Ellen Saliares is the Director of Sexuality Education at the Annex Teen Clinic. In her role at the Annex, Ellen manages and facilitates sexuality education and youth development programming, provides organizational leadership, supervises staff, and collaborates with community partners, school districts, and funders. She is a trainer for the evidence-based Project AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) curriculum. Ellen has a B.A. in Sociology and a MPH in Community Health Promotion. Prior to working at the Annex, Ellen worked in the fields of sexual health, mental health, and child and adolescent health screening. She’s published peer-reviewed research on adolescent sexual health in the Journal of Sex Research.

Hannah Mikhelson is a Health Mentor & Sexuality Educator at the Annex Teen Clinic. Hannah has a B.S. in Community Health with an emphasis on Adolescent Sexual Health. She has worked with youth in a variety of capacities for over 10 years through non-profits, government, and clinical settings. In her role at the Annex, Hannah works with youth one–on-one to help empower them to take care of their sexual health and well-being. Additionally, she facilitates youth leadership groups, sexuality education classes, staff education, and provides support to school administration regarding these topics and access for LGBTQ+ young people. Her long-term goals are to continue learning and improving skills to help youth feel safe and supported, as well as supporting other professionals to help keep up the important work of providing accurate, sexual health information to young people.