Elise Tiralli serves as the Director of Programs, Events, and Community Engagement at Middle. Elise believes that programs are the vehicle through which we can deliver care, play, education, and community connection, and strives to make all who enter Middle’s proverbial doors feel welcome. They are an alumni of the Hunter Silberman School of Social Work (M.S.W. - Community Organizing, Program Planning, & Program Development) and SUNY Albany (B.S. - Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies). Elise lives in Brooklyn with their partner Oscar and FELV+ tuxie Dove. They are fond of iced oat lattes and red pandas, and in their rare spare time, you can find them supporting NGOs and queer content creators in event planning and brand expansion.