Trevor Ladner is the Director of Education Programs at One Institute.

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 teacher at Brio College Prep 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 earned his master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is a credentialed teacher in Massachusetts and California.

Upon graduating from Harvard College, Trevor received the highest undergraduate research honor for his senior thesis in Sociology and African American Studies that explored anti-Black racism in Mississippi 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.”

He currently serves as a board member for WeHo Stories, an oral history project documenting West Hollywood’s campaign for cityhood in the 1980s, and for the Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus, the university’s official LGBTQ+ alumni organization.

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