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The professionals at SIECUS are recognized leaders in the field of sexuality education. They have years of experiences with non-profit management, development, education, training, advocacy, and, of course, sexuality. Together they have trained hundreds of thousands of educators, worked with thousands of policymakers, appeared in the leading print and broadcast media outlets, and led effort to advance sexual and reproductive health on six continents.
| | Stephen T. Russell Chair of the Board Stephen Russell serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of SIECUS. Dr. Russell is Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He studies adolescent development, with an emphasis on adolescent sexuality, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth, and parent-adolescent relationships. Much of his research is guided by a commitment to create social change to support healthy adolescent development. Dr. Russell was elected board member of the National Council on Family Relations (2005-2008) and full member of the International Academy of Sexuality Research, and is Past-President of the Society for Research on Adolescence. | | | Jesseca Boyer Vice President for Policy, Interim President & CEO  Ms. Boyer joined SIECUS in 2012 and leads policy and advocacy efforts in the area of sexual health and rights. She previously served as the Policy Director for the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA). Prior to NFPRHA, Ms. Boyer was a health legislative analyst for the RAND Corporation; the Government Relations Manager at the American Public Health Association; and worked on Capitol Hill. Ms. Boyer serves as co-chair of the federal Sex Ed Coalition, is a member of the Federal AIDS Policy Partnership Convening Group, and is on the Advisory Board of Sexual Health Innovations. She received her BA in political science from the University of Alaska Anchorage and her MA in political science, applied politics from American University.
Kristina Romines
Policy and Communications Coordinator
As the Policy and Communications Coordinator, Kristina plays an integral role in monitoring and analyzing state policy for SIECUS as well as coordinating strategic communications and publication development towards the advancement of sexuality education and sexual health programs and policies. Previously she was the National Field Coordinator at the National Organization for Women (NOW) where she worked on a wide range of reproductive justice issues. Maintaining an intersectional approach to her work as well as the policies put forth by advocacy groups and legislative entities is Kristina’s top priority. Kristina is a 2015 WIN Young Women of Achievement Award Nominee in the Choice Movement and has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Christopher Newport University. | | | |
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