Hello! My name is Tucker, I am the Operations Director here at Transitional Characters. I handle all of the day to day of making the place run smoothly and getting people connected with care!

I grew up in Southern California, spent time in the Midwest as a young adult, and moved to Pittsburgh in 2021. Since landing here, I’ve fallen in love with the deep community ties that run through this city. Shortly after arriving, I became deeply involved in labor organizing and my passion for workers’ rights, collective liberation, and anti capitalism grew. These values shape how I move through both my administrative and clinical work.

I feel incredibly lucky to contribute to a space that honors complexity, challenges systems of harm, and invests in healing that is relational, political, and transformative. Whether I’m supporting our team, organizing behind the scenes, or showing up for clients, my goal is to help make this place feel grounded, accessible, and aligned with our shared values.

In my personal life, I love to cook, spend time with friends, garden, play with my cats Chuti and Alu, read mostly fun fiction, discover and explore nature around me, spend time with my partner, play games, and create art. I try to live in harmony with each season. In winter I take things slow and appreciate the beauty around me. I spend more time indoors with a warm drink, inviting people into my home and doing winter crafts. In the spring I am often gardening and cooking. I begin to fix things and build things, planning and preparing for the summer. In the summer I take every chance I can to explore the woods for new watering holes and waterfalls, I eat outdoors with my loved ones and make the most of the long days. In the fall I love foraging and crafting, taking cold plunges and enjoying the outdoors while it is still warm. I try to take this approach in my whole life, appreciating each thing as it comes.