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Our Staff

Adrian Toca (he/him)

Dandelion Hill, CRPS, NCPS, MSW

Dandelion Hill, CRPS, NCPS, MSW

Director of Respite Operations


Dandelion Hill, CRPS, NCPS, MSW

Dandelion Hill, CRPS, NCPS, MSW

Dandelion Hill, CRPS, NCPS, MSW

Director of Peer Services

DeeDee

Dandelion Hill, CRPS, NCPS, MSW

Kevin Coogan (he/they)

Mascot and Emotional Support Animal

Kevin Coogan (he/they)

Kevin Coogan (he/they)

Kevin Coogan (he/they)

Data and Reporting Specialist

Lia Epps (she/her)

Kevin Coogan (he/they)

Lia Epps (she/her)

Program Coordinator

Mary (she/her)

Kevin Coogan (he/they)

Lia Epps (she/her)

Administrative Coordinator


Yasmin (she/they)

Yasmin (she/they)

Yasmin (she/they)

Executive Director

Board of Directors

Eva Fajardo, CAP, LMHC

Jeffery McCary, MSW Intern

Eva Fajardo, CAP, LMHC

Founding Board President

Luisairis Soto, M.A.

Jeffery McCary, MSW Intern

Eva Fajardo, CAP, LMHC

Current Executive Board President

Jeffery McCary, MSW Intern

Jeffery McCary, MSW Intern

Jeffery McCary, MSW Intern

Executive Board Vice President

Kim Murphy

William (Bill) Short

Jeffery McCary, MSW Intern

Executive Board Secretary

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As a mural and portrait artist with more than 25 years of experience, Kim Murphy

is helping Orlando feel seen through art. Having been a psychotherapist for the

past twelve years serving the LGBTQ+ community, she is taking a sabbatical from therapy and returning to her first love, painting. Kim knows that there is

Executive Board Secretary

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As a mural and portrait artist with more than 25 years of experience, Kim Murphy

is helping Orlando feel seen through art. Having been a psychotherapist for the

past twelve years serving the LGBTQ+ community, she is taking a sabbatical from therapy and returning to her first love, painting. Kim knows that there is power in representation and that creative expression can lead to healing. Through her membership in the Maven Leadership Collective, she has created a

mural painting initiative centering the QTPOC community called Painting Change. Kim partners with companies, non-profits and local government to create public works of art, painted by volunteers, with the goal of increasing queer representation and a sense of belonging for people of color throughout Central Florida. 

William (Bill) Short

William (Bill) Short

William (Bill) Short

Executive Board Treasurer

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Bill is the Associate Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer of Rollins College in Winter Park,

Florida. In this capacity he leads the College’s Financial and Accounting process and serves as College

Liaison to the many of the College’s Board of Trustees Committees; Audit, Finance, Investment, and Risk

Executive Board Treasurer

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Bill is the Associate Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer of Rollins College in Winter Park,

Florida. In this capacity he leads the College’s Financial and Accounting process and serves as College

Liaison to the many of the College’s Board of Trustees Committees; Audit, Finance, Investment, and Risk. He joined the College in September 2000 as Director of Accounting. Since that

time, he has served as Director of Budgets and Investments and Assistant Treasurer 2005-2010, and in

his current role from 2011 to present.

Andrea Montanez

William (Bill) Short

William (Bill) Short

Board Member

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Andrea (she/her/Ella), is a Contigo Fund Community Board Member, a proud immigrant transgender Latinx woman from Colombia. She serves as Advocacy Director/LGBTQ-Immigration Organizer for Hope CommUnity Center. A long-standing community builder through volunteerism, Andrea is Board Member at Peer Support Space. In addition, s

Board Member

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Andrea (she/her/Ella), is a Contigo Fund Community Board Member, a proud immigrant transgender Latinx woman from Colombia. She serves as Advocacy Director/LGBTQ-Immigration Organizer for Hope CommUnity Center. A long-standing community builder through volunteerism, Andrea is Board Member at Peer Support Space. In addition, she is a co-Director of Outreach at Come Out with Pride Orlando, whose focus is to produce an annual pride event that fosters a sense of community and encourages LGBTQ+ citizens to live openly and with pride. She aims to continue her social justice, activism, and volunteerism efforts in Central Florida! 

Angela Hunt

Dr. David Cavalleri, PhD.

Dr. David Cavalleri, PhD.

Dr. David Cavalleri, PhD.

Dr. David Cavalleri, PhD.

Dr. David Cavalleri, PhD.

Niki

Dr. David Cavalleri, PhD.

Rebeccca Keck

Board Member

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Hey, my name is Niki. My pronouns are she/her. I’m first-gen everything. I like film photography, cheesy tourist attractions, and my partner. I live with anxiety, PTSD, and an adorably deranged cat named Moira. I’m a licensed therapist and work in diversity, equity, and inclusion. I try to find ways to advocate for equity an

Board Member

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Hey, my name is Niki. My pronouns are she/her. I’m first-gen everything. I like film photography, cheesy tourist attractions, and my partner. I live with anxiety, PTSD, and an adorably deranged cat named Moira. I’m a licensed therapist and work in diversity, equity, and inclusion. I try to find ways to advocate for equity and autonomy for all. The uncommon kindness and compassion that PSS offers folks drew me to their work a few years ago and now they’ve let me become a board member!

Rebeccca Keck

Sam Benner, CPA LLC

Rebeccca Keck

Sam Benner, CPA LLC

Sam Benner, CPA LLC

Sam Benner, CPA LLC

Peer Supporters

Ah'Shah (She/they)

Alex Flynn (ze/zir/zirs)

Alex Flynn (ze/zir/zirs)

1:1 Peer Supporter

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I’m Ah’Shah. My name has many meanings (hope, hawk, life alive) across cultures. I’m 43, witchy, multi-passionate, originating from Mount Talol, WA and currently reside in ATX. I delight in dance, journaling, and visioning slow travel.

Like you, I am someone who has survived many challenges. Received my first training t

1:1 Peer Supporter

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I’m Ah’Shah. My name has many meanings (hope, hawk, life alive) across cultures. I’m 43, witchy, multi-passionate, originating from Mount Talol, WA and currently reside in ATX. I delight in dance, journaling, and visioning slow travel.

Like you, I am someone who has survived many challenges. Received my first training to support others in 2012. Been evolving in this work since. 

Overall, I am in a continual process of learning to be more myself (whole & sovereign) in community with those who seek the same. 

Alex Flynn (ze/zir/zirs)

Alex Flynn (ze/zir/zirs)

Alex Flynn (ze/zir/zirs)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Disabled Babes Book Club, Cozy Gaming Group, and Daily Communal Gatherings

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I'm a queer, nonbinary, mad, disabled person. In my free time I love bonding with my cats, making music, reading, writing, and playing cozy video games. 

Andres Acosta (he/him)

Alex Flynn (ze/zir/zirs)

Becca Thomas (they/them)

HIV Stigma Taskforce Lead and Co-Facilitator for Hablemos Más


Becca Thomas (they/them)

Alex Flynn (ze/zir/zirs)

Becca Thomas (they/them)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitato

for Crip Club 

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 I am an artist and musician and channel both of these creative outlets for healing and catharsis. I am also a houseplant enthusiast, tarot reader, and cat parent to Kiki. I have experience with invisible and visible disability, and I am an ambulatory wheelchair user (using my wheelchair

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitato

for Crip Club 

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 I am an artist and musician and channel both of these creative outlets for healing and catharsis. I am also a houseplant enthusiast, tarot reader, and cat parent to Kiki. I have experience with invisible and visible disability, and I am an ambulatory wheelchair user (using my wheelchair about 90% of the time). As a person with moderate ME/CFS I am primarily house-based. My favorite wellness tools are radical rest and pacing.

Beck DeTrempe (they/them)

Caroline Pittman (she/they/fae)

Beck DeTrempe (they/them)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Facilitator for Disability (Is Not a Bad Word), Virtual Social Meetups, Disabled Babes Book Club, and If You Give a Trans Person a Book Club

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Beck DeTrempe is a Queer Non-Binary Disabled Person living in Orlando, Florida. Beck is also the founder of Basically Wonderful, an organization that aims to create accessible

1:1 Peer Supporter and Facilitator for Disability (Is Not a Bad Word), Virtual Social Meetups, Disabled Babes Book Club, and If You Give a Trans Person a Book Club

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Beck DeTrempe is a Queer Non-Binary Disabled Person living in Orlando, Florida. Beck is also the founder of Basically Wonderful, an organization that aims to create accessible peer-led spaces that are welcoming to Disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, and has partnered with Peer Support Space to create the spaces that they now facilitate. 

Bryant Nguyen (he/him)

Caroline Pittman (she/they/fae)

Beck DeTrempe (they/them)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Lotus

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I am cisgender, Gay, and Vietnamese Individual. I am a survivor of generational trauma and the child of immigrant parents. I am comfortable supporting people with shared lived experiences and similar identities as myself. Every individual knows what is best for themselves; I want to encoura

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Lotus

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I am cisgender, Gay, and Vietnamese Individual. I am a survivor of generational trauma and the child of immigrant parents. I am comfortable supporting people with shared lived experiences and similar identities as myself. Every individual knows what is best for themselves; I want to encourage everyone to advocate and speak to their own personal needs.  

Caroline Pittman (she/they/fae)

Caroline Pittman (she/they/fae)

Caroline Pittman (she/they/fae)

1:1 Peer Support and Co-Facilitator for Be Kind to Your Mind, Digital Communal Gatherings, Disability (Is Not a Bad Word), and Disability Socials 

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Before I started working with Peer Support Space (PSS), I was a participant of some of the in-person groups that PSS had started offering in 2019. I became a peer group facilitator at the begi

1:1 Peer Support and Co-Facilitator for Be Kind to Your Mind, Digital Communal Gatherings, Disability (Is Not a Bad Word), and Disability Socials 

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Before I started working with Peer Support Space (PSS), I was a participant of some of the in-person groups that PSS had started offering in 2019. I became a peer group facilitator at the beginning of 2020, hosting daily virtual support groups throughout the height of the Pandemic, and currently I continue to hold compassionate space for folks. Since 2020, I’ve also become a co-facilitator for the Disability (is Not A Bad Word) group and their social meet-ups. Additionally, I provide one-to-one (1:1) support for peers who may benefit from an individualized approach. I will occasionally guest-facilitate the hybrid Butterfly Talks group and the in-person Be Kind To Your Mind group. I graduated in May 2018 with my bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Central Florida, and I have been certified as an adult recovery peer specialist in the state of Florida since August 2021.

Dai (she/her)

Caroline Pittman (she/they/fae)

Caroline Pittman (she/they/fae)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Black LGBTQ+ Space, Your Black Matters, and Daily Communal Gatherings 


Grae (xe/them)

Itiba Contreras (they/she/him)

Iftu Hargaaya (she/her)

1:1 Peer Supporter & Co-Facilitator for Daily Communal Gatherings

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Grae is a queer and disabled Autistic who loves their chosen family fiercely. Xe are a community activist, artist, and musician who is deeply involved in efforts to support grassroots organizing in West Pasco where they're from. Xe are passionate about sociology + science 

1:1 Peer Supporter & Co-Facilitator for Daily Communal Gatherings

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Grae is a queer and disabled Autistic who loves their chosen family fiercely. Xe are a community activist, artist, and musician who is deeply involved in efforts to support grassroots organizing in West Pasco where they're from. Xe are passionate about sociology + science + spirituality, which informs xeir quest for honest love, connection and healing.

Iftu Hargaaya (she/her)

Itiba Contreras (they/she/him)

Iftu Hargaaya (she/her)

Iftu Hargaaya (she/her) is an Oromo educator, peer supporter, and community organizer with lived experience navigating mental health concerns. Currently Iftu teaches anti-oppressive education at a local community college and uses both her education and lived experience to inform her peer support practice. As a peer supporter she provides 

Iftu Hargaaya (she/her) is an Oromo educator, peer supporter, and community organizer with lived experience navigating mental health concerns. Currently Iftu teaches anti-oppressive education at a local community college and uses both her education and lived experience to inform her peer support practice. As a peer supporter she provides nonclinical mental wellness support using an abolitionist, trauma and culturally responsive approach to care. Outside of work Iftu enjoys volunteering, traveling, writing poetry and spending time with her dog. 

Itiba Contreras (they/she/him)

Itiba Contreras (they/she/him)

Itiba Contreras (they/she/him)

Born in Boriken (Puerto Rico) Itiba became a climate migrant at the young age of 11 when they where relocated to Central Florida post hurricane George. Itiba has been a community organizer since the age of 16 and has been active in mental health advocacy since the age of 20. She has dedicated time to understanding decolonization in the me

Born in Boriken (Puerto Rico) Itiba became a climate migrant at the young age of 11 when they where relocated to Central Florida post hurricane George. Itiba has been a community organizer since the age of 16 and has been active in mental health advocacy since the age of 20. She has dedicated time to understanding decolonization in the mental health services world. Itiba has also dedicated time to holistic healing advocacy. 

Henry Coburn (he/him)

Kat McIntosh (they/them)

Justine Adams (she/her)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Fostering Friendships

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 I identify as a non-binary lesbian. I’m autistic, fat, and Black. I love to cook more than anything. I hope to spend the next year cultivating a kitchen garden so I can cook even better food with fresher ingredients. I really love reading, and the library has been a ton of 

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Fostering Friendships

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 I identify as a non-binary lesbian. I’m autistic, fat, and Black. I love to cook more than anything. I hope to spend the next year cultivating a kitchen garden so I can cook even better food with fresher ingredients. I really love reading, and the library has been a ton of fun while I’ve been getting back into this hobby. My girlfriend and I are excited to start fostering dogs this year as I’m a huge animal lover.

Justine Adams (she/her)

Kat McIntosh (they/them)

Justine Adams (she/her)

Co-Facilitator for Virtual Parents Gathering


Jordan Adams (she/her)

Kat McIntosh (they/them)

Kat McIntosh (they/them)

Co-Facilitator for Virtual Parents Gathering


Kat McIntosh (they/them)

Kat McIntosh (they/them)

Kat McIntosh (they/them)

1:1 Peer Supporter, Co-Facilitator for Daily Communal Gatherings , and Lead Organizer for Holding Space Guide

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I am a 32-year-old femme living in Trinidad and Tobago. I have advocated for peer support, lived experience and invisible disabilities for about 5 years. I have a deep desire to see humans engage one another from a trauma-informe

1:1 Peer Supporter, Co-Facilitator for Daily Communal Gatherings , and Lead Organizer for Holding Space Guide

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I am a 32-year-old femme living in Trinidad and Tobago. I have advocated for peer support, lived experience and invisible disabilities for about 5 years. I have a deep desire to see humans engage one another from a trauma-informed and compassionate heart space. 

I love the beach. Sparkly colorful things make me happy. I have a deep desire to live in London at some point in my life with a gray British shorthair cat. 

A motto I live by - My goal isn’t to be perfect - just authentic.


Kevin Deane (he/him)

Kevin Deane (he/him)

Kevin Deane (he/him)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Your Black Matters

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Kevin Deane is a facilitator for Your Black Matters. He is passionate about his community and his people. A man that loves to laugh and Learn. A stand up comedian by night any thing he can to make others laugh and feel welcomed Kevin will do.

Kory Alfie (he/his)

Kevin Deane (he/him)

Kevin Deane (he/him)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Be Kind to Your Mind

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I enjoy writing, listening to music, hanging out with my dog Zero, plants 🌱🪴, making new connections, learning film photography, making people laugh is my favorite thing in the world. 

Maji (no pronouns)

Kevin Deane (he/him)

Maji (no pronouns)

Co-Facilitator for Planting Hope

  

Mari

Kevin Deane (he/him)

Maji (no pronouns)

Co-Facilitator for Black LGBTQ+ Space


Meg Sunga

Ruth Vega (she/her)

Ruth Vega (she/her)

Co-Facilitator for Daily Communal Gatherings 


Ruth Vega (she/her)

Ruth Vega (she/her)

Ruth Vega (she/her)

1:1 Peer Supporter

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I’m a mother of 3, two boys and a girl. I love doing things with my family and friends. I'm a big jokester. I love to laugh and make others laugh. I'm obsessed with dogs (have 3 of my own) and pretty much any kind of animal. Unfortunately I lost my two sons within a year ½ of each other. One was 20 and the other 26.  T

1:1 Peer Supporter

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I’m a mother of 3, two boys and a girl. I love doing things with my family and friends. I'm a big jokester. I love to laugh and make others laugh. I'm obsessed with dogs (have 3 of my own) and pretty much any kind of animal. Unfortunately I lost my two sons within a year ½ of each other. One was 20 and the other 26.  To say life has been a roller coaster is an understatement. This is also the reason and interest to get more involved with others who have lost a child or a loved one. 

scuffy (xe/xem/xyr)

Ruth Vega (she/her)

scuffy (xe/xem/xyr)

1:1 Peer Supporter

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I’m 40, white, genderqueer, trans, anarchist, childfree, anti-capitalist, and vegan. I’m into crochet, mixed media art, stencil making, print making, stamp cutting, painting (acrylic, oil, watercolor), sculpting, sewing, papier mache, poetry as coping mechanism, grounding techniques, nature, bicycles, and the well-being of all animals (including humans). . 

Shea (she/her)

Skully (they/he)

Skully (they/he)

1:1 Peer Supporter 

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I am a proud women of color from the transgender experience. I am an introvert with extrovert qualities. I am someone who enjoys things like hiking or outdoor activities while also enjoying a night in gaming. I really enjoy giving back

to the community and am involved with multiple Central Florida organizations. I have

1:1 Peer Supporter 

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I am a proud women of color from the transgender experience. I am an introvert with extrovert qualities. I am someone who enjoys things like hiking or outdoor activities while also enjoying a night in gaming. I really enjoy giving back

to the community and am involved with multiple Central Florida organizations. I have been told I have maternal energy while also being one to not avoid subjects and can have a blunt sense of humor. I love cooking foods from different cultures. I am a sister, a friend, a cook, and a pet parent.

Skully (they/he)

Skully (they/he)

Skully (they/he)

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for Daily Communal Gatherings and Peer-Led Autism Group

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I’m 28, white, got 3 feline furbabies, and music is incredibly important to me-I play violin, sing a bit, and am working to learn the hand saw, among other instruments. As Asiatu Lawoyin says, I’m an AuDHDer, and am also non-binary, transmasculine, non-monogamous, and pansexual.

Sky (they/she)

Skully (they/he)

Juanita Carbajal

1:1 Peer Supporter and Co-Facilitator for  Peer-Led Autism Group

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I'm a grown up 90's kid who lives in a unicorn van, plays guitar (mostly emo/folk covers), loves art therapy & sound healing, dabbles in mental health inspired comedy, addicted to spending time alone in nature, feels a healing connection with the sky.

Juanita Carbajal

Tea Tran (she/her)

Juanita Carbajal

Hablemos Más

Sun (they/she)

Tea Tran (she/her)

Tea Tran (she/her)

1:1 Peer Supporter

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I’m 25, a dog parent, and a creative at heart. Some of my favorite things are animals, nature, music, writing, photography, arts & crafts. I spend most of my time watching tv shows & movies, listening to music, and playing cozy games. I’m primarily bedbound & housebound, and use a power wheelchair. I’m passionate about disability justice & community care 

Tea Tran (she/her)

Tea Tran (she/her)

Tea Tran (she/her)

Co-Facilitator for Lotus



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