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With the tools of advocacy, education, and trainings, we challenge the communities of Alameda County to address the stigma, misconceptions and discrimination that is targeted towards transgender people

TransVision participates in wide range of in-services, trainings, and presentations ranging from Transgender 101 to challenges with working with Transgender clients. Whether it is TransVision Program Coordinator Tiffany participating by herself or TransVision team members on a full panel, TransVision is always well received.

Advocacy takes many forms, from collaborating with our local, state, and federal legislative offices, to navigating medical, legal, criminal and housing issues with our clients, and attending conferences and trainings to add our voices and expand our knowledge.

Congressman George Miller, CA-7
Congressman George Miller, CA-7 with
Tiffany Woods
Tiffany at Frameline Media Panel
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-9)with
Tiffany Woods

Tiffany Woods has been honored with an Excellency in Advocacy Award by Tri-City Health Center in conjunction with Community Health Center Week, August 9-15, 2010, sponsored by the Alameda County Health Consortium and Community Health Center Network.

Tiffany Woods has been honored with the Alameda County Prevention and Education Award by the Alameda County Office of AIDS presented at the World AIDS Day Community Services Awards, Dec 1, 2010.

CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership

Tiffany is a Graduate of the CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership in Atlanta, GA. She is a 2005 Fellow and Scholar of the Year. She served as a Faculty Member for the CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership in 2006 and 2007 assisting Nicole Lezin with Strategic Planning and a brief Transgender 101 primer. In 2010, she was a Faculty Member once again, teaching Successful HIV Prevention Programming for Special Populations: Transgender. She Served on the first Fellows Advisory Committee for the Institute, 2009-2010.

For more info on the IHPL: http://www.ihpl.org/

Harm Reduction Coalition

Tiffany Woods is a trainer with the Harm Reduction Coalition, 2007- PRESENT

Recent Trainings

October, 2012, HRC Oakland Training: All Day Training: Transcending Transgender 101 to Transgender 202

May, 2012, HRC Oakland Training: All Day Training: Transcending Transgender 101 to Transgender 202

November 4th, 2011, HRC Oakland Training: All Day Training: Transcending Transgender 101 to Transgender 202

Trainings/Presentations/Conferences

2012

December, Guest Lecture, CSUEB Nursing and Health Science, Professor Lois Ritter

November, 2012: Closing Remarks, SF Transgender Day of Remembrance, San Francisco

November, 2012-Visiting Speakers Series Guest Speaker, Community Conversation in the Euphrat Museum of Art, DeAnza College. Sponsored by Equity Office, Pride Events Committee, Visiting Speakers Series, Euphrat Museum of Art, Office of Staff and Professional Development, ICCE, and the MCC

November, 2012- Workshop on Creating an Inclusive Campus for Transgender Students, Faculty, and Staff, DeAnza College.

November, 2012: TLC 7th Transgender Leadership Summit, UC Berkeley, Berkeley. 90 minute workshop titled: Brandy Martell Incident

October, 2012: Sex Worker Symposium, Oakland, CA. Co-chair workshop entitled "Transgendered Sex Work 101"

October, 2012: AIDS 2012 Report Back: Turning the Tide in the Greater Oakland Area Role: Introduce the afternoon hub session, Facilitate Strategy Session

August, 2012-Guest Lecture Medical anthropology, CSUEB; Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H. Instructor

Sept-October 2012- United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Session Title: Treatment as Prevention for Transgender People: Do we "Care" enough to make it work? Session Title: National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and High Impact Prevention (HIP): Programmatic Implications for HIV Prevention among Transgender People

XIX International AIDS Conference Washington D.C., 22-27 July 2012
Poster Presentation: The impact of trans-identity on access to care among transwomen living with HIV in Alameda County California: A qualitative analysis- Tiffany represented as part of the Oakland Shadow City Coalition

June, 2012 TransVision team represented at the annual Trans March in SF

June, 2012 TransVision team represented at the annual Trans March in SF

June, 2012 Organized Transgender Health Training for Tri-City Health Center Providers with Project Health and Dr. Nick Gorton

May,2012 In-Service In- Home Supportive Services Department of Adult/Aging , Alameda County Social Services Agency Training: Working with Transgender Clients

May 2012, Lifelong Clinic, Berkeley- Training: Transgender Health

May, 2012-Guest Lecture Human Sexuality Class on Trans issues at CSUEB; Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H. Instructor

February, 2012 West Coast Children's Clinic Training: Trans Issues with LBTQ Youth
2nd Annual Transgender Advocacy Day
2nd Annual Transgender Advocacy Day
Press Conference w/Senator Mark Leno		 Tiffany w/Seyron Foo, Leg Aide –Senator Corbett
Tiffany w/Seyron Foo, Leg Aide –Senator Corbett
  • 2011


  • December
    • World AIDS Day Speech, Oakland City Hall, US Positive Women's Network National Campaign Launch-with Mayor Quan
  • November
    • City College of San Francisco-CCSF Guest Lecturer: Trans Health
  • May
    • Tiffany and TransVision were in Sacramento on May 2 participating in the 2nd Annual Transgender Advocacy Day Sponsored by The Transgender Law Center and Equality California
    • Tiffany Guest Lectured on Trans Parents May 4 at City College, SF in the class "Supporting LGBT Families in Early Care and Education" course at City College of San Francisco. Sheila Norman, MA Instructor and Local Coordinator, CA Early Childhood Mentor Program & CDTC
    • May 19, 2010-Guest Lecture Human Sexuality Class on trans issues at CSUEB; Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H. Instructor
    • May 19, 2010-Guest Lecture Anthropology 1000 on gender at CSUEB; Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H. Instructor
    • May 31 Tiffany conducted a Trans 101 Training for L-ternship at the Women's Community Clinic, SF
  • April
    • Tiffany attended as a member of the National Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at National Transgender Health Summit, April 8 and 9, 2011, USCF, San Francisco, CA http://www.transhealth.ucsf.edu/
      • National Advisory Board-Center of Excellence
      National Advisory Board-Center of Excellence      		 Tiffany with Cathy from Hawaii
      Tiffany with Cathy from Hawaii
  • March
    • March 22, Tiffany attended a Special 1Year Party Anniversary of Health Care Reform in Concord
  • February
    • TransVision will be conducting an in-service training on transgender issues at West Coast Children's Clinic
    • Tiffany will be guest lecturer again on Feb 16 at CSUEB for a human sexuality class on transcending identity; Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H. Instructor
  • 2010


  • December
    • Tiffany participated on a panel at the World AIDS Day, Dec 1, Event hosted by WORLD. Activism, Sex, and Human Rights: The U.S. and East Bay 30 years into the epidemic. Film screening of "Sex in an Epidemic," a documentary from Outcast Films, followed by a panel discussion.
  • November
    • Tiffany lectured on Nov 2 for a human sexuality class on transcended identity at CSUEB; Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H. Instructor
    • Tiffany lectured on Nov 1 on Trans Health at CSUEB for Med Students, Nursing and Health Science, NSci 251, Lois A. Ritter, Ed.D., M.S., M.A.
    • Nov 1, 2010
      Hello Tiffany! Thank you so much for visiting my class today I always learn so much from you and so do our students!!!
      Thanks!
      Lois A. Ritter, Ed.D., M.S., M.A.
      Assistant Professor
      Nursing and Health Science, NSci 251
      California State University, East Bay
    • Nov 3, 2010
      Tiffany,
      Thank you. Call you for winter quarter. It was excellent and hopefully one or two people get moved.
      Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  • October
    • Tiffany conducted a training for the Harm Reduction Coalition on the 22nd in Oakland on Understanding & Working with Challenges Faced by Transgender Clients
    • Tiffany conducted a training for the Harm Reduction Coalition on the 21st in Reno, Nevada for the Washoe County Public Health Department on Advanced Harm Reduction Outreach

    • Tiffany conducted a 3 Hour agency wide Trans sensitivity/awareness trainings for Shanti in SF on Oct 1
    • Dear Tiffany,
      Thank you so much for taking time out of your day on Friday to come to Shanti! I've only heard positive feedback concerning the presentation, and it was great to meet you.
      Thanks again Tiffany!
      Megan
      Megan O'Brien
      Volunteer Services Coordinator
      Shanti
  • September
    • " Tiffany will be speaking on a panel at The 4th Annual Gender Spectrum Family Conference, September 3 - 6, 2010 in Berkeley, California http://www.genderspectrum.org/
  • August
    • TransVision will be facilitating a Breakout Session at the Alameda County HIV Prevention Summit on Transgender on August 30
  • June
    • TransVision became a Community Partner with Fresh Meat Productions in support of the Queer Arts Festival for the 2nd year
  • May
    • May 11, 2010
      Hello Tiffany. Thank you very much for coming to the class today to discuss transgender health. We all learned a great deal. Peace.
      Lois A. Ritter, Ed.D., M.S., M.A.
      Assistant Professor
      Nursing and Health Science, NSci 251
      California State University, East Bay
    • TransVision, in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente, held the 1st Annual Alameda County Transgender Health and Resource Conference on May 14 at Preservation Park, Oakland. See Events page for photos/report
    • The 2nd Annual Mayor Ronald V. Dellums Model City Summit on Women, Monday May 10, Oakland
    • TransVision was honored to be invited to provide a resource table and represent transgender women at the Summit.
    • Tiffany participated in a panel focusing on the needs of transgender women. This was the first panel ever at the Summit involving transgender women talking about transgender issues.
    • Tiffany lectured on May 10 on Trans Health at CSUEB for Med Students
    • Tiffany and Lee attended the First Trans Lobby Days at the State Capital on May 17
  • April
    • Tiffany served as Faculty at CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership in Atlanta, GA teaching Successful HIV Prevention Programming for Special Populations: Transgender
    • Tiffany Woods and Tanajsha Thomas attended the 2010 CAPS HIV Prevention Conference April 23 in SF. Tiffany participated in the Research to Practice Village with the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

Tanajsha Thomas & Tiffany Woods
Jae Sevelius, Danielle Castro, Tiffany: COE
  • March
    • Chabot College, Hayward: Guest Lecturer:
      Social/Cultural Anthropology Class: Sex and Gender
      Kip Waldo, Instructor

      Hi Tiffany,

      I realize that I neglected to thank you for coming to class two weeks ago!

      Eyes were opened and, as usual, people opened up a bit more. Those who chose to miss or life's pressures were too much, are ticked off that they missed.

      Thanks again,

      kip

  • February
    • Participated in a Filming for Course on Adapting Behavioral Interventions for Sociometrics
    • Second In-service at La Clinica de la Raza in Oakland for their Prevention providers on Trans 101, hormones and TransVision and TCHC transgender services

      Hello Tiffany:

      Thank very much for your presentation today! This information would help us to better serve our communities.

      Take care,

      Berta

      Berta O. Hernandez
      Casa CHE Manager
      La Clínica de La Raza

  • January
    • Tiffany was appointed to the National Advisory Board of The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, UCSF: http://transhealth.ucsf.edu/
  • 2009


  • December
    • In-service at La Clinica de la Raza in Oakland for their Trans Latinas group on TransVision and TCHC transgender services
  • October


    • United States Conference on AIDS San Francisco 2009

      The USCA came to San Francisco and TransVision made their presence known. Program manager Lisa Carver and the TransVision Team presented a roundtable:
      Beyond Nine to Five: Engaging Transgender Women in HIV testing and HIV Care.

      Tiffany Presented a Poster Presentation: Through the Camera Lens: Using Photography for Outreach and Recruitment of Transgender Women into HIV Prevention Programs.


    • Both Lisa and Tiffany participated in the Transgender Institute: Providing Health Care for Transgender People in a Primary Care Setting.
      Tiffany presented on the current state of Transgender Services in the East Bay in the Host Committee Seminar: AIDS/HIV in the East Bay. Tiffany also had the honor and privileges to serve on the USCA Host Committee.
  • June
    • TransVision became a Community Partner with Fresh Meat Productions in support of the Queer Arts Festival.
    • TransVision Team, TCHC staff and clients joined activists from around the state in Sacramento at the State Capital joining the HIV/AIDS protest rally over the impending state HIV/AIDS budget cuts
    • Hosted a joint workshop in Fremont with TLC and Attorney Chelsea E. HaleyNelson on immigration issues for 12 Latina trans women from Alameda and Santa Clara County, done entirely in Spanish.
    • Collaborated with TLC and Lyon Martin Clinic/ Project H.E.A.L.T.H. to do a provider training on hormone administration and boundaries' training for TCHC HIV Services Dept.
    • In-service at WORLD in Oakland for their HIV U series on trans 101, TransVision's transgender services.
  • January
    • The second statewide conference on Transgender HIV Prevention and Care was held over 3 days in Los Angeles from 1/26-1/28, 2009. The first one was held in 2005 in San Francisco. The TransVision team, Tanajsha, Brandy, Mimi, and Tiffany represented Alameda county at the conference.

TransVision In-Service Training East Oakland Community Project (ECOP)

September 2, 2009

In order to make their shelter and service more transgender friendly and accessible, TransVision conducted an In-Service Training at East Oakland Community Project.

From their website: East Oakland Community Project is a multi-service center offering emergency and transitional housing in Alameda County. We provide dignified temporary housing that homeless people, including individuals battling HIV/AIDS, can call home while rebuilding their lives. Close to 15,000 of Alameda County's most needy people have come through our doors since 1990. With the opening of Crossroads, our new state-of-the-art emergency housing facility in Oakland, we have the ability to reach more people in need with comprehensive, holistic services.

Using the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Publication "Transitioning Our Shelters" as a guide, Tiffany, Brandy, and Mimi answered pre submitted questions from shelter staff around transgender issues, working with transgender clients, and available resources.

TransVision would like to thank Kim Parrish and staff of ECOP for their invitation and willingness to be inclusive and inviting to transgender women in need of shelter.
Images from a mural inside the shelter

CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership

Tiffany is a Graduate of the CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership in Atlanta, GA. She is a 2005 Fellow and Scholar of the Year. She served as a Faculty Member for the CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership in 2006 and 2007 assisting Nicole Lezin with Strategic Planning and a brief Transgender 101 primer.

For more info on the IHPL: http://www.ihpl.org/

Testimonials

RE: Thank You
Jun 3, 2008 1:23
Tiffany,
You owe me no thanks. It is us that owe you the thanks and gratitude. Your presentation was extremely informative and flawless. I have walked by many of my co-workers offices' and found the packet you gave us on top of their desks, which leads me to believe they are still thumbing through the pages. You left us wanting more!!! You GO! We will be using your expertise again soon. I love that Tri City and Covenant House have established a support system in the community to help those who are marginalized so badly here in Oakland.

Sincerely, Brad

Brad Kelly
Shelter Case Manager
Covenant House California
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June 19-20- Alameda County Office of AIDS Prevention for Positives: Promoting Healthier Lives Conference: Presenter for the workshop entitled "Working with TG Population".

This was a great opportunity to do a workshop around the issues of Prevention for Positives, and the challenges of getting trans women into care and keeping in care, especially those of color. The workshop was full with about 25 attendees. A big thank you to Joanne Keatley from UCSF for coming over to support and Shelley Stinson, Office of AIDS, for the opportunity to present the workshop at the conference.

2008

  • August 1, 2008- PFLAG Panel on LGBT Health at Stanford Medical School of Education for PCAP nurse practitioner/physician assistant students about promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends
  • June 9, 2008 -Cultural Competency Training: Working with Transgender Clients/Residents, The John Stewart Company, San Francisco, CA 94109
  • May 30, 2008- PFLAG Panel on LGBT Health at Stanford Medical School of Education for undergrad and medical students. This panel is specifically focused on the medical needs & personal experiences with the medical community as an LGBT person, no matter how small or extensive
  • May 13, 2006-Covenant House Oakland: training on Gender Identity, specifically that of Transgender Identity and working with your Trans Residents
  • Mar 12, 2008 - SFSU, San Francisco: SEX IN THE CITY: Is Your SEXuality a Fad? Presentation on sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender

Harm Reduction Coalition Trainings

Tiffany Woods joined the Harm Reduction Coalition in 2oo8 as one of their trainers.

  • April 16, 2008 -Cultural Competency Training: Working with Transgender Clients/Residents
    The John Stewart Company, San Francisco, CA 94109
  • Transgender Clients: Working with an Invisible Population
    Friday, January 25, 9:30 am - 5 pm

2007

Transgender 101 Training on the Central Coast

June 6, 2007- I had the opportunity to fill in for Joanne Keatley at the San Jose AIDS Education Training Center in providing 2 trainings in San Luis Obispo, Ca with Co-Trainer Danielle Anderson-Castro of the Transpowerment Program in San Jose. The trainings were basic Transgender 101, which included an overview of terms and concepts to understand transgender people's lives and experience and identify distinctions between gender identity and sexual orientation and the importance of these differences in serving transgender patients. Both trainings were only one hour in duration, so we could barely scratch the surface.
The first training was held on the beautiful campus of Cal Poly Tech University for Cal Poly Health & Counseling Services with about 30 different staff ranging from M.D. NP, LVN, pharmacist, counselors/psychologist, laboratory techs & clerical staff. The second was at the Public Health Department for providers who work at local clinics. This was all due mainly to Dr. Denise Taylor and Danielle, who have been working together to bring trans education and healthcare to the incarcerated transgender women at the California Men's Colony as well as local providers.
  • November 20, 2007-Tri-City Homeless Coalition: Training on Gender Identity and making shelters safe for trans residents.

TransVision presentation at Community Collaborative Planning Council

July 23, 2007- TransVision presented the latest Transgender data in Alameda County to the HIV Planning Council Meeting held at Centennial Hall in Hayward. As part of the presentation, new data was released from TransVision's Data Survey Project and their T3 Social Marketing Campaign that greatly increased the current numbers of HIV infections in transgender women in Alameda County.
An significant portion of the presentation addressed the high infection rates in African American transgender women and the many issues that prevent them from accessing testing, prevention & Care & Treatment Services, and the overall stigma and discrimination faced by these women as well as the need for more services that are transgender sensitive and accessible to the transgender community. Presented for TransVision were Program Coordinator Tiffany Woods, Assistant Program Coordinator Tanajsha Thomas, and HIV Program Manager Lisa Carver.

2006

TransVision presentation at Community Collaborative Planning Council

June 27, 2006- TransVision was invited to present a special presentation on transgender data collection at the HIV Planning Council Meeting held at the Office of AIDS in Oakland. This invitation from the Planning Council was a unique opportunity to talk about the challenges around good data collection regarding transgender women in Alameda County. HIV Program Manager Lisa Carver and TransVision Program Coordinator Tiffany Woods presented a Power Point presentation that covered all of the challenges and successes of collecting data/HIV testing information on transgender women. Following the presentation, a lively Q&A session with members of the Planning Council brought out many issues around transgender identity, provider sensitivity and inclusion in all aspects HIV reporting.

Presentation on "Trans Vulnerability to HIV" presented in November by Tiffany Woods to the State CPG in Palm Springs

Nov 4, 2006- For the first time ever, a transgender panel was put together to present to the state Community Planning Group the impact of HIV/AIDS on transgender women. Tiffany presented a power point presentation titled "HIV Risk Factors and Intervention Strategies". Many of the well documented reasons for high rates of HIV infection among transgender women as well as the best intervention strategies were highlighted. TransVision's successful work in Alameda County fighting the epidemic was also highlighted. Three other trans women gave their personal story and how HIV has affected them. The presentation the presentation was well received and many questions were asked as well as many thank you's for the presentation came from the CPG.

2005

  • April 1005- Samuel Merritt College, Oakland : 2nd year medical students, Sensitivity Training on Transgender Health Issues
  • May 2005- Quality and Parity Transgender Conference, San Francisco Presentation: Serving an Invisible Population in Rural Communities
  • August 2005- HIV Prevention Leadership Summit, San Francisco: Poster Presentation: Transgender in the Burbs: Serving and Invisible Population
  • October 24, 2005 CHOW Training SF: Transgender Panel
  • October 15, 2005 4th Annual Queer Pin@y Conference, Cal Berkeley: Breaking It Down: Transgender 101

Chabot College Hayward

Guest Lecturer:

I have had the honor of being a guest lecturer in Kip Waldo's amazing classes discussing gender, sex and transgender identities. Social/Cultural Anthropology Class: Sex and Gender
Kip Waldo, Instructor

October 2004                March 2005            October 2006
October 2007                 February 2008

Testimonial by Mr. Waldo

Oct 18, 2007
Hi Tiffany,
Thanks again for joining us yesterday. You really left students with a LOT to think about. Of course the couple who could really use having their eyes opened a bit more, were not in class. But for those who were, you provided a wonderful forum for exploration of gender. I applaud you for sharing your life in such a way.
My best to you and the family,
Kip

Oct 11, 2006
Hello Tiffany,
Thanks so much for coming by. I love to watch the expressions on people's faces as they grapple with concepts that seem "so natural" to them and then begin to become undone. That is anthropology and the poor students, it happens to them at least once every other week.
Thank you for helping them think.
All the best to you and your family,
Kip
 More Testimonials
Training
Apr 17, 2008
Tiffany,
I just wanted to say thank you for providing a great training yesterday! It was not only very informative but you presented the information in a very pragmatic and interesting way. I heard many of our staff comment on how much they enjoyed the training and really appreciated your style. It's not easy to connect with our staff in a way that is meaningful to them and you did an excellent job of doing just that. I'm in the process of discussing training needs with some of our other Regional Managers who oversee other SRO properties in San Francisco. I think you training will be very valuable for them, so it's just a matter of finding the funds in the budget and determining logistics. But if I have my way, I'll be contacting you soon to figure out training dates.
Have an awesome weekend!
Thanks,
Natalie Bybee
Director, Human Resources
The John Stewart Company
1388 Sutter Street, 11th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
THANK YOU!
Nov 20, 2007
Hi Tiffany,
I just wanted to thank you so much for coming out today and talking to our group. I personally found all the information that you shared useful and enlightening. I know that other staff enjoyed the talk too.
Our Emergency Services Director, Pam Odendaahl-Quant, (she oversees the shelter and other programs), may be contacting you to do more training with her shelter staff. Thanks again and please feel free to contact me in the future if we can collaborate in any way.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Vivian Wan, MSW
Special Projects Manager
Tri-City Homeless Coalition

Hello Danielle, Tiffany, & Denise,
June 16,
The presentation struck a cord on everyone. We did not realize how little we knew about transgender. It is imperative that experts like you & Tiffany continue to educate the public and health care providers. You were excellent speakers. On this note perhaps a follow-up session would be great next academic year ( Sept. 07 thru June 08).
On behalf of the Cal Poly Staff, I want to thank you for sharing your precious time with us.
Marina
Marina Perez NP MPA
Head of Nursing Services
Cal Poly Health & Counseling Services
San Luis Obispo CA 93407
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