Isaac Sanders

Isaac Andrew Sanders received their BA from the University of Tulsa and their MSW from the University of Kansas. Sanders grew up as a military brat with firm familial roots in Kansas & Oklahoma. An afro-indigenous two spirit non-binary person, belonging to the Muskogee tribe, Sanders work is influenced by their lived experience and devotion to equity. Sanders is interested in youth homelessness, its disproportional impact on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC young people, and ways to bring the homelessness response system into the 21st century.

Sanders has worked, primarily, in the youth homelessness field. Sanders has lead multiple counties in Washington to functionally reduce their active youth homeless population. A expert in positive youth development strategy, Sanders has worked with youth and young adults to impact governmental and local change through empowering young adults to advocate for change while demanding providers listen. Sanders has also co-authored two published articles, one being academic poems, focusing on the experiences of rural trans/ gender non-conforming youth.