The Conductors.

Sean-Claude Neufville - Him/He/HIs

Sean-Claude is a Jamaican-born Trans activist who migrated to The Netherlands as an asylum seeker in 2015. Because of his love for healing and community building, Sean-Claude founded FreedomWork.NL a Black-trans lead DEA (Diversity, Equity and Accountability) & creative consulting firm working towards LGBTQIA+ justice and Black liberation, as well as Man.ish Cave. Sean-Claude is a storyteller who shares his experiences and knowledge to create awareness and visibility for Black queer and trans issues. He is a core member of Black Queer and Trans Resistance and a coordinator with COC Amsterdam. He also does consulting on queer, trans, and Black liberation issues for projects supported by the Municipality of Amsterdam and other organsiation located but not limited to the city of Amsterdam. 

Sean-Claude is a Co- Founder of Man.ish cave and serves the team in the capacity of Director and Coordinator.

The Administrator.

Katherine McEwan - She/her/hers

Kade is a 27 year old Trinidadian who migrated to the Netherlands in 2016 where I obtained MSc in Physics from the University of Amsterdam. They have been involved in the LGBTQ+ movement in Trinidad and Tobago at university and then afterwards as one of a collection of NGOs. After arrival in the Netherlands they became a member of the LGBTQ+ student organisation in Amsterdam. In 2018 they attended the launch event of the Man.ish Cave and soon after joined the team as a volunteer.

Kade serves the team in the capacity of secretary

The Backbones.

Rae Parnell- He/Him/His

Rae Parnell is a curator, artist, educator, and dancer based in the Hague, NL. He has done community building through workshop facilitation, and uses curiosity to fuel all of his projects. Currently he is an event programmer at WORM Rotterdam/the WORM Pirate Bay, and the co-curator of BARTALK Den Haag. 

Rae serves the team in the capacity of Advisor.

Mark Setjo - Him/He/His

Born in the 70s to Indonesian parents, R. Mark Setjo always had a thing for music. He taught himself to play the guitar and drums, played in a couple of bands, and he loves rock concerts and music festivals. He was born with itchy feet so he loves traveling, too - to recharge or to visit friends across the northern hemisphere and the many relatives in Indonesia. Whether he’s traveling or not he’s often seen with a Canon camera. Say “fromage”!

Mark serves the team in the capacity of Advisor.

Cianán Russell - They/Them

Cianán Russell is a Senior Policy Officer at ILGA-Europe based in Brussels, Belgium, working on policy and advocacy relating to trans, intersex, health, education, and the anti-gender movement at the Council of Europe and the European Union. They started LGBTI activism in the US in 1996, and have previously worked with the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (USA), the Asia Pacific Transgender Network, and Transgender Europe.

Cianán is also the Director of Trans Survivors Network, and international NGO focused on research, advocacy, and awareness-raising related to the needs and care of trans and gender diverse people exposed to sexual violence, sexual assault, and rape. They serve on a Chapter Working Group with the WPATH Standards of Care version 8, and are a member of the GATE Trans Men and HIV Working Group.

They have a Ph.D. in chemistry from Purdue University (2008) and served on the teaching faculty at Georgia Institute of Technology from 2008-2013.

Cianán serves the team in the capacity of Advisor.