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Board of Directors

Erik Richard Morin

Co-Chair

Miami, FL

Dr. Anika Simpson

Co-Chair

Washington, DC

Rodney McKenzie, Jr.

Secretary

Brooklyn, NY

Colgate Darden

Treasurer

Miami, FL

Dr. Jerry Abraham

Los Angeles, CA

Peter Chandler

Washington, DC

Candy Cox

Washington, DC

Vanessa Daniel

Tacoma, WA

Alfredo Del Cid

San Francisco, CA

Liebe Gadinsky

Miami Beach, FL

T. Aaron Hans

St. Paul, MN

Donald Hayden

Miami, FL

Miles Huff

Chattanooga, TN

Sian Lewis

Washington, DC

David Perez

Washington, DC

Jeremy Rye

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Candelario Saldana

Charlotte, NC

Almas Sayeed

Los Angeles, CA

Andrew Solomon

New York, NY

Kim Stone

Miami, FL

Jason Tester

San Francisco, CA

Kevin Wang

Seattle, WA

National Action Council

The members of the National Action Council are advisors to, and ambassadors for, the National LGBTQ Task Force. The NAC amplifies the Task Force’s programs and advocacy by bringing our message of grassroots power to all corners of the LGBTQ community.

John Allen

Attorney

Muskegon, MI

Sue Anderson

Non-Profit Consultant

Boulder, CO

Anthony Aragon

Senior Advisor for Community Affairs

Denver, CO

Alan Bernstein

West Hollywood, CA

Marsha C. Botzer

Seattle, WA

David Bowers

Vice President, Marketing
Showtime Networks Inc.

Los Angeles, CA

Margaret Burd

President & CEO
Magpie Software Services Corp.

Denver, CO

Yuval David

New York, NY

Donald E. Davis

Williamsburg, VA

Victor Diaz-Herman

Executive Director
Pridelines Youth Services

Miami, FL

Ruth Eisenberg

Washington, DC

Matt Foreman

Director, Gay and Immigrant Rights Programs
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

San Francisco, CA

Will Forrest

Principal, McKinsey and Company

Chicago, IL

Kevin Gonzalez

New York, NY

Ruben Gonzalez

Washington, DC

Mario Guerrero

Legislative Affairs Director
SEIU Local 1000

Sebastopol, CA

Jon Hoadley

Kalamazoo, MI

Jody Laine

Sebastopol, CA

Cordey Lash

President
Jordey Group

Dallas, TX

Naomi Metz

Santa Rosa, CA

Sandra Nathan

Phoenix, AZ

Shilpen Patel

San Francisco, CA

Marj Press

Seattle, WA

Chad Richter

Manager, Retail Sales
Kiehl’s

Miami Beach, FL

Lee Rubin

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Christopher Russell

Community Activist

Miami, FL

Mark Sexton

Portland, OR

Michelle J. Stecker, Ph.D., J.D.

Director
Lucy Cross Center for Women at Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

Ken Thompson

Seattle, WA

Alfonso Wenker

Minneapolis, MN

Vince Wong

Los Angeles, CA

Beth Zemsky

Consultant, Multicultural Organizational Development

Minneapolis, MN