Dr. Marilyn Volker, sexuality educator for the past forty-five (45) years, is a Diplomat of the American Board of Sexology (ABS} and an Associate Fellow of The American Academy of Clinical Sexologists (AACS) and certified by the International Transgender Certification Association (ITCA). She was/is adjunct faculty of three South Florida universities – University of Miami, Florida International University, Lynn University and St. Thomas University.

Dr. Volker trained counselors to become sex therapists through The Modern Institutes of Sex Therapy in Boca Raton (formerly the Florida Post-Graduate Sex Therapy Training Institute in West Palm Beach) and the Sex Therapy Training Institute in North Miami.

Marilyn helped to establish and teaches for The International Transgender Certification Program in Miami. Dr. Volker has served as a sexuality consultant for a variety of addiction/trauma treatment facilities state and nationwide and has written many articles for publications addressing sexuality issues in recovery.

Dr. Volker has taught sexual health and medicine for three medical schools – University of Miami, Ross University, and Florida International University. Each month Dr. Volker teaches deployed and returning soldiers, their spouses/partners for the Yellow Ribbon Program in Orlando, Florida—“Upbooting Your Relationships” & “Rebooting Your Relationships”.

Dr. Volker helped to establish The Health Crisis Network, Florida’s first Community based AIDS project in l982 by directing its education division. She received specialized training in HIV/AIDS from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and has educated thousand over the past 40 years about HIV/AIDS in schools, community organizations, professional organizations, corporations state and nationwide. Dr. Volker helped to develop the HIV/AIDS curriculum and training programs for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for the National VA Hospitals, and for the United States Air Force and the United States Navy. Dr. Volker has been a consultant to community based AIDS projects throughout Florida, the nation, and the Caribbean islands. Dr. Volker has taught in HUNDREDS of schools (parents, teachers, students) addressing body changes, sexuality, and safety locally, nationally and in the Caribbean islands.

Dr. Volker helped to establish The Institute on Sexism and Sexuality in l972 which addressed gender issues under Title IX in Miami-Dade County Schools; co-chaired the first Women’s History celebration in Miami-Dade County as well as chairing the 2004 Women’s History Celebration in Miami. She hosted two daily live call-in radio shows “SEX WITH MARILYN” on WVCG as well as on Serius broadband radio.  She sat on a number of boards addressing sexual health issues including The Mental Health Association, Educational Task Force of the Girl Scouts of South Florida, the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Treatment Professionals, and the Outreach Institute for Gender Studies.  Dr. Volker helped to establish the first gay/lesbian/bisexual/ transgendered youth group, in Miami-Dade County in 1977 and is currently on the board and faculty of the International Transgender Certification Program which certifies professionals in transgender issues.  She  has been a professional guest on Barbara Walter’s 20/20 and Larry King Live regarding transgendered issues/gender variant children.

Dr. Volker began her career teaching deaf children and continues to serve as sexuality consultant to a variety of special education programs, organizations, and community groups addressing body changes, diseases, and disabilities. Her doctoral video and facilitator’s guide, SEXUALITY: A Process in Decision-Making, highlighted eight deaf students from the Miami area. Dr. Volker received her undergraduate degree in deaf/special education from Kent State University, Master’s degree in deaf/special education from the University of Miami, & her doctorate from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, California. Marilyn (former minister’s daughter/former minister’s wife) and her husband David have 4 children and 12 grandchildren/1 great grand child. Dr. Volker was honored as one of six South Florida “Women of Impact” during Women’s History Month, March, 2002 and was chosen as one of the 2010 American Red Cross Sara Hopkins Woodruff Spectrum Awards for Women.

Dr. Volker sees patients in Coral Gables and Hollywood, Florida. From nursery schools to nursing homes, Dr. Volker’s passion is to help people honor their bodies and sexuality, being SAFE—physically, emotionally, and sexually.