Bring Your Skills to the LGBTQ+ Community
Open Call for Event Collaborators and additional Board Members! Please apply below.
We are a young nonprofit (legally formed in October 2025), and growing quickly. If you resonate with our Core Values + Mission Pillars and want to grow with us, we are looking for self-motivated, energetic, and reliable people to collaborate with on Upcoming Events and to join our Nonprofit Board of Directors.
We would like to hear from passionate creators, community builders, activists and advocates, and holistic wellness practitioners with diverse skill sets! We are specifically looking to work with queer and trans Global Majority representatives and differently-abled individuals.
Board of Directors:
Treasurer + Board Co-Chair
Paige Altemare (any pronouns)
A native Clevelander, I've earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from CWRU, and have worked in manufacturing, project management, web development, data analysis, and finance. Alongside my professional experience, I've been a yogi for over a decade, a lifelong environmentalist, and world traveler inspired by diverse cultures and new ideas. As a queer person and dedicated activist, I hope to create inclusive spaces rooted in connection, equity, and collective liberation. In my role as Treasurer and Board Co-Chair, I bring a blend of organizational skills, thoughtful strategy, and creative problem solving, fueled by my passion for holistic wellness, sustainability, and uplifting others.
Secretary
Xan Forest Phillips (he/ him)
I am an author and yoga instructor from rural Ohio. I have a BA in Creative Writing with a minor in Africana Studies from Oberlin College and an MFA in Poetry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. I am the former Anisfield-Wolf Literary Fellow at CSU, and I currently teach community poetry workshops with Literary Cleveland. I received a 200-hour yoga teaching certification from SOUL Yoga in Cleveland, Ohio, and trauma-informed yoga teacher training from Prison Yoga Project. I teach yoga classes at Ascend Fitness, Flow State Movement Studio, Worts & Wards, and host a donation-based class at Rhizome House for the LGBTQ+ community in Cleveland. My practice is deeply rooted in physically and mentally fortifying communities through words, movement, and breath. Learn more about Xan’s work at https://www.xanphillips.com/.
Founder + Board Chair
Lee Devi (they/ them)
When I was growing up, I didn’t have any LGBTQ+ role models, and I didn’t know it was okay to be myself. I expected perfection from myself, but the mental goal posts kept shifting because I subconsciously based them on the opinions of others. This lead to a lot of suffering.
Through over a decade of Yoga practice and study, I have continued to unravel layers of mental and spiritual conditioning. And somewhere along the way, I decided to become the role model of my own dreams. Today, I’m a 500-hour Registered Yoga Instructor, a 600-hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor, a Transformational Retreat Facilitator, a Podcaster, and an Intuitive Astrologer.
I’m also out and proud as queer and nonbinary. While I enjoy working with all people, I feel especially drawn to work with members of the LGBTQ+ community. I believe that Yoga, Ayurveda, Community, and Astrology have an immense healing ability to open us to the primal divine energy (adi para shakti) within.
Ohio is home. In 2017, I received both my 200-hour Yoga Teaching Certification from Yoga Central, and my Bachelor's Degree from Kent State University. Since then, I have travelled internationally and domestically, spent time in various Intentional Yoga Communities, and deepened my personal practice. I was initiated into the Sivananda Yoga order with the name “Parvati Devi” by one of my teachers, Swami Sankaranandaji.
In 2021, I completed my 300-hour Yoga Teaching Certification with the Mount Madonna Institute in California. Then in 2024, I graduated from the Shakti School’s Ayurveda and Tantra holistic lifestyle counselor program. I have been hosting transformational Yoga retreats both internationally and in Northeast Ohio since 2022. My sankalpa, or intention, is to cultivate safe spaces that empower others with tools for their own self-development and self-care.
Jai Ma! — Paisley Parvati Devi (“Lee” for short!)
If you are a Yoga, dance, or martial arts instructor, Reiki or energy work practitioner, therapist or peer supporter, musician, conscious kink practitioner, or any type of creative or holistic practitioner, please fill out the form below to be considered for Collaboration Opportunities in the future. Keep scrolling down for the Board of Directors application!
Collaborate on an Upcoming Event or Workshop
Join our Nonprofit Board of Directors
If you resonate deeply with our organization’s Core Values + Mission Pillars and want to grow with us, we are looking for self-motivated, energetic, and reliable people to join our Nonprofit Board of Directors. The time commitment is flexible, but generally we are looking for team members who are available to contribute 4-10 hours of volunteer work per week.
Priority will be given to applicants who represent Indigenous, Global Majority, Transgender, Disabled, and other Historically Marginalized communities.
Please note that as a 501(c)3 Public Charity, we are a volunteer-led organization. At this time, we are unfortunately unable to compensate any board members. We understand that this can pose a significant financial barrier to entry. However, if you are able to volunteer with us for any period of time, this can be an excellent opportunity to build your resume and give back to the community in a meaningful way. You can help us work toward the goal of one day having a fully paid staff!
Please read about our current board members above, then apply to join us below!
Apply to Join our Board of Directors
*Please note that as a 501(c)3 Public Charity, we are a volunteer-led organization. At this time, we are unfortunately unable to compensate any board members. However, this can be an excellent opportunity to build your resume and give back to the community in a meaningful way.