California, United States

Co-Executive Director, The Transgender District

Carlo has 28 years of experience focused on LGBTQI+ rights, immigrant rights, and youth equity. As the Co-Executive Director for The Transgender District in San Francisco, Carlo supports the organization’s efforts to create an urban environment that fosters the rich history, culture, legacy, and empowerment of transgender people and their deep roots in the southeastern Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Carlo earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish from DePaul University, studied at San Francisco State University’s College of Ethnic Studies, and holds certifications in fundraising, peer counseling, group facilitation, youth development, harm reduction, and family and community engagement practices. Carlo was also a New Voices Fellow through the Academy for Educational Development, funded by the Ford Foundation. He currently resides in West Oakland.

Rise Up Cohort: California, 2024