys movement like yoga, weight lifting, pole, and skiiing and is a 200 hour certified yoga teacher.
KENNA BARNES (she/they) -Advocacy Manager
Kenna has worked in sexual and reproductive health over the past nine years, focusing on the LGBTQIA+ community, young people, people who do sex work, and people experiencing unintended pregnancies. With their Graduate Degree in Health Behavior, accessible research and healthcare within oppressed groups plays a vital role in their advocacy. She believes that queer and trans people should have full lives that center joy, safety, and pleasure. Kenna works to abolish the prison system, dismantle anti-LGBTQIA+ policies, advocate for reproductive justice, and organize their community to make that a reality.
DANI FARRELL (he/they) - Director of Marketing & Communications
A strategist, organizer, and community architect, Dani bridges the worlds of advocacy, mental health, and movement-building with clarity and care. As the founder and Executive Director of Tbuddy, the first 24/7 peer support network for and by transmasculine individuals, he’s redefined what affirming, accessible care can look like.
Dani’s journey began through storytelling as a contributor to FTM Magazine and has since grown into a life of impact. From leading the NTVM in 2020 and 2021 to his current role as Assistant Director of Princess Janae Place, Dani has remained deeply committed to uplifting TGNC communities through housing, healing, and bold visibility.
Now, as Director of Marketing and Communications, Dani is building messaging that reflects the heart of the movement, grounded in truth, powered by purpose, and rooted in love. He continues to shape bold narratives, grow platforms with intention, and center the voices of those too often left out of the frame, ensuring that every word, image, and campaign reflects both vision and voice.
