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Allison Van Kuiken is the Executive Director of Trans Can Work (TCW), a leading Workplace Education and Workforce Development organization advancing transgender inclusion in the workplace. Born, raised, and educated in Michigan, Allison now spends their time between Washington DC and Southern California. Prior to joining Trans Can Work, Allison spent 20 years in leadership positions within the private sector, higher education, the political realm, state government, and LGBTQ Advocacy spaces, including the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality California (EQCA)-work that has been defined by innovative programming, successful political, legislative, and marketing campaigns, and development of hundreds of leaders working in political, nonprofit, public, and private spaces. Since joining Trans Can Work in 2018, Allison and their team’s collective vision have led to new and innovative approaches to workplace education, the expansion of the organization’s jobs program, which connects hundreds of inclusive workplaces to one of the nation’s largest transgender talent pools, and the development of a workforce development network that provides education and training to people of transgender experience in scores of high demand professions. Along the way, Allison met and married their spouse and together are raising their beautiful and very curious toddler. One of her great joys these days is watching Sesame Street with their daughter each morning before taking her to school.