Elle Halo, is a Black woman of trans experience, and a dedicated LGBTQ Health Equity Advocate and Educator. She is currently the Planned Parenthood of WI Inclusion Health Program Specialist. She is the first trans woman Co-Chair Elect of the STATEWIDE ACTION PLANNING GROUP FOR HIV AND AIDS OF WISCONSIN, an Inaugural Black AIDS Institute Ambassadorship of Biomedical Prevention, and a member of the Diverse and Resilient Board of Directors. Halo has experience as a public speaker and subject matter expert in areas of LGBTQIA health/ transgender health, safety and social disparities. She is a recipient of the 2019 Black Trans Advocacy Coalition Rising Star Award for Volunteerism, the 2019 Milwaukee Pridefest Individual of the Year, and a Transfaith Bobbie Jean Baker & Gender Reveal Podcast Grantee. Halo is a writer, poet, and singer. Her mother is a minister, Evangelist Veronica Sears, and Elle’s community work honors her mother’s example of unconventional community leadership.