Wanda McCants
President
(she/her/hers)
Wanda is a mental health counselor in her own private practice in Lexington. She was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and came to Kentucky to earn her Masters in Counseling Psychology and a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies. She became a social justice warrior through college and graduate school by being a low-key rabble-rouser with plans of disrupting the norm by letting people know Queer Voices of Color demand to be heard and have a place at the table. Wanda makes progress toward these plans by serving in community groups such as the Lexington Pride Center, Bluegrass Black Pride, and Kentucky Bourbon Bears. She also feels that being a therapist is a way of changing the world one person at a time, by helping each person she works with to become a warrior who makes their own voice heard. Wanda lives with her long-term partner, who continues to surprise her, and their multiple pups, each with their own distinct personality. During her down time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and playing video games.