Vern Harner received their MSW from Arizona State University, focusing on community and systems-level practice. Vern's experience includes leading a program aimed at reducing binge drinking in Phoenix's LGBTQ community, facilitating peer support groups through Ingersoll Gender Center in Seattle, organizing trans/queer student groups, and more. Vern is currently a PhD Candidate in Social Welfare at the University of Washington. Vern continues to support trans students by hosting T-Time (trans open office hours) throughout the academic year. Drawing on their broad experience advocating for trans and queer issues, Vern's current work focuses on intracommunity knowledge and support in transgender communities. Vern believes that by learning how trans communities have supported one another, social workers can be better poised to create programs leveraging these strengths.