Ashlee Marie Preston

Ashlee Marie Preston is an award-winning Media Personality, Producer and Civil Rights Activist. She is historically the first trans woman to become Editor in Chief of a national publication and the first openly trans person to run for state office in California. Ashlee Marie was named one of The Root 100's "Most Influential African Americans of 2017", profiled as one of LOGO/NewNowNext's 30 Most Influential LGBTQ Influencers of 2017 & 2018, PopSugar's top 40 LGBTQ's of 2017, and was listed on OUT Magazine's OUT100 of 2018. In addition, she made her TED talk debut in September of 2018 and chosen as one of Coca-Cola's "Next Generation LGBTQ Leadership" influencers of 2018.