Pride Symposium

Our symposium offers a unique blend of informative sessions, engaging discussions, and networking opportunities aimed at promoting understanding and support. Connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and local organizations during, and explore our resource fair, where LGBTQ+ affirming vendors and mental health professionals will showcase resources, services, and products designed to support holistic well-being.

Event is free but registration is required

For inquiries about securing an exhibitor table or becoming a sponsor, please get in touch with Carolyn Kedslie at carolynk@naminorthtexas.org or visit the link to submit a sponsorship commitment form https://forms.monday.com/forms/b67b4fafc7b6390ac72...

Keynote Speaker

Leslie McMurray - Transgender Education & Advocacy Associate for Resource Center

Leslie, was born and raised in Southern California, spent 33 years in radio and television before becoming the Transgender Education and Advocacy Associate for Resource Center. Over the past decade, she has conducted numerous trainings for a wide range of entities, including Fortune 500 companies, the National Hockey League, medical students, hospital staff, and law enforcement, including the EEOC. Leslie has two successful daughters and five grandchildren. She lives in Coppell with her wife, Katie, and their Border Collies, Breezy, Molly, and Patches. Leslie is a contributing columnist for the Dallas Voice and a frequent resource for Dallas TV and radio on transgender issues. Fun facts: Leslie learned to fly before she could drive and once drove in a demolition derby at the Astrodome!

Informational Speaker

Brian Kennedy - LPC and LGBTQ Community Liaison with Room for Change

Brian Kennedy is a LGBTQIA+ affirming Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, Texas. LGBTQ Community Liaison with Room for Change. Specializes in trauma recovery, identity exploration, and promoting queer joy. Award-winning educator and media advisor. Executive producer and host of Falling Out LGBTQ podcast. Offers counseling for adolescents, adults, and couples in Oak Lawn, Dallas

PANELIST

Morenike Olorunnisomo LPC, SEP, RYT200 - Clinical Director at Empowered Healing Dallas

Morenike Olorunnisomo, LPC, SEP is the Clinical Director for Empowered Healing Dallas, a group therapy practice aimed at supporting and affirming clients in their various identities as they heal and learn to become more of themselves. Morenike is a skilled Somatic therapist and coach and recently obtained her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Certification. As a therapist, coach, and human, Morenike believes that all of you should be welcome in your healing spaces, and she shares Empowered Healing Dallas’s commitment to providing safe and equitable support to those in her community. In her downtime you can find Morenike on her yoga mat, engaging in a personal somatic practice, or spending time with her beloved cat, Phoebe.

Donald Egan MD, MPH - Resident Physician in Psychiatry at UTSW Medical Center

Donald Egan, MD, MPH is currently a psychiatry resident at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. His road to residency has been shaped by living with cerebral palsy (CP) and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. In medical school and residency, Dr. Egan has advocated for students with disabilities to matriculate to medical school and has written and presented about how the experiences that come with living with a disability often make compassionate and empathetic physicians. Dr. Egan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Biochemistry and Anthropology. He matriculated to the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine where he received an MD and MPH. Dr. Egan is interested in medical education, addiction psychiatry, interventional methods, LGBTQ+ mental health, and accessibility in medicine.

Ashleigh Omorogbe LPC-A, MS - Primary Therapist South Region

Ashleigh Omorogbe is a primary therapist for our south region. She has ten years of experience working in higher levels of mental health care, the criminal justice system, and community-based agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom. These experiences have allowed me to work with a variety of populations! I am passionate about working with trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, LGBTQ+-related issues, and familial/relationship issues. It’s my goal to hold space for my clients to process and leave each session feeling seen and heard. I intentionally meet individuals where they currently are with empathy, compassion, and unconditional positive regard. This safe space can empower them to take on their journey to recovery through healing.