Education & Work World

Education

Amberton University – Garland, TX

  • Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling, November 2012
    • Research on self-injury among LGBT Youth

Universal Body Wellness – McKinney, TX

  • Certificate in Massage Therapy, 2007

University of Texas at Dallas – Richardson, TX

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, 1998
  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1990

South Dakota State University – Brookings, SD

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1987

Work History

Renee Baker Counseling – Dallas, Tx

  • Counselor (2014-present)

Feleshia Porter Counseling – Dallas, Tx

  • Counseling Intern (2013-2014)

North Texas Youth Connection – Allen, TX

  • Case Manager (2010-2014)

Gender Power – Dallas, TX

  • Owner, Transgender Diversity Consultant, Life Coach & Speaker, 2007 – Present

Dallas Voice – Dallas, TX

  • Contributing Writer, 2009 – present

Edge Publications – Boston, MA

  • Contributing Writer, 2008 – 2009

Youth First Texas – Dallas, TX

  • LGBT Youth Activist, Advisory Board, Board Member and Volunteer, 2006 – 2013

Resource Center Dallas – Dallas, TX

  • LGBT LGBT Youth & Transgender Activist, Speaker Bureau and Volunteer, 2006 – 2013

Massage ‘N Motion Therapeutics – Dallas, TX

  • Owner, Orthopedic Massage Therapist, 2007 – Present

North Texas Gender Friends – Dallas, TX

  • Transgender Community Group Founder, 2006 – Present

L-3 Communications – Greenville, TX

  • Engineering Project Manager & Sr. Principle Engineer, 1999 – 2006

University of Texas at Dallas – Richardson, TX

  • Senior Lecturer, Research Scientist, Research Assistant, 1995-1999

Intecom, Inc. – Dallas, TX

  • Senior Software Engineer, 1991-1995

Texas Instruments – Dallas, TX

  • Hardware and Software Engineer, 1987-1991