Tegra Myanna is a higher education professional with over a decade of experience in student engagement and belonging. They currently serve as the Director of the LGBTQIA Resource Center and Principal Empowerment Officer (PEO) of the PRIDE Employee Resource Group. Prior to Georgia Tech, they served as the Assistant Director and acting-Director of the Lealtad-Suzuki Center in the Department of Multicultural Life at Macalester College. Their work at Tech, focuses on community building, education, and advocacy on issues that impact the LGBTQIA community and serve as a campus resource for belonging and inclusion for people of all genders and sexualities. They are currently working towards a Doctor of Education at the University of Georgia in Student Affairs Leadership. Their planned dissertation looks at the experiences of QT undergraduate engineers. You can find them on a weekend at the Georgia Aquarium with their wife and toddler.

William Britto is a native of Durham, North Carolina, graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) with a Bachelor of Music in Education. He received a Master of Arts in Sociology  at Georgia State University in spring 2023. Upon moving to the Atlanta area in 2013, William taught in the Cobb County School District. With education as his passion, he’s worked with non-profit agencies to mitigate health disparities in black and brown LGBTQ+ communities and eventually found his way back to higher education.

William served as the Student Affairs Advisor for Education, Gender & Sexuality in the Multicultural Center at Georgia State University for 5 years where he developed and facilitated a host of workshops and trainings focused on social justice and cultural humility. In this role, he worked very closely with LGBTQ+ communities at Georgia State and in 2019, helped open Georgia State’s very first Gender & Sexuality Resource Center. Focusing on LGBTQ+ communities, he was able to create the university’s very first Lavender Graduation, Pride Prom, and LGBTQ+ mentorship program. William is an avid consumer of media and enjoys creating special memories with friends. 

Karlie Burrell (they/them) joined the LGBTQIA Resource Center as Program Coordinator in January of 2024. Previously, Karlie worked in the Career Development office at Oglethorpe University, providing educational programming and individual coaching to help empower students in their academic and career journeys. Karlie has a B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University. When not working, you can find them roller skating, collaging, listening to podcasts, or trying not to go broke in the Charis Bookstore.