Trevor Ladner is the Director of Education & Advocacy at One Institute. In this role, he leads youth and educator programs as well as K–12 policy advocacy and community organizing through the Rainbow Education Coalition Los Angeles (RECLA).

Trevor is an educator, public historian, and advocate committed to youth well-being and civic engagement through innovative, rigorous history/social science curriculum and inclusive school support. Before joining One Institute, Trevor taught 12th Grade U.S. Government and Economics in Downtown Los Angeles, where he and his students organized the school’s first Pride Month resource fair and performance showcase. He has also designed and taught middle and high school courses in U.S. history, civics, African American literature, and journalism. He completed his master’s degree and teacher training at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Upon graduating from Harvard College, Trevor received the highest undergraduate research honor for his senior thesis in Sociology and African American Studies, which explored anti-Black racism in Mississippi’s high school social studies teaching. In the summer of 2019, he interned for Congressman John Lewis on Capitol Hill, assisting the late Congressman with speaking to students about the Civil Rights Movement and conducting research for legislation. As a high school student, Trevor received national media attention for his LGBTQ+ activism and drag artistry in his conservative Mississippi community— as put by Queerty: “This Mississippi Teen Is A High Schooler By Day And A Drag Queen At Night.”

Trevor serves as a Commissioner of Arts and Cultural Affairs for the City of West Hollywood, for which he chairs the Urban Arts Subcommittee and serves on the Library Cultural Programming Committee, and as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Curriculum and Instruction Committee. He has previously served on the board of directors for WeHo Stories and the Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus.

Trevor is proud to be Gen Z, a West Hollywood resident, and a Mississippi Gulf Coast native. He occasionally performs in drag as Miss Annie Thang and is an avid watcher of The View.