There’s always a mind to change and a heart to hold for HIV educator, activist, and organizer Chandi Moore. Before co-starring in Caitlyn Jenner’s reality show I Am Cait and winning the adoration of fans around the world, Moore was already making a difference in the lives of young people.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Moore knew early that she was called to be of service for her community. That destiny was fulfilled soon after Moore attended beauty school and began working as a makeup artist at The Beverly Center when her mentor, trans advocate Valerie Spencer, told her about a non-profit agency looking for health educators.

“I went into that interview,” says Moore. “They asked me, ‘What are the five fluids to contract HIV?’ And I didn’t even know.”

Despite that, she ended up landing the job (and learned the answers to that and many other HIV questions) which later inspired Moore to co-create Trans Girls in Action Divas (Trans GIA Divas), which won Trans Pride L.A.’s 2011 Community Empowerment Award. That’s when she knew “whatever I was doing, I was on the right path.” Read more via the Advocate