Our Mission
Cultivate Pride is dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals by fostering a supportive community where they can thrive authentically. Our mission is to cultivate an environment where health professionals can lead with pride, be true to themselves, and inspire future generations of LGBTQ+ healthcare providers.
Inaugural Retreat
Open House Support Group- RSVP below
Everyone is welcome
Whether you're signed up or just curious
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Location
Discover Bodega Bay: A Place to Recharge, Reflect, and Reconnect 🌲
Tucked along the rugged Northern California coast, Bodega Bay is a hidden gem where dramatic cliffs meet the Pacific Ocean and rolling green hills cradle quiet coves. Just 90 minutes from San Francisco, this seaside escape offers breathtaking sunsets, miles of coastal trails, fresh local seafood, and that calming ocean air that reminds you to slow down and just be. Whether you're walking the beach, gathering around a firepit, or watching harbor seals play in the surf, Bodega Bay offers the perfect setting to unwind, connect, and be fully yourself, surrounded by beauty and community.
Leaders
Dr. Anna Larson, DO (she/any)
Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Anna Larson, DO (she/any) is a family medicine physician with over 15 years of experience in LGBTQ+ leadership, advocacy, and gender-affirming care. She is passionate about creating safe, inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ+ community. As a queer person herself, she believes in the power of healing in community and coaches LGBTQ+ individuals to create authentic lives, helping them navigate challenges with strength and clarity. She also an intuitive healer and enjoys leading meditations and facilitating energy healing.
Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Leo Candelario-Pérez, PhD (they/them) is a licensed clinical psychologist, sexual health consultant, educational consultant and community builder. Originally from Puerto Rico, they earned their PhD at Albizu University and completed a clinical postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota’s Program in Human Sexuality. Their work is rooted in a holistic, intersectional approach that advances health equity and affirming care for transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex communities.
Dr. Nic Rider, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Nic Rider, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Nic Rider, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Nic Rider, PhD (they/them) is a licensed psychologist, associate professor, and Director of the National Center for Gender Health. Their work focuses on healing justice, pleasure, and culturally affirming care for sexual and gender-diverse communities, especially BIPOC.
With a decolonizing, intersectional lens, they explore how oppression impacts queer and trans well-being, emphasizing resilience, community strengths, and advocacy.
Dr. Chrissie Ott (she/her)
Dr. Nic Rider, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Nic Rider, PhD (they/them)
Dr. Chrissie Ott, MD (she/her) is a dual board-certified internist and pediatrician and visionary leader in coaching and personal-professional development, with a unique background in the world of Western and integrative medicine, organizational well-being, and the arts. She helps healthcare professionals reconnect with joy and purpose in their work and in their lives using an intuitive approach combining applied neuroscience and positive psychology with mindfulness, guided visualization, and creative prompts.
Melinda Glines, MD (she/her)
Dr. Jeni Wahlig (she/they) and Calvin Osili (he/him)
Dr. Jeni Wahlig (she/they) and Calvin Osili (he/him)
Melinda Glines, MD (she/her) is a board-certified family and addiction medicine physician and Medical Director of the City of Berkeley’s Public Health Division. She’s also an art coach who explores collage, abstract watercolor, and mixed-media art journaling, recently traveling to the Isle of Iona for a bookbinding retreat.
Dr. Jeni Wahlig (she/they) and Calvin Osili (he/him)
Dr. Jeni Wahlig (she/they) and Calvin Osili (he/him)
Dr. Jeni Wahlig (she/they) and Calvin Osili (he/him)
Dr. Jeni Wahlig (she/they) and Calvin Osili (he/him) are relationship coaches, educators, and co-founders of Powerful Love. Dr. Jeni holds a PhD in Couple & Family Therapy and brings nearly two decades of experience helping individuals and couples cultivate conscious, compassionate relationships. Together, Jeni and Calvin—partners in both life and work—support LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent communities in deepening authenticity, healing, and connection. Drawing from their lived experience as a queer, trans couple, they blend evidence-based guidance with humor, embodiment, and creative expression to nurture belonging and growth.
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Reclaim rest. Restore Purpose. Reignite Pride.
Ways to Help
Sponsor a student/trainee
Volunteer or Mentor a Trainee
Sponsor a student/trainee
So far we have awarded 2 full scholarships to trainees thanks to an attending’s support and two additional scholarship donations.
We have additional applicants and would love to provide more full or partial scholarships- any amount helps!
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Volunteer or Mentor a Trainee
Sponsor a student/trainee
Proceeds will go towards running this event which thus far has been a huge labor of love by many volunteers
Volunteer or Mentor a Trainee
Volunteer or Mentor a Trainee
Volunteer or Mentor a Trainee
Volunteer during the event, before the event or after the event locally or virtually!