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SJ Janjua

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Education consultant (DEI focus)

SJ Janjua (they/them) is the founder and consultant of Empowered for Equity Consulting. Empowered for Equity is a consulting business that supporte K-12 schools and non-profits with diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops, trainings, and strategic planning support. SJ is a former public school teacher, teacher trainer, and curriculum developer. They are a loud and proud queer transgender non-binary person who lives in Baltimore, MD. They also serve on the board of directors at Trans Lifeline. When they aren’t working, they enjoy cooking, hiking with their partner and two dogs, reading, and doing local advocacy work.

Feb. 1, 2024

Embracing the Challenge: SJ Janjua on Being a Trans Educators

Teaching While Queer, Season 2, Episode 21 It takes a special kind of courage to navigate the educational field while embracing a queer identity, a truth SJ Janjua (they/them) and I know all too well. As we sit down for …

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