Staff Members

Evana (they/them)

Program Manager

Evana Enabulele is a core member of Queer The Land (QTL), a QTBIPOC advocate and affordable housing organizer. Evana leads the housing circle in QTL, nurturing the dreams of QTBIPOC of building a home and safe community space. Their passion is not only working on unique housing strategies but also finding ways to combat the mental aspect of displacement and gentrification. Evana has also worked for the City of Seattle in the Parks Department for 8 years, working as a recreation attendant, event scheduler, and assistant coordinator.

Evana is a featured organizer in the book Nourish, a collection of short stories, photos, and recipes from 10 local Seattle organizers. Evana is part of Decimalize Sex Work which is a collective working towards decriminalization and destigmatization of sex work. Evana participated in the entire legal process of purchasing Queer the Land’s new 12-bedroom home in Beacon Hill, Seattle. Evana is a proud Houston native and currently lives in the south end of Seattle. Evana has over 100 plants and is a collector of unique carnivorous and rare plants.

LC (she/her)

Lead Operations & Development Coordinator

LC is a Black Queer Femme living, working, and building community in Seattle, WA. Graduating from Clark Atlanta University’s Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Social Work in 2015, Linda has been dedicated to health equity, for marginalized communities, since her introduction to the field.

Linda has had numerous positions where health equity has been the center of her work including working with Planned Parenthood South East, The Georgia Law Center for the Homeless, and The Hepatitis Education Project. She is now the HIV Program Coordinator with African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry and works with Queer the Land as the Operations and Development Coordinator, core member, and lead designer for the QTL housing project. LC also serves on the board of SURGE, an organization dedicated to improving the health outcomes for Black birthing people and is a trained doula, but does not currently practice. LC’s work’s purpose is to dismantle all forms of oppression so that one day all people can be free.

Amari (they/them)

Operations Consultant

Amari is a dedicated advocate, embodying resilience as a Black, biracial, trans, and queer individual. Their commitment revolves around fighting displacement – centering disability justice, COVID safety, and noncarceral approaches to mental & social health care for Black, brown, and Indigenous communities. Shaped by the intersections of poverty, displacement, childhood trauma, and substance overuse.

They have chosen a path focused on survivorship and equity, particularly for Black trans and queer folks facing systemic disparities. Amari is certified as a peer counselor in Washington & actively pursues education in grassroots spaces led by fellow Black, brown, & Indigenous individuals. Amari’s work in accessibility for all emphasizes spiritual growth outside of white supremacist practices.