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Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is excited to present Pennsylvania's 2025 LGBTQIA+ Health Summit. Featuring expert speakers and findings from the 2024 PA LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment, this summit is intended to share critical information on the health and wellness needs of LGBTQIA+ Pennsylvanians.

When: June 3rd, 2025 from 9:00am-4:30pm

Location: 📌 Mack Experience Center | 2402 Lehigh Parkway South, Allentown, PA 18103

Lodging Information: 📌 Delta Hotels by Marriott Allentown Lehigh Valley | 7736 Adrienne Dr, Breinigsville, PA 18031
Use this link to book your room at discounted rate for the summit.  Please note that you must book prior to May 2nd for this special rate.

The health summit is FREE to register! Register HERE.

Keynote Presentation: Compassion in Care: Breaking Stigma and Building Wellness for LGBTQIA+ Communities

In this keynote, Tommy Walcott-Lee draws on his personal and professional journey in LGBTQIA+ health equity to ask: What does it mean to care with compassion?

Incorporating lessons from his work and scholarship in public health, conflict resolution, and African studies, Tommy explores how global wisdom can inform local efforts to build systems of care rooted in belonging, dignity, and shared humanity. Grounded in the socioecological model, lifecourse theory, and the social determinants of health, he introduces the concept of ‘touchpoints’,  the everyday interactions, relationships, and systems that profoundly shape LGBTQIA+ health outcomes across a lifetime.

Through the lens of three core values, Tommy offers a hopeful, grounded framework for breaking stigma and building wellness. He invites all of us, practitioners, educators, and neighbors, to view compassion not as soft or optional, but as a vital structure of liberation.

About Tommy Walcott-Lee (he/him): Tommy is a queer public health scholar, educator, and advocate whose work brings together LGBTQIA+ health, human rights, and global justice. His academic and professional path spans public health, conflict resolution, and African studies — united by a commitment to care, equity, and community-based work.

Tommy is currently a PhD candidate in Population Health at Lehigh University, where his research explores how legal reform and decriminalization impact queer health equity in Southern Africa. He also serves as Director of the LGBTQ+ Center at Dickinson College, where he oversees programs that foster belonging, advocacy, and wellbeing for LGBTQIA+ communities.

His career has spanned higher education and international development, including work in Mozambique, Botswana, and Guyana, where he supported HIV-positive peer educators, championed adolescent girls’ empowerment, and collaborated with queer- and trans-led civil society organizations advancing human rights. Tommy previously directed the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center at Lafayette College, oversaw academic programs with the Boston University School of Public Health’s Department of Global Health, and facilitated bystander intervention trainings with the Boston University Center for Sexual Assault Response and Prevention.

He holds an MPH in Program Management, with an emphasis on sex, sexuality, and gender, and a Graduate Certificate in African Studies from Boston University, as well as a BS in Conflict Analysis & Resolution, with a minor in public health, from George Mason University.

In addition to his academic and institutional roles, Tommy also serves as Vice Chair of Advocacy for the Coalition for Sexuality and Gender Identities (CSGI) through the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), where he works to advance inclusive policy and community-building across higher education.

Across his work, Tommy is guided by a belief in the power of relationship-building — even in difficult or adversarial contexts. His background in conflict transformation informs his approach to public health and human rights, with a focus on social cohesion, community resilience, and the everyday labor of care. Whether working alongside grassroots activists or within institutional settings, he aims to support pathways where dignity, justice, and belonging can take root.

Admiral (ret) Rachel Levine, M.D., (she/her) served as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and led the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Prior to Dr. Levine’s federal service, she served as Secretary of Health and Physician General in Pennsylvania where she led the state’s response to the acute phase of COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic. She entered public service in 2015 after a career in academic medicine including as professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine. She completed her residency and fellowship at Mt. Sinai, earned her M.D. at Tulane University, and completed her undergraduate work at Harvard College.

She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and Academy for Eating Disorders and served as President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

Dr. Levine has been named by USA Today as one of their 2022 Women of the Year, by Time Magazine to their inaugural list of the 100 most influential climate leaders in the world, and she is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Adrian Shanker (he/him) has worked at the nexus of LGBTQI+ policy and health policy at the federal, state, and municipal levels and is principal of a boutique consulting practice, Shanker Strategies.

He served in the Biden-Harris Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy and Senior Advisor on LGBTQI+ Health Equity at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and previously served as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Prior to his federal service, Adrian served as Commissioner on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

Adrian was founding executive director Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and he led Equality Pennsylvania during Pennsylvania’s marriage equality fight.

Adrian earned a Graduate Certificate in LGBT Health Policy & Practice from The George Washington University and a B.A. from Muhlenberg College.
Adrian has edited two anthologies, Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health and Crisis and Care: Queer Activist Responses to a Global Pandemic.

Corinne Goodwin (she/they) is the founder and Executive Director of Eastern PA Trans Equity Project a non-profit organization which has a mission of empowering transgender individuals throughout a 34-County area of Eastern Pennsylvania.  An award-winning community leader and in-demand speaker, Corinne actively works on issues impacting the lives of LGBTQ Pennsylvanians.  This includes serving as a founding board member of Keystone Equality and working in coalition with organizations that include the Human Rights Campaign, Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness, the ACLU, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, the United Way, various LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce, and more. 
Professionally, Corinne was a senior executive in the retail and telecommunications sectors working for companies that included Sprint, Vonage, Best Buy, and RadioShack.  Corinne now works as a self-employed business consultant. 
A parent to one son who works in New York’s theater industry, she lives in Orefield PA with her wife Debbie, a grumpy cat named April, and a model railroad that takes up way too much space in her basement. 

Matthew Easterwood (he/they), CAP®, CFRE is the Founder & CEO of Queer For Hire, providing fundraising support to Queer nonprofits and LGBTQIA+ cultural competency trainings to straight-led organizations. He is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy and Certified Fund Raising Executive with 12 years in nonprofit management and a decade as a professional fundraiser advancing Queer organizations. Matthew specializes in engaging the LGBTQIA+ community, development strategy, individual and family fundraising, establishing a culture of philanthropy, board development, and donor communications. Matthew is the President Elect for the Golden Gate Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for the term January 2025-December 2027. Learn more about Matthew and Queer For Hire at QueerForHire.com.

Meredith McGee, MPH, (she/her) is a public health professional dedicated to bridging the gap between research, community, and education. With a focus on LGBTQ+ health and mental well-being, she works to make public health research accessible beyond academia. A highly accomplished grant writer and fundraiser, Meredith has secured over half a million dollars in funding to support community-driven initiatives. She emphasizes strategic, impact-driven approaches to grant writing, ensuring organizations have the resources they need to create meaningful, sustainable change. Her work prioritizes person-first research and connecting communities to public health resources, leveraging funding to advance education and advocacy rooted in lived experiences.

Aimee Van Cleave (she/her) is an organizer, coach, and campaign manager. She currently runs a political action committee focused on student civic engagement. She has 12 years experience working on political campaigns and on issue advocacy with organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood, and the American Lung Association. She earned a Masters degree in International Human Rights from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Raised in Wyoming, Aimee now lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Questions?

• If you have questions about the calls for presenters, please contact Chrystina at [email protected].
• If you have questions about the hotel or summit logistics, please contact Mary at [email protected]. 

Findings from the 2024 PA LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment are not yet available, but should be released in Spring 2025. In the meantime check out the report from the 2022 PA LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment here.