DeJae Spears (They/Them/Theirs) is a first-generation, queer, two-spirit, femme of color and Native to the California Bay Area .They obtained their Bachelor of Art in Creative Writing and minor in LGBIT studies from University of California Riverside. They went on to obtain their Master of Science in Higher Education from California State University, Fullerton. They are passionate about social justice and advocacy, violence prevention education, LGBTQ+ identity development, disability justice, intersectionality, intersectional feminism, poetry, and education.

Outside of work, DeJae loves to cook, hike, and spend time with their 5 fur babies.