Meet the Team

Tanya Bass, PhD, MS, MEd, CHES®, CSE

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Tanya Bass, PhD, MS, MEd, CHES®, CSE (she/her/hers) is the founder of the North Carolina Sexual Health Conference (NCSEXCON). She is An award-winning sexuality educator and subject matter expert in sexuality education, reproductive health, and health equity. Tanya is an alumna of North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) Department of Public Health Education, where she has served as an adjunct instructor for several years. She is the lead instructor for Sexuality Education. She completed her PhD in Education at Widener University in the Center for Human Sexuality Studies.

She is a member of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WoCSHN), the Association of Black Sexologists and Clinicians (ABSC), and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator (CSE). She is a current member of the editorial board for the American Journal of Sexuality Education.

NancY Daley-Moore, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHEs®

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Nancy Daley-Moore, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHES® is an associate professor of health science at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. She received an MPH in epidemiology and a PhD in health promotion and behavior from the University of Georgia. Her research areas include  understanding how people talk about sex (and how people talk to their partners about sex), identifying different barriers to sexual pleasure, incorporating technology in the classroom, and identifying abortion perceptions. She has presented her work at both national and international conferences. At Truman, she teaches human sexuality, women’s health, and a course about HIV, and she advises (and trains) students in the Sexual Health Advocacy Group (SHAG) on Truman’s campus to implement sexual health peer education programming. She also works with some of the medical students in Kirksville to help implement and evaluate sexual health programming on their campus. Outside of work, she’s either running, cycling, playing with her pups, or listening to a podcast. 

abby fussell

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Abby Fussell (they/them) is an undergrad majoring in Gender Studies at New College of Florida. They plan to graduate May of 2024 and continue to pursue a career in sex education.

Laci Green

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Laci Green is the creator of Sex Plus!, YouTube’s most popular sex education series. After graduating from UC Berkeley, she created award-winning educational series for the Discovery Channel and MTV. She went on to work as a fierce advocate for sexual assault awareness at the national level at the White House Champions of Change, the US Air Force, The Gates Foundation, and other leading organizations. As a peer sex educator, Green has spoken at 150+ universities and conferences across the world. In 2018, HarperCollins published her first book, Sex Plus: Learning, Loving, and Enjoying Your Body. In 2019, she began Indirect Message, a podcast project focused on cultivating productive discussions across ideological divides.

Green is currently in graduate school to become a licensed sex therapist. She works as a digital marketing consultant to help cause-oriented businesses make a stronger impact online.

Kayla Henry, CHES®

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Kayla Henry, CHES® is a graduate of Montclair State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in public health with a concentration in community health education and a minor in African American studies in 2020. Currently, Kayla is an MPH student at Montclair State University, where she will be graduating in May of 2022.

Stefanie Lobue

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Stefanie LoBue is a graduate of Rowan University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion and Wellness Management. She is currently pursuing her Master of Public Health degree at Montclair State University. There, she has worked as a Health Promotion Graduate Coordinator creating and facilitating various programming in sexual health and sexuality education.

Karen masucci

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 Karen Masucci earned her bachelor’s degree in English from the University at Albany and then pursued a MBA in executive management and marketing at St. John’s University. Karen has worked as marketing director in the publishing industry for Architectural Digest and Bon Appétit magazines, Chemical Week Associates, and Condé Nast. She volunteers as the editor for a monthly K-12 and community newsletter and serves as executive officer and secretary for Community Team NJ, a support organization for families in need and victims of domestic violence. 

Amado pacheco

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Amado Pacheco is a graduate of Monmouth University where he earned his degree in Health Studies. Currently, he is a graduate student at Montclair State University studying for his MPH degree with a concentration in Community Education. For the past few years, his primary work has been working in the HIV/AIDS/STDs field in New Jersey. As a prevention specialist, his goal is to educate everyone on how to have safe sex and break the stigma. “Let’s enjoy our bodies while practicing and engaging in a safe sex environment both physically and mentally.”

wayne v. pawlowski, MSW, LICSW

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Wayne V. Pawlowski, MSW, LICSW is an independent trainer and clinical social worker who has worked for thirty-five years in sexuality education and reproductive health. Previously, he was the director of training for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington D.C. Wayne is an internationally recognized trainer/educator, having trained in all fifty states and fourteen nations. He is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and Supervisor and recipient of the AASECT Educator of the Year award (2018). In addition, his work has been recognized with such awards as the First annual “Educators Award” from the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (1995).

Sameera qureshi, ms, otr

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Sameera Qureshi, MS OTR, is an occupational therapist and sexual health educator. For the last twelve years, she’s worked at the intersections of mental and sexual health education within Muslim communities, both in Canada and the United States. After twelve years in non-profit spaces, she founded her own business in the fall of 2020, titled Sexual Health for Muslims. The goal of her work is to create online, comprehensive sexual health education for Muslims, grounded in Islamic spirituality and psychology. Sameera also facilitates professional development opportunities for sexual and mental health providers who intersect and work with Muslim clients and communities. You can find her work on Instagram @sexualhealthformuslims, and on her website www.sexualhealthformuslims.com.

Deborah M. Roffman, MS, CSE, CFLE

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Deborah Roffman, MS, CSE, CFLE is a teacher (grades 3-12), trainer, and parent educator who’s worked in the field of human sexuality education since its infancy in the 1970s. Her three books for parents and teachers on nurturing healthy sexuality are considered classics in the field, and she’s published widely in the lay and professional worlds. A consultant to more than 500 schools and youth serving agencies nationwide on curriculum development and implementation, in winter 2022 she will publish her first book for young children and their parents and teachers, The Science of Babies, to support families and schools everywhere in becoming children’s primary reference points about sexuality. 

Lori Rolleri Insignares, MSW, MPH

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Lori Rolleri Insignares, MSW, MPH has 30 years of experience in designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating behavior-change interventions in the U.S., Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Most of her work focuses on sexual and reproductive health, youth development, intimate partner violence, and gender equality. Before starting her consulting practice in 2012, Lori served as Team Lead for Gender Programming at EngenderHealth and Director of the Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health Promotion at ETR. She is a highly skilled trainer, lecturer, meeting facilitator, and conflict mediator (Part 146 & CDRC approved for NY State).

Lori has a BS in policy analysis from Cornell University and MPH and MSW degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in New York.

Bill taverner, ma, cse

Founder & president

Bill Taverner, MA, CSE, is the founder of the Sex Ed Lecture Series and the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Sexuality Education. Bill started the series in March 2020 to help sexuality educators stay connected and continue learning during the pandemic. He is the author or editor of more than 85 publications, including teaching manuals and curricula, college readers, journal articles, chapters, lesson plans, and other contributions in sexuality education. His newest publications include “Sex Ed Lessons from COVID-19,” Sex Ed During a Pandemic, and Sex Education Research: A Look Between the Sheets. The latter two are in development and are expected to be in print in 2022. 

Bill has twice advocated for sexuality education at U.S. Congressional briefings and has received national awards recognizing his leadership in sexuality education: the AASECT Book Award, given by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists for his work on Teaching Safer Sex, 3rd Edition; AASECT’s first “Schiller Prize” for the best workshop using interactive strategies; the AASECT Sexuality Educator of the Year Award; the Academy for Adolescent Health’s Social Justice Award for commitment to racial and social justice; Planned Parenthood’s “Golden Apple Award” for leadership in sexuality education; and a Sexual Intelligence award naming him named “one of the country’s pre-eminent sex educators, trainers, and sex education theorists.”