Andy Cofino is an educator & consultant with over 15 years of experience helping organizations support & affirm their LGBTQIA+ employees, customers, and clients.
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Andy Cofino (he/him/his pronouns) currently serves as the Director of the UCLA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Campus Resource Center. He previously served roles supporting LGBTQIA+ people at Princeton University, New York University, and on the Executive Board of the National Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals.
Andy leads professional development opportunities & workshops and consults with universities/colleges, non-profits, and corporations nationwide, offering insights & expertise on supporting LGBTQIA+ populations.
Andy identifies as bisexual and transgender and often draws from his personal and professional experience to create a learning environment that is both data-driven and personally compelling. Andy holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Women’s and Gender Studies with a minor in Italian from Pace University and a Master of Arts in LGBTQ Studies, Social Justice, and Creative Writing from New York University.
Andy is available for speaking engagements, consultation, curriculum development, and facilitation for K-12 schools, college/universities, non-profit organizations, and corporations nationwide. Some of the organizations he has consulted with, presented and/or performed at include:
- Princeton University
- Stanford University
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Drew University
- Marist College
- New York University
- American University
- Hunter College
- Vanderbilt University
- AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts
- Edwin Gould Services For Children and Families
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Rutgers University
- Regional and National Conferences:
- UCLA Administrative Management Group (AMG) Leadership Conference
- New York State Nurse’s Association Annual Conference
- National Association of International Educations (NAFSA) Annual Conference
- Creating Change — The National Conference on LGBTQ Equality
- Philadelphia Trans Health Conference
- Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Diversity & Inclusion National Meeting
- The LGBT Health Workforce Conference at Hunter College
- Guest Lecturer:
- Contemporary Issues in Higher Education (California State University, Fresno, 2019)
- LGBTQ Institutions and Organizations (UCLA, 2018-2021)
- Program Development & Evaluation in Student Affairs (UCLA, 2018-2021)