Our Team
Sam Casanova - Business Manager
Sam Casanova (she/they) is a Sex Educator and Researcher who facilitates and designs curriculum that centers the needs and experiences of folks on the margins, specifically queer and trans people of color (QTPOCs) by using data and narratives from their Community Ed Interview Series. With over 7 years of teaching experience, Casanova currently hosts a variety of workshops and conversations centering pleasure, love and intimacy through a reproductive justice lens.
Casanova also serves as a member of the Denver LGBTQ+ Commission and works as the Events Director for Sex Down South and SLAE (Sexual Liberation and Arts Education). Casanova is also the Business Manager for Velvet Lips Sex Ed.
Prior, Casanova worked as a Humanities teacher with a focus on storytelling and lived experience. Casanova has a Bachelor's Degree in both English and Theater as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching. Casanova has published works including “Centering Black Bodies, Black History and Black Wellness within Sex Ed” (2023) "Cafe con Leche" (2017) and "I asked out Molly" (2014) as a way to celebrate and uplift QTPOC experiences. As an Afro-Caribena born and raised in Miami, FL, Casanova actively centers pleasure, identity and storytelling in their advocacy and encourages others to do the same.
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