Director of Action & Advocacy

With over 15 years of positive youth development and direct service experience, Joseph strives to create a safe and affirming space where LGBTQ+ youth feel empowered to explore and celebrate their identities, build community, and express themselves wholly and authentically.  Joseph firmly believes in nurturing open dialogue, fostering acceptance, and offering resources to safeguard the mental well-being of LGBTQ+ youth as they navigate their unique journeys into adulthood.

Beyond direct youth service, Joseph also develops and delivers trainings to current and future educators, counselors, and community organizations and businesses to ensure that all LGBTQ+ people have equitable access to services and can thrive in their communities.  Named 2022 Advocate of the Year by the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce and 2024 Professional of the Year by National Alliance on Mental Illness Davidson County, Joseph has provided training to almost 5,000 people, helping to shape Middle Tennessee into a more inclusive and supportive community.

Crystal Maghoney (she/they) is our Becoming Us Program Specialist serving LGBTQ+ middle school youth (ages 10-14). As a queer person who grew up in Alabama and Tennessee, Crystal takes great responsibility in fostering acceptance and belonging among young people. With a background serving at various nonprofits in Tennessee and a lifelong passion for advocacy, she feels at home on the Just Us team at the Oasis Center. Crystal enjoys many creative hobbies like needle felting and writing.

Alyxis Smith (they/she) is our Just Us Program Specialist, working primarily with high schoolers through Just Us and Students of Stonewall. They are a Queer Filipine and proud Nashville local. Alyxis is passionate about working alongside LGBTQIA2S+ youth in their personal development. She has a background in social research and Queer community organizing; Alyxis uses these skills to provide empathetic, justice-driven programming for anyone who walks into the Just Us doors. When not at work, they love to be outdoors with their two dogs or ranking the newest restaurants around town. Alyxis is thrilled to continue working in and providing services to the Tennessee LGBTQIA2S+ community and empowering youth to live boldly and authentically!

Devon Geyelin (she/they) graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Master’s of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2024. She works with young people and their families as they explore their identities, navigate stressors and challenges, and increase communication and connection with each other and their peers. If you visit her office, you’ll see a lot of plants and visual art — in her free time she likes to weave, quilt, sculpt, and make prints, and she is always excited to incorporate creativity into the work she does at Oasis.