Staff

Tou Fong Lee (he / they)

Director of Program Operations & Compliance

Tou Fong Lee, M.Ed. (he/they) draws from lived experience and cultural wisdom to reimagine what safety, leadership, and healing mean for queer communities of color. A Doctor of Education candidate at the American College of Education, his research explores exorcism across Indigenous, Hmong, and Christian traditions as a lens to explore how power, healing, and harm emerge in moments of transformation. Their research reflects a deep curiosity about how people, communities, and leaders decide what must change—in its most extreme form, and at what cost.

In addition, Tou Fong was the first gay Hmong and Southeast Asian person to have served on the Milwaukee LGBTQ Community Center’s Board of Directors and to hold a leadership role at Diverse & Resilient. He was also the founder of Outkast Alterations LLC, Wisconsin’s first out queer Hmong-owned business, recognized with GSAFE’s Brave Space Award and Emerging Business Award from The Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce.

Since 2017, Tou has served as a traditional Hmong shaman, walking a path that bridges public health and holistic healing. He shares, “Shamanism reminds me that advocacy and healing are not separate—they both restore balance to our communities.”