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I've worked with Hayden now twice, once in person and once virtually, and they are an absolute joy to work with! Hayden's warmth and humor come across so clearly regardless of the medium, and within just the span of an hour, Hayden is able to connect so sincerely with participants, sharing not only key ASL signs for LGBTQIA terminology, but also powerful anecdotes that beautifully drive home the importance of intersectional awareness when exploring issues of identity, power, and oppression. It is rare to find a speaker who can have you laughing while pondering such deep and important questions, but Hayden absolutely achieves this balance with an ease and comfort that really reaches attendees where they are in their own learning and development. Every time I've hosted Hayden, participants have stuck around after to connect with them and Hayden has been so generous with their time. I cannot recommend Hayden highly enough and both myself and my colleagues look forward to hosting Hayden
again in the future!

Erin Duran
​Director of Gender & Sexuality Programs
Connecticut College

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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[Hayden’s keynote] went really well! We had about 100 staff attend and everyone really enjoyed hearing from Hayden. Thank you for following up and for all of your help!  

Jenny Baxi
​Director of DEI
Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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The virtual workshop went well! Everyone seemed engaged, and one of the grad students working in my office was there and she greatly enjoyed it. Thank you so much for helping us with this event!

  Jo Wang
LGBTQ Resource Center Program Coordinator
Syracuse University

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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The event was successful; around 120 people showed up I believe! Hayden was a wonderful presenter and we enjoyed the way they interacted with the audience. We really appreciate Hayden for coming to speak at our Mini Social Justice Event! 

Solanj Mandani 
Deaf Studies Association Secretary, 2020-2021 
California State University, Northridge

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We got such great feedback on Hayden's session! It went really well. Here are some notes we got from attendee's evaluations on Thursday:
 
"I wanted it to be longer!"
"I think this was my favorite session. Please increase the time for this session."
"Was very engaged by this session! I love that CAPS has been lifting up conversations around disability."
"Really appreciated the relaxed and conversational approach to this topic. It made it easy to stay engaged and felt refreshing after so many formal presentations."
 
Thanks again for your help!

Lauren Tapia
Director of Administration, CAPS
​Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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Hayden's performance was fantastic! There was a smaller student turnout than expected, but this turned out to be better according to Hayden, as this promoted a conversational based discussion where students could ask questions and input their opinions on the discussion topics. Students who attended as well as our staff thoroughly enjoyed the performance, and we are looking forward to brining Hayden back in the future!

Meghan Wrobel and Jaime Centrone
Entertainment Coordinators
​Eastern Connecticut State University

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[Hayden’s] presentation on June 2nd was exactly what we hoped to provide to the Odyssey attendees, serving as an exemplary closing to the 2022 series.
 
According to the post-event survey, over 90% of respondents agreed that [Hayden’s] presentation provided them with a sense of inspiration and validation in their work, along with a sense of empowerment to overcome obstacles. A couple of the comments received are listed below:
 
‘Excellent facilitator. I really appreciated their perspective, the way they built storytelling into their facilitation, and the lens they bring to disability activism.’
 
‘The speaker was knowledgeable, friendly, held your attention and was open to questions. Awesome! I learned a lot.’
 
We greatly appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with [Hayden] on this virtual version of the Minnesota Age & Disabilities Odyssey Conference, and will hopefully see  [Hayden] in a future in-person edition of the event!

Age & Disabilities Odyssey Conference Committee
Minnesota Board on Aging
Minnesota Department of Human Services

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The event was phenomenal. Hayden was absolute comedy gold, and so welcoming and engaging. [We] Could not have asked for a better time. 
 
Thank you for all your help!

Dr. Bing (she/they)
Director, LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Virginia Tech

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We thought the event went very well! All of our attendees responded very positively and we thought it went smoothly!

 We thank you so much for all your help and I know we will want to work with Hayden again in the future! 

Breanna Pierce 
Coordinator for Sycamore Safe Zone
​Indiana State University

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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It was fantastic! Hayden did an incredible job on both virtual events! All of our attendees loved their workshop and the comedy show!!!

Jo Malbert Narváez 
Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator
University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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As always, Hayden was lovely.
Thank you for all of your help.

Emily Rimmer
Director of Women's & Queer Services
​Hampshire College

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Hayden's performance was really great and well-received by our students. We
ended up having even more students come than anticipated, and had really great feedback from all of them. Hayden was so kind and wonderful to work with. Thank you so much for keeping us updated with all of the logistical stuff we needed from you and Hayden to make this event a success.

Reilly Atkins
SAB Member
Drake University

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Hayden’s show went great! The students really enjoyed it, and Hayden was such a pleasure to talk and interact with!

Connor Delaney ‘15
Program Manager, Student Activities & Orientation
Colby-Sawyer College

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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The event went really well, we had great feedback on it, and Hayden was wonderful to work with. Our PRIDE Employee Resource Group has expressed interest in possibly bringing Hayden back for an event with their group next year. Thanks for your help coordinating the event. 😊

Mable Snider
disAbilities ERG Communications Officer
​Flagstar Bank

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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The event went great! Hayden was so incredibly kind and wonderful as a presenter. Thank you again for all the assistance with the event. 

David Gardner
Director, LGBT Center
​Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Bestselling Author of Permanent Midnight and I, Fatty

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Thanks for checking in! The presentation was great! I think the students really connected with Hayden and appreciated their experiences and perspectives. Hayden was very personable and engaging. Overall, we are very satisfied!

Bianca Figueroa-Santana, Esq.
Assistant Director for Diversity Education
American International College

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Everything went great! Participants have been raving about both events and Hayden seemed to have a great time too.

J.A. (Jen) Carter
Assistant Professor of Sociology
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash

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