Co-Founder / Executive Director
Jamil-Jack Abreu
Pronouns: He/Him They/Them
Co-Founder / Executive Director
Email: jamil-jack@phoenixtransitionprogram.com
Phone # 404-707-0279
Jamil-Jack was born and raised in Miami, Florida from Afro-Cuban & Afro-Puerto Rican Parents. He is the youngest of 5 siblings. Jamil-Jack is POC Transman .He is an advocate in theTransgender community and Co-Founder and Director to the Phoenix Transition program. He ran a support group in Macon GA in 2016 along with his wife Lupa Brandt. Lupa Brandt is a Trans-Women and advocate in the community. They have been married for 4 years. They live in Atlanta GA and had volunteered his time to non-profit organizations. Jamil was a victim of police abuse of power, rape, and discrimination. Jamil-Jack's Mission is for Inclusion & Visibility of trans-men in all spaces. He is a graduate of Georgia Equality's Trans-Action Leadership academy. He is in the leadership team for Invisible Men Atlanta chapter. He also been featured in Trans Living Magazine. Jamil-Jack's goal is for more visibility within the Trans-masculine community and to uplift those who are facing financial hardship. In his free time he enjoy listening to Billy Alsbrooks, a motivational speaker. He also enjoys spoken word, and playing the saxophone.
Co-Founder / Deputy Director
Lupa Brandt
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Co-Founder/Deputy Director and CFO
Email: lupa@phoenixtransitionprogram.com
Phone # 404-957-2156
Lupa was born in Atlanta Georgia and has served in the United States Army in Military Intelligence. She is a member of CZI's Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted Persons and Families Movement. She is an Activist and Lobbyist with the National LGBT/HIV Criminal Justice Working Group and is frequently found on Capitol Hill fighting for equality and criminal justice. She had experience with transgender individuals in prison having served 33 years on the inside herself. She is an honor graduate of Georgia Equality's TRANS-action Leadership Academy and using skills acquired there has become a public speaker, tireless warrior for equality and criminal justice/prison abolition. She formerly worked as the Community Outreach Coordinator for TRANScending Barriers Atlanta. She is the co-founder and Deputy Director/Chief Financial Officer of the Phoenix Transition Program. She is the CEO and Founder of Abreu's Vision and Electronic Services. In her free time she is with her husband Jamil-Jack Abreu and their dog "Star". She is a magician and musician, plays guitar, bass, and 5-string banjo.
