Elijah utilizes their over ten years of organizing and advocacy experiences to help build community and foster a commitment to the collective struggle for our liberation.
Originally from Michigan, Elijah chose to attend George Mason University and completed a Bachelors in Government and International Politics with a focus on the intersection of class struggles with LGBTQ+ liberation.
Before the National LGBTQ+ Task Force, Elijah held the role as the Policy and Advocacy Director for Not My Generation, where they focused their time and energy on educational resource building and building out a strong field team.
Of their accomplishments in the role, they are most proud of their work with the podcast series titled Root Causes and the democratically crafted “De-Policing the Gun Violence Prevention Movement Policy Playbook.” Additionally, they worked with organizations such as Giffords and Win Without War.