diff --git a/app/helpers/facilitator_helper.rb b/app/helpers/facilitator_helper.rb
index 0dc429964..8f7be57eb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/facilitator_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/facilitator_helper.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 module FacilitatorHelper
-
 	def facilitator_profile_button(facilitator, size: 10)
 		link_to facilitator_path(facilitator),
-						class: "btn btn-secondary-outline flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg" do
+						class: "group inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2
+                  border border-primary text-primary rounded-lg
+                  hover:bg-primary hover:text-white transition-colors duration-200
+                  font-medium shadow-sm leading-none whitespace-nowrap w-60" do
 
 			facilitator = facilitator.decorate
 
@@ -10,32 +12,40 @@ def facilitator_profile_button(facilitator, size: 10)
 			avatar = if facilitator.avatar_image.present?
 								 image_tag url_for(facilitator.avatar_image.file),
 													 class: "w-10 h-10 rounded-full object-cover border border-gray-300 shadow-sm"
+							 elsif facilitator.user&.avatar.present?
+								 image_tag url_for(facilitator.user.avatar),
+													 class: "w-10 h-10 rounded-full object-cover border border-gray-300 shadow-sm"
 							 else
 								 image_tag "missing.png",
 													 class: "w-10 h-10 rounded-full object-cover border border-dashed border-gray-300"
 							 end
 
-			# --- Name (forced single line) ---
+			# --- Name: stays one line & turns white on hover ---
 			name = content_tag(
 				:span,
-				facilitator.name.to_s.truncate(28),        # Prevent spillover
-				class: "font-semibold text-gray-900 whitespace-nowrap"
+				facilitator.name.to_s.truncate(21),
+				title: facilitator.name.to_s,
+				class: "font-semibold text-gray-900 whitespace-nowrap group-hover:text-white"
 			)
 
-			# --- Pronouns (small, optional, below) ---
+			# --- Pronouns ---
 			pronouns = if facilitator.pronouns_display.present?
-									 content_tag(:span,
-															 facilitator.pronouns_display,
-															 class: "text-xs text-gray-500 italic")
+									 content_tag(
+										 :span,
+										 facilitator.pronouns_display,
+										 class: "text-xs text-gray-500 italic group-hover:text-white"
+									 )
 								 end
 
-			# --- Text Block ---
-			text_block = content_tag(:div,
-															 safe_join([name, pronouns].compact),
-															 class: "flex flex-col leading-tight text-left")
+			text_block = content_tag(
+				:div,
+				safe_join([name, pronouns].compact),
+				class: "flex flex-col leading-tight text-left"
+			)
 
 			avatar + text_block
 		end
 	end
 
+
 end