Sam Miller

Sam (they/them) has been part of the UpTogether team since 2021. They are passionate about the intersections of social justice work and community building, and creating spaces where members of historically undervalued communities can thrive.

Previously, Sam was an employee of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, working with the Center’s volunteer community and external partners. Sam played a key role in consulting with external partners on better serving transgender and nonbinary individuals, and their guidance led to the Los Angeles Marathon becoming the first major race to allow runners to register with a nonbinary gender marker. Sam also served as the Director of Communications for Trans Pride Los Angeles for the 2021 and 2022 event seasons. Currently, they sit on the Board of Directors for Junior High Los Angeles, a nonprofit community space and art gallery focused on uplifting marginalized artists.

 

Sam grew up in a small town in Wisconsin before attending Emerson College, where they earned a B.S. in Communication Studies. Sam currently lives on the unceded lands of the Chumash, Tongva, and Kizh peoples in Los Angeles with their spouse and three fur babies.