As a member of the LGBTQ community, Fresh! has facilitated over 150 workshops on competency and ally-ship; supporting team cohesion, which helps to increase both learning and productivity, in the workplace.

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FRESH! WHITE TRANS* & LGBQ ALLY TRAINING 2016
Fresh! White, CPCC
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TRANS* & LGBQI ALLY TRAINING INFORMATION SHEET
“Fresh! brings a life history and a life force filled with genuineness, warmth, acceptance, humor, insight, and humility to
his trainings. He has a seemingly effortless way of communicating both personal content and societal context to an
audience in a direct, candid, and engaging manner. He is adept at telling his story in a thought provoking societal and
cultural perspective and then eliciting and answering questions from the audience. . . which is precisely what I look for as
a professor. If you have a chance to hear Fresh! speak, you won’t soon forget it.” - Andreas Bollinger, PH.D., Adjunct
Professor Counseling Psychology, Dominican University (2009-2016)
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Are you are interested in helping to create safe and life affirming work and community spaces for your Trans* and
LGBQ2
AI employees, co-workers, partners, funders and clients? We provide an engaging cultural training to support
you in being an ally for these communities. This workshop will provide basic and advanced information including
defining terminology, and taking a look at defining discriminatory conduct and cover basic employment rights laws for
and gender variant people in the workplace. Through personal stories, and short video clips, you will have an
opportunity to see and experience some of the challenges and successes our communities face, and attain tools for
your personal understanding, as well as, deepen your professional and community member ally-ship. There will also
be an opportunity to ask clarifying questions directly to our presenter(s).
By participating in this workshop you will:
- Discover best practices for employers working with transgender, and gender variant coworkers and clients
- Review state laws as appropriate for your staff
- Walk away with resources to help further your learning post workshop
- Shift from making assumptions, to asking clarifying questions in respectful ways
- Learn a bit of history about the roots of Transgender discrimination, and debunk some myths
LEAD TRAINER BIO
Fresh White is a Certified Life and Mindfulness Coach, writer, speaker, and facilitator. He is a
contributing author to, Trans Bodies Trans Selves, a health, legal and cultural resource guide for
service providers and members of the trans* community. Fresh has facilitated over 150 LGBTQ2
IA
talks and trainings in San Francisco and Marin since 2003, at institutions such as: Dominican
University, various UCSF Campus’, UC Santa Cruz, multiple SF City College campuses; SF & Marin
public and private schools; Yahoo!, Santa Clara, SF City departments, CASA Marin and many
more.
Fresh also works part time at the SF LGBT Center as an Employment Specialist where, in collaboration with the
Transgender Law Center, he has offered over 20+ Trans* Competency Trainings for employers. He sits on the boards
of the San Francisco Trans March, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and as an Ally on the advisory board for Bridge
HIV, SF.

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FRESH! WHITE TRANS* & LGBQ ALLY TRAINING 2016
TESTIMONIALS
San Francisco LGBT Speaker’s Bureau, 2002 – Present “Fresh! White has been a Speaker and Diversity Trainer
with the San Francisco Speakers Bureau since 2002. Fresh! has touched hundreds of students with his
authenticity, sense of humor, charisma, and knowledge. When Fresh! is at the front of the room as a co-
facilitator, speaker, or panelist, audiences and participants feel comfortable listening to and/or participating in
discussions about how, when we are all accepted and respected, it is possible for us to live richer, fuller lives.”
McLellan Leigh, SF Speaker’s Bureau Director, 2003-2014
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, “…Trans* and LGBQ Life Confirming Training for Spirit Rock Staff in
October 2015. We invited all staff to attend; around 40 were present. We all felt the training was outstanding,
ranging from explaining acronyms to sharing deeply personal and life affirming stories. The training was offered
in a sensitive, compassionate but direct and helpful manner. Staff responded very openly and with a great deal
of honesty and vulnerability. The staff feedback was extremely positive and our community felt more clear and
compassionate about how to support and be allies to our Trans* and LGBQ retreat and event participants. I
highly recommend Fresh! and his colleagues, and wouldn’t hesitate to bring them back for a follow-up or
refresher training in the future.” - Christine Owens, Spirit Rock Manager and Diversity Committee Member
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Namaste Yoga, Oakland Teachers in Training, Oakland, “Thank you so much for brining your ally training to our
group. We were honored to have you and your expertise, and experience. I hope to work together again. In
Gratitude.” - Komeko Shibata, Yoga|Ayurveda|Massage|Aerials
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University of California, Santa Cruz, “It was truly a breathtaking experience. I am so grateful to you and your
colleagues for creating such a space and that I was able to share it. College 10 is so very lucky. You all are an
inspiration!” - Lené Whitley-Putz, PhD, Lecturer, The Writing Program, University of California, Santa Cruz
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JFK University, Oakland, “The students and staff really enjoyed your presentation. It was just what we needed.”
- Debra Sheppard Center Director, OCCC JFK University
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Yahoo!, Santa Clara, “We especially appreciated the candid discussion our staff could have with the panel. The
speakers were charismatic and we appreciated their responses to our questions. I hope Fresh is able to continue
putting on such workshops.” David Reiley,
Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, “Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Your work with us and our residents
means so much. We thank you for helping inform us all!” Glide Community Housing
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College of Marin, Marin,: "Looking at it as a "movement" towards everyone being better, more open and loving
people, expanded my views and made me bring both what I understand and what I don't to the surface of my
mind. Yay for authentic humans!" - Jenna Tomsky, Human Sexuality Student, College of Marin
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