Creating Change Conference 2008
February 6–10, 2008

Task Force Academy for Leadership and Action

The Task Force's Academy for Leadership and Action makes its debut at the National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change 2008. The Academy serves as a primary leadership and skills development opportunity for activists in and associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement. The Task Force's Academy is a long-term commitment to train and support leaders and potential leaders - primarily at the local and state-level - to fill the staff, board, activist, and volunteer roles critical to our success as a movement. Throughout each year, the Task Force's Academy will provide trainings in leadership, management, organizing, advocacy, and other key areas to existing and potential leaders and activists seeking to hone their skills. The breadth and depth of Academy trainings includes offerings through our strategic partnerships with other expert trainers, organizations, and consultants. Attendance at Academy sessions will also connect participants to a larger LGBT social justice agenda.

The Academy sessions at this year's National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, developed by Task Force staff with input from key community organizations, leaders, activists, and experts in their fields, comprise 25% of the overall programming offered at the Creating Change conference. In order to attend Academy sessions, participants must be registered for the Creating Change conference, pre-registered for the Academy, and have been accepted into the sessions.

Here's where you can learn more about the Task Force Academy for Leadership and Action program offerings.

Academy Presenters Include:

Mickey MacIntyre
Principal, realChange Partners LLC
Focus: Executive Director Skills

Jaime Grant
Director of The Task Force Policy Institute, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: Research in the fight for LGBT Equality

Dan Hawes
Acting Director of Organizing and Training, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: Building a volunteer team

Amber Hollibaugh
Senior Strategist, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: LGBT aging issues

Moof Mayeda
Senior Field Organizer, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: Developing Organizational Leaders

Tim McFeeley
Executive Director, Center for Policy Alternatives
Focus: Voicing your values

Lisa Mottet
Transgender Civil Rights Project Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: Transgender Inclusion

Rashaad Robinson
Senior Director of Media Programs, GLAAD
Focus: Making your voice heard

Kara Suffredini
State Legislative Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: Legislative drafting

Beth Zemsky
Former Board of Directors Co-chair, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: Organizational excellence

Thalia Zepatos
Former Director of Organizing and Training, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Focus: Electoral Campaign skills