Thomi Clinton has been on the forefront of national and regional efforts to secure health care and support services for transgender communities for decades. She is considered an Elder in the Inland Empire by many of the large non-profits and county and city agencies. She has served in an advisory capacity on national policy under two different administrations: the Biden Administration’s LGBTQ+ Health Policy, and the Bush Administration’s Prison Rape Elimination Act, or PREA. Ms. Clinton founded the nonprofit Transgender Community Coalition which contributed to the City of Palm Springs being awarded the best tourist location for LGBTQ+ persons by Expedia. Transgender Health & Wellness Center in 2018 with only $10,000. This now network of Southern California Centers has over a million-dollar budget and employs the most Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming and Intersex (TGI) people of any Southern California nonprofit. She has also worked with Riverside County police departments to implement training and policies to protect TGI people. As a critical consultant on TGI health and wellness policies for the Inland Empire Health Plan, Borrego Health, and DAP Health, she is a regional and national leader and popular speaker on policies related to TGI health and wellness.