The Board is made up of 10 trans activists and donors from across the globe with diverse expertise who provide leadership and direction on ITF’s strategy and governance.

 Rebecca Fox

Rebecca is the Senior Program Officer in the SOGI department at Wellspring Advisors. In this position, she coordinates grantmaking on a variety of issues related to increasing the rights of and improving the lived experiences of LGBTI people. She also serves as the board chair of Funders for LGBTQ Issues. She has also served on the boards of Choice USA, Generations Ahead, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. She is based in New York City.

Alex Rodrigo Castillo Hernández (Co-Chair)

Alex is a transsexual man born in Guatemala City. Alex founded Trans-Formation, the first collective of trans men in Central America and works to strengthen the trans leadership in the region. He is also president of REDCADHT+ Network, the American collectives of Trans Men and gender dissident individuals assigned female at birth, which created a movement throughout the Central American and Caribbean region and has recently expanded to Peru, Mexico and Uruguay. In addition to his human rights work, Alex is an administrator, husband, father and grandfather.

 Natasha Jiménez

Natasha is a Costa Rican trans/intersex activist for more than 30 years. She began her work in the area of information and prevention of HIV / AIDS and other STIs, including care of terminally ill people in different State hospitals. She declares herself a feminist and has participated in different feminist and women’s movement initiatives. She has been involved in some publications, such as: “What is the meaning of the revolution if we can’t dance” by Jane Barry and Jelena Dordevic, “Interdictions” by Mauro Cabral, or “INTER / Human Intersex Experience in a world of two sexes” by Elisa Barth , Ben Bӧttger, Dan Chistian Ghattas and Ina Shneider. She has been engaged in different spaces of the OAS (Organization of American States), where she has a Consultative Status, as well as in the UN (Organization of the United Nations), doing political advocacy work and denouncing violations of rights against trans and intersex populations in Latin America and other regions. She is a Consultant in trans and intersex issues and General Coordinator at Mulabi / Latin American Sexualities and Rights Area, which is based in Costa Rica, but develops projects and initiatives in the region.

Sara R Phillips (Co-Chair)

Sara is a trans and intersex activist working in Ireland. Sara has been involved with trans activism for over 25 years. She is currently in her third 3 year term as Chair of the board of directors of Ireland‘s national trans organisation, Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI). As a founding member, she is currently Chair of Intersex Ireland. Sara has represented the trans community on governmental review bodies and at international conferences. She has been an activist across many intersectional campaigns over the past 40 years. Sara is a qualified Chartered Accountant and currently the National Manager in Ireland for multinational construction materials manufacturer RPM-CPG. Sara has extensive experience in international business and finance, in both the construction and entertainment industries.

Sylvester Kazibwe

Sylvester is a Trans man. He serves as the Trans Rights programme Officer of IRANTI before that he was the Deputy Director of Tranz Network Uganda. Sylvester has great background in LGBTIQ+ advocacy, he is a researcher and has contributed to LGBTIQ+ focused research initiatives in Uganda and South Africa. He is a social justice activist with a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratization. Sylvester is currently the secretary of the International Advisory Committee of the power of Pride Alliance, he also serves on the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice International Fund Advisory Board. He has a great aspiration for amplifying the protection and promotion of LGBTIQ+ rights.

Raine Cortes

Raine is a trans and gender diversity advocate from the Philippines. She is currently based in Switzerland working with the Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Department of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. She supports community responses and systems strengthening (CRSS) interventions, and is engaged in the organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) working group, advocating for gender-responsive and SOGIESC-inclusive programs and policies. She has more than 12 years of experience in program, M&E and grants management of HIV-related community systems strengthening (CSS) grants in the Philippines and Asia Pacific region, focused on supporting trans-led and inclusive organizations and communities, and other key and vulnerable groups. Prior to joining the Global Fund, she has served in various roles with the Asia Pacific Transgender Network, ISEAN-Hivos, PNGOC and TLF SHARE.

Liberty Matthyse (Treasurer)

Liberty Matthyse is the Executive Director of Gender Dynamix, the oldest registered trans-specific human rights organisation in Africa. Identifying as a trans non-binary person, she/they hold a master’s degree in Law (cum laude) focused on non-discrimination and marriage equality for transgender persons. Liberty has also completed courses on Project Management, Leadership, Financial Management, Strategic Business Management and Coaching. She/They can be defined as a community-centred and intersectional feminist, and human rights and social justice activist whose passion in fighting for dignity, equality and freedom for trans and gender diverse persons drives their/her dedication to achieving positive change. In her/their free time she/they enjoy painting, playing tennis and spending time with her loved ones in her hometown of Darling.

Mikee Inton-Campbell (Board Secretary)

Dr. Mikee Inton-Campbell is professor of Trans and Queer of Color Studies at California State University San Marcos. She is originally from the Philippines and previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Society of Trans Women of the Philippines (STRAP), and as co-chair of the Trans Steering Committee at ILGA World (2014-2019). She was also previously part of the Grant Making Panel at the ITF. As a transfeminist scholar, her research and teaching are focused on issues of Sexuality and Pleasure, decolonizing transness, global histories of trans and queer social movements, and Sex Work.

 Joe Wong

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