Peyton Rose Michelle is a trans woman based in Lafayette, Louisiana. She proudly serves as the first Executive Director of Louisiana Trans Advocates. She leads LTA’s legislative initiatives and helps lead LocALL (Legislative Organizing Coalition for All LGBTQ+ Louisianans), which LTA co-founded. She also became the first openly transgender person to be elected in the state of Louisiana in July 2020. All-in-all, Peyton combines her talents in advocacy, marketing, and organization to enact change.

Elliot Wade is LTA’s first Deputy Director and is the Founder and Chair of the P.O.W.E.R Committee (People of Color Organizing Ensures Revolution). Additionally, Elliot has cofounded the Louisiana Trans Name Change Fund. This was made possible by the team at Solidaire’s Black Liberation Pooled Fund, who believed in his program Nom Noir to fund name changes exclusively for black trans Louisianians. Elliot has been involved with the work of Louisiana Trans Advocates since 2015, as a 17-year-old in high school.