My name is Chels Morgan and my pronouns are they / them. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
I am a Queer, Black, Dominican, and AuDHD Writer, Educator, Theater and Film Director, Cinematographer and Intimacy / Movement Director. My work as a creative and as a sexuality and social justice educator is focused on curating justice-centered, emboldening spaces guided the intersectional, disability justice and transformative justice frameworks, developed by the black women and the black trans scholars who have come before me. I reside in Chicago, IL on the native land of the Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi Nations
I specialize in trauma responsive, queer & trans inclusive sexuality, BDSM / kink and identity education, mental health advocacy and cultural competency and provide support for performing arts organizations and productions on Accessibility, Queer Identity, Intimacy / Movement, and JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ).
Education & Training
degrees & certifications
MFA in Film & TV Production
Masters of Fine Arts from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. Concentration: Directing Fiction.
Certified Intimacy Director & Intimacy Coordinator
Certified by the Intimacy Professionals Education Collective (IPEC), a SAG-AFTRA Accredited intimacy training organization.
Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator (CHSE)
Certification in Holistic Sexuality Education from the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment (ISEE).
Certified by Ante Up! Professional Development
Certification in the history, implementation, and troubleshooting of various justice frameworks as they relate to the sexuality field from Ante Up Professional Development.
BA in Media Arts Production
Bachelor’s of Arts from Emerson College in Boston, MA. Concentration: Writing and Producing for Television with a minor in Human Sexuality.
AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator (CSE)
Certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) as a Sexuality Educator.
Society of American Fight Directors Training
SAFD Pass with Proficiency in Unarmed, Single Sword, Small Sword and Theatrical Firearms. Additional training from Fight Directors Canada in Unarmed and Knife.
Mental Health First Aid
Certified by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a national program to teach the skills to respond to the signs of mental illness and substance use.
Chels Morgan, MFA, CSE 