SAGE
Sophie Tamayo is an experienced care manager currently working at SAGE since August 2022, where case management for older LGBTQ-identifying adults is a primary focus. Prior to this role, Sophie served as a paralegal fellow in the LGBTQ Law Project at the New York Legal Assistance Group from September 2021 to August 2022, and had a year-long tenure as a corps member with Avodah during the same period. Additional professional experiences include serving as the Communications and Publicity Chair Assistant at the NAACP, interning in social justice at Hillel International, and working as a legal officer and social justice intern at the Santa Cruz Free Clinic. Sophie's early career featured research work with Diarna: Digital Jewish Archive, producing site write-ups on Jewish populations in Mexico and Italy. Sophie Tamayo holds an undergraduate degree in Non-Professional General Legal Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, earned in 2021.
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SAGE
SAGE is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) older adults. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ+ older people, provides education and technical assistance for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations through its National Resource Center on LGBT Aging, and cultural competence training through SAGECare. With staff located across the country, SAGE also coordinates SAGENet, a growing network of affiliates in the United States.