OUR TEAM
BOARD PRESIDENT: NICHOLAS McCASKILL
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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: REN YOO
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Ren Yoo (he/they) works on Community Outreach efforts with Trans Resistance MA, and is currently an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School. He has worked at the intersection of entertainment, community building, and emerging consumer trends at legacy media and tech companies like Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon. Beyond non-profit work and school, Ren loves cuddling with his cat, Bomi, and playing on his PlayStation.​​​
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: OMMY RUKO
Ommy Ruko (she/they) is a white genderqueer transsexual woman and drag queen. Originally from the backwoods of Maine, she closed a chapter shaped by Christian fundamentalism when she moved to Greater Boston in 2016. There, she began a transformative journey—coming out, transitioning, and eventually stepping into the world of drag.
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As a board member of TRMA focusing on Community Outreach, and as a trans artist, Ommy dedicates her work to building a resilient and connected queer community in Massachusetts. She’s especially passionate about creating positive, intersectional relationships between trans people, other marginalized groups, and faith-based communities. Ommy believes that embracing and integrating difference—even deep difference—is essential to creating the change needed for safety, equity, and collective joy.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: HELENA ANDRUS
Helena Andrus (she/her) works on Community Outreach with Trans Resistance MA. Born to a Brazilian-American background, She has lived in Massachusetts most of her life, and is a passionate advocate for transgender and immigrant rights. She is currently an undergraduate student at UMass Amherst, majoring in Social Thought & Political Economy and Spanish. For fun, she enjoys raising plants, crafting, and playing drums in her punk bands.
ACCESSIBILITY: CASEY DOOLEY ​
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COMMUNICATIONS: ELLIE ERHART ​
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DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING: BECKS LOO
Becks Loo (he/they) currently works as the Development Coordinator at Summer Search - a nonprofit dedicated to providing mentorship and summer experiences for low-income students throughout Boston. Previously, he worked at Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts, Inc. as their Administrative Coordinator and Case Management intern. He is also currently pursuing his MSW at Salem State University. As a queer transmasculine individual, he has been incredibly grateful for the support and mentorship he has received from other TGNC community members. He is looking forward to the opportunity to give back and be in community with other TGNC individuals through the work of Trans Resistance MA. With their background in development, they will be supporting fundraising and development initiatives for the organization.
DEVELOPMENT: ANTONIO MATEO GARCIA
Antonio Mateo Garcia is a queer Latinx transgender man whose journey across cities like Detroit and Boston has fueled his commitment to creating positive change. As the founder and executive director of HELP by AMG, a nonprofit organization dedicated to "helping everyone live prosperously," he leads initiatives ranging from providing a free, inclusive community closet to custom care packages. Their personal experiences as a neurodivergent individual, a disabled veteran, and someone who has faced homelessness have shaped their resilience and deep passion for advocacy. They graduated from Fisher College with a bachelor's degree in business management (summa cum laude - highest honors) and holds a master's degree in nonprofit management from Northeastern University and is dedicated to intersectionality, focusing on the QTBIPOC communities, individuals with disabilities, and marginalized groups. In his free time, he works on community-building projects like community garden creation and offers support through various free events, usually in collaboration with another local organization.
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Fun Fact: Antonio Mateo founded HELP by AMG while completing his bachelor's all by himself and funded everything himself while living in the dorms at Fisher College