Fellowship in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advocacy Alums
2012
Roxanne Anderson, Interim Executive Director
Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
Robert Espinoza, Senior Director for Public Policy and Communications
Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)
Rebecca Farmer, Communications Director
ACLU of Northern California
Jake Finney, Project Manager
Anti-Violence Project, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
Verónica Bayetti Flores, Senior Policy Analyst
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Jamison Green, President-Elect
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Heron Greenesmith, Legislative Counsel
Family Equality Council
Rev. Dr. Robert Griffin, Chief Programming Minister
Sunshine Cathedral Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
Jack Harrison, Policy Institute Manager
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Monica Hopkins, Executive Director
ACLU of Idaho
M. Dru Levasseur, Transgender Rights Attorney
Lambda Legal
Felipe Matos, National Field Director
GetEqual
Tei Okamoto, Co-Chair
Queers for Economic Justice
Christopher Peguero, Co-Chair
City of Seattle LGBT Commission
tash shatz, Trans Justice Program Manager
Basic Rights Oregon
Rev. Mykal O’Neal Slack, Founder/Lead Organizer
4Lyfe Ministries
Kara Suffredini, Executive Director
MassEquality
Connie Utada, State Legislative Director
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Mieke Vandersall, Executive Director
Presbyterian Welcome
Elizabeth “Liz” Welch, LGBT Organizer
ACLU of Montana
2011
Alice y. Hom, Director of Queer Justice Fund
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
Andrea Jenkins, Writer/Artist
Purple Lioness Productions
Benjamin De Guzman, Co-Director of Programs
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Christine Johnson, Executive Director
South Carolina Equality
Dan Torres, Program Director
California Rural Legal Assistance
Dennis Coleman, Executive Director
Equality Texas
Ed Mullen, Executive Director
Equality Ohio
Harper Jean Tobin, Policy Council
National Center for Transgender Equality
Jaan Williams, Policy Assistant
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Jacque Larrainzar, Policy and Outreach Manager
Seattle Office for Civil Rights/Seattle LGBT Commission
Jaime Grant, Executive Director
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College
Jason Rae, Board President
Fair Wisconsin, Inc.
Julie Davids, Director of National Advocacy and Mobilization
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Justus Eisfeld, Co-Director
GATE – Global Action for Trans*Equality
Kellan Baker, Health Policy Analyst
Center for American Progress
Michael Keeffe, Executive Director
Transgender FORGE, Inc.
Roland Leggett Jr., Director of Field Organizing
Equality Michigan
Ross Levi, Executive Director
Empire State Pride Agenda
Shane Morgan, Founder & Chair
TransOhio
Trystan Reese, Senior Field Organizer
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
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2010
Asha Leong, Board Member
COLAGE & National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
Decatur, GA
Aubrey Harrison, Field Manager
Basic Rights Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Brandie Balken, Executive Director
Equality Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Chris Hartman, Director
Fairness Campaign
Louisville, Kentucky
Cristoso Apache, Director
Two Spirit Society of Denver
Denver, Colorado
David Strong, Executive Director
AIDS Housing Association of Tacoma, Board Member, Religious Coalition for Equality, Washington State
Tacoma, Washington
Gunner Scott, Executive Director
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Jeff Graham, Executive Director
Georgia Equality
Atlanta, Georgia
Jorge Cestou, Male Co-Chair
Unid@s
Chicago, Illinois
Katie Belanger, Executive Director
Fair Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Kim Abbott, Director of Organizing
Montana Human Rights Network
Helena, Montana
Kylar Broadus, Board Chair
National Black Justice Coalition
Columbia, Missouri
Mija, Board Member, Montana Two-Spirit Society & Volunteer Coordinator
Western Montana Community Center
Missoula, Montana
Monica Meyer, Public Policy Director
OutFront Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Priscilla Hale, Co-Director
allgo
Austin, Texas
Rei Joo, LGBTQ Homeless Youth Advocate
Outside In
Portland, Oregon
Scout, Director
National LGBT Tobacco Control Network
Boston, Massachusetts
Ted Howard, Executive Director
Florida Together
Tampa, Florida
Terry Stone, Executive Director
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Theresa McClellan, Faith Advocacy Coordinator
Gays In Faith Together
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2008
Lee Badgett, Research Director
Williams Institute
Los Angeles, CA
David Brinkman, Executive Director
Desert AIDS Project
Palm Springs, CA
Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director
Family Equality Council
Boston, MA
Cecilia Chung
San Francisco Human Rights Commission
San Francisco, CA
Masen Davis, Executive Director
Transgender Law Center
San Francisco, CA
Gael Guevara, Organizing Support Coordinator
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
New York, NY
Kris Hayashi, Executive Director
Audre Lorde Project
Brooklyn, NY
Jeff Krehely
LGBT Movement Advancement Project
Washington, DC
Peter Laarman, Executive Director
Progressive Christians Uniting
Los Angeles, CA
Roberto Ordeñana, Director of Community Programs
SF LGBT Community Center
San Francisco, CA
Jesus Ortega
ALLGO
Austin, TX
Jenni Peskin, Executive Director
Human Dignity Coalition
Bend, OR
Earl Plante, Executive Director
One Voice PAC
San Leandro, CA
Harlan Pruden, Council Member
NorthEast Two Spirit Society
New York, NY
Francine Ramsey, Executive Director
Zuna Institute
Sacramento, CA
Russell Roybal, Deputy Executive Director of External Relations
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Washington, DC
Bernard Schlager, Deputy Director and Director of National Programming
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
Berkeley, CA
Nadine Smith, Executive Director
Equality Florida
St. Petersburg, FL
Beth Teper, Executive Director
COLAGE
San Francisco, CA
Mina Trudeau, Director
Al-Fatiha Foundation
Washington, DC
2007
Kimberly Aceves, Co-Executive Director
RYSE Youth Center
Oakland, CA
Brett Andrews, Executive Director
Positive Resource Center
San Francisco, CA
Lynne Bowman, Executive Director
Equality Ohio Education Fund
Columbus, OH
Matt Foreman, Program Officer
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
New York, NY
Jon Hoadley, Executive Director
National Stonewall Democrats
Washington, DC
Zander Keig
San Diego, CA
Trish Kerle, Director of Communications and Diversity Programs
American Society of Association Executives
Takoma Park, MD
Sean Kosofsky, Executive Director
NARAL Pro Choice North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
Jody Marksamer, Youth Project Director & Staff Attorney
National Center for Lesbian Rights
San Francisco, CA
Tim McFeeley
Isaacson, Miller
Washington, DC
Pamela McMichael, Executive Director
Highlander Research and Education Center
New Market, TN
Ian Palmquist, Executive Director
Equality North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
H. Alexander Robinson, Executive Director
National Black Justice Coalition
Washington, DC
Lee Swislow, Executive Director
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Boston, MA
Sandra Telep
Philadelphia, PA
Rachel Tiven, Executive Director
Immigration Equality
New York, NY
Cuc Vu, Chief Diversity Officer
Human Rights Campaign
Washington, DC
Cindy Wiesner, Political Coordinator
Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
Miami, FL
Andy Wong, Founder
API Equality
San Francisco, CA