Andrea Hong Marra
Country
United States
Birth - Death
Occupation
Activist
Description
Executive Director, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund since 2018. Formerly managed external communications at the Arcus Foundation and member of Grantmakers United for Trans Communities. Managed public relations at GLSEN, was co-director at Nodutdol for Korean Community Development, and served as a senior media strategist at GLAAD. Named one of the 100 Most Influential Asian Americans in 2017; chosen as one of The White House’s Next Generation of LGBT Leaders; and selected for The Advocate’s Forty Under 40 list. She also received an NCTE Julie Johnson Founder’s Award, a Colin Higgins Foundation Courage Award, a National LGBTQ Task Force Creating Change Award, a GLSEN Pathfinder Award, and a NQAPIA Community Catalyst Award. Appeared in the inaugural Trans 100 List. Also known as Andy Marra.
