Dev Hayostek (dev|they|he) holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) with a Mental Health Certificate from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work as well as a B.A. in Integrative Arts from Pennsylvania State University. Before obtaining a graduate degree Dev worked in the retail industry for 13 years bringing mostly in leadership roles with a strong focus on training, development, and talent life cycle. Dev areas of expertise are emotional intelligence and leadership, SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression), LGBTQIA+ history/rights, psychiatric disabilities/mental health, fat justice/body inclusivity, and system racism. Dev currently serves as the Lead Prevention Educator in the Office for Sexual Violence Prevention and Education which is housed in the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to sexual violence prevention work at the University of Pittsburgh Dev is a developer and facilitator of the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute in the Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP) at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work. Dev self-identifies as a fat, queer, agender, activist who believes that every body deserves to have the resources, support, compassion, and care they need to thrive.