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Taylor, Bee

DIR/LGBTQ & GENDER EQUITY

Biography

Bee was hired as the Director of LGBTQ+ Services and Gender Equity Programs in August 2024.

Prior to CMU, Bee was the LGBTQ+ Program Manager at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and previously served as the Coordinator of Diversity & Inclusion at Daemen University in Buffalo, NY. During their time at UM-Dearborn, Bee revived many programs on the campus such as the Annual Queer Mixer, the Drag Show and Lavender Graduation. They build working relationships with community partners to help students get access to free sexual health, menstrual, pregnancy, hygiene and basic necessity items to the community with no questions asked.

Bee earned a bachelor’s degree in Gender and Women's Studies and Nonprofit Leadership from Western Michigan University and holds a master’s degree in Higher Education from UM-Ann Arbor with a focus in diversity and social justice. In their free time, Bee can be found singing, making music, visiting any coffee shop within walking distance, studying astrology or hanging out with their cat Salem.