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The Human Rights Campaign Board Members

The Human Rights Campaign’s board members are a unique and diverse group of courageous, hardworking and talented people who combine strong professional skills with a passion for equality and justice for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans. No higher caliber of committed volunteers exists.

HRC’s boards make policy, manage finances and coordinate volunteer involvement for the organization. They sustain HRC’s vision and raise awareness about the mission of the Human Rights Campaign.

Board of Directors

The Human Rights Campaign Board of Directors — a group of volunteers comprised of corporate and community leaders from throughout the country — is the governing body for the corporation. Its members determine HRC’s mission and purposes, and they sustain the organization’s vision.

The HRC Board of Directors has the ultimate authority over the organization’s actions, including fiscal management and budget approval. Board members also establish the official policies that direct HRC.

  • Kim Allman – Washington, DC
  • Steve Atkinson – Dallas, TX
  • John Barry – Chicago, IL
  • Bruce Bastian – Orem, UT
  • Terry Bean – Portland, OR
  • David Beckwith – Los Angeles, CA
  • Les Bendtsen – Minneapolis, MN
  • Betsy Billard – New York, NY
  • Ken Britt – Atlanta, GA
  • Stephanie Carreon – Dallas, TX
  • Marjorie Chorlins – Washington, DC
  • Dan Cochran – New York, NY
  • Jane Daroff – Cleveland, OH
  • Tim Downing – Beachwood, OH
  • Clint Eddy – Seattle, WA
  • Linda Elliott – Phoenix, AZ
  • Anne Fay – Dallas, TX
  • Jody Gates – New Orleans, LA
  • Stephen Gilhooly – Dallas, TX
  • Sandra Hartness – Laguna Beach, CA
  • Mike Holloman – Houston, TX
  • John Isa – Washington, DC
  • LeeAnn Jones – Atlanta, GA
  • Barry Karas – Los Angeles, CA
  • Jani Lopez – Houston, TX
  • Joni Madison - Hillsborough, NC
  • Terry Penrod – Columbus, OH
  • Dana Perlman – Los Angeles, CA
  • Steven Reid – Paradise Valley, AZ
  • Henry Robin – New York, NY
  • Henry Rosales – Denver, CO
  • Mirian Saez – San Francisco, CA
  • Linda Scaparotti – San Francisco, CA
  • Tom Skancke – Las Vegas, NV
  • Mary Snider – Washington, DC
  • Jill Stauffer – Jamaica Plain, MA
  • Rebecca Tillet – Huntington, NY
  • Alan Uphold – Los Angeles, CA
  • Scott Wiener – San Francisco, CA
  • David Wilson – Jamaica Plain, MA
  • Frank Woo – San Francisco, CA
  • Lisa Zellner – Columbus, OH

 

Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that encourages gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans to live their lives openly. The foundation also seeks to change the hearts and minds of Americans to the side of equality.

The HRC Foundation Board has the ultimate authority for the actions of the Foundation. The board manages the foundation’s finances and establishes official policies governing the foundation.

  • Kim Allman – Bethesda, MD
  • Gwen Baba – Los Angeles, CA
  • Vic Basile – Baltimore, MD
  • Terry Bean – Portland, OR
  • Lee Carter – Summerfield, NC
  • Edie Cofrin – Atlanta, GA
  • Lawrie Demorest – Atlanta, GA
  • Anne Fay – Dallas, TX
  • Garry Kief – Inglewood, CA
  • Marty Lieberman – Seattle, WA
  • Andy Linsky – Palm Springs, CA
  • Jay Oppenheimer – Dallas, TX
  • Henry Rosales – Denver, CO
  • Hilary Rosen – Washington, DC
  • Judy Shepard – Casper, WY
  • Mary Snider – Washington DC

 

Board of Governors

The dedicated members of the Human Rights Campaign’s Board of Governors manage the organization’s local outreach nationwide. They help to build HRC’s membership and maintain relationships with local communities.

Each member of the HRC Board of Governors is responsible for coordinating fund raising and volunteer activity in the city or region he or she represents. Members also serve as liaisons between their local communities and HRC’s staff and boards.

  • Rick Aishman – Dallas, TX
  • Lacey All – Seattle, WA
  • Lili Alpaugh – New Orleans, LA
  • Steve Amend – Henderson, NV
  • Andrew Arnold – Los Angeles, CA
  • Karen Aronoff – Cincinnati, OH
  • Steve Atkinson – Dallas, TX
  • Jessica Bair – West Hollywood, CA
  • Joel Baldazo – Austin, TX
  • Kevin Bass – Rancho Mirage, CA
  • Bob Berry – Villa Park, IL
  • Blake Beyer – Houston, TX
  • Dana Beyer – Chevy Chase, MD
  • Scott Bishop – Charlotte, NC
  • Wendy Blenning – Portland, OR
  • Sarah Booth – Washington, DC
  • Byron Brady – Raleigh, NC
  • Tim Bresnahan – Chicago, IL
  • Barbara Browning – Jamaica Plain, MA
  • Brian Browning – Dallas, TX
  • Charles Buchanan – Houston, TX
  • Deiadra Burns – Dallas, TX  
  • Matthew Burrus – Houston, TX
  • Todd Canon – Portland, OR
  • Carlos Carbonell – Orlando, FL
  • Christopher Carolan – Brooklyn, NY
  • Bill Castellani – Washington, DC
  • Jeffrey Caywood – Cincinatti, OH
  • Fidel Chavoya – San Francisco, CA 
  • Kevin Cheng – San Francisco, CA
  • Luana Chilelli – Salt Lake City, UT
  • Lisa Conner – Palmyra, NJ
  • John Cramer – Dallas, TX  
  • Jeremy Davis – Nashville, TN
  • Fiona Dawson – Houston, TX
  • Robert Dogens – Charlotte, NC
  • Joe Fields – Houston, TX
  • Steve Fisher – Los Angeles, CA
  • Brian Flanagan – South Orange, NJ 
  • Tom Floyd – San Jose, CA
  • Allison Ford – Chicago, IL
  • Jennifer Foster - Orlando, FL
  • Bruce Franck – Minneapolis, MN
  • Ralph Freidin – Boston, MA
  • Charlie Frew – Atlanta, GA
  • Tucker Gallagher – Washington, DC
  • Jeffery Garofalo – Las Vegas, NV
  • William Gautreaux – New Orleans, LA
  • Brian Gilligan – Minneapolis, MN
  • Jose Gomez-Y – Dallas, TX
  • Madeline Goss – Raleigh, NC
  • Amos Gott – Nashville, TN  
  • Deb Graves – Minneapolis, MN
  • Paul Guillory – Houston, TX
  • Edward Guzek – Minneapolis, MN
  • Kirk Hamill – Washington, DC
  • Suzanne Hamilton – Shaker Heights, OH 
  • James Healey – Henderson, NV
  • Miranda Hooker – Cambridge, MA
  • Rich Hurley – Charlotte, NC
  • Thom Hutchens – Hickory, NC  
  • Rick Ith – Orem, UT
  • Doug Kauffman – Worthington, OH
  • John Kerrigan – Austin, TX
  • Tom Knabel – Minneapolis, MN
  • Thomas Kovach – Henderson, NV
  • Christopher Labonte – Philadelphia, PA
  • Jason Lambert – Orlando, FL
  • Stephan Lampasso – Wilton Manors, FL
  • Todd Landis – Seattle, WA
  • Carolyn Lane – Phoenix, AZ
  • Jon-Eric Lehman – Palm Springs, CA
  • Tedd Lesch – Long Beach, CA
  • Billy Leslie – Nashville, TN
  • John Linder – New York, NY
  • Alex Lindquist – Denver, CO
  • Michael Long – Portland, OR
  • Jason Lowery – Atlanta, GA
  • John Mancuso – Saint Louis, MO 
  • John Marez – Daly City, CA
  • Fred Mariscal – Los Angeles, CA
  • M. Mason – Columbus, OH
  • Johnny McGee – Oak Ridge, NC
  • Sharlea McMurtry – Denver, CO
  • Martha McQuade – Alexandria, VA
  • Lori Megown – New York, NY
  • Andrew Melissinos – West Hollywood, CA
  • Ryan Messer – Cincinnati, OH
  • Gwen Migita – Las Vegas, NV
  • Felicia Miller – Plano, TX
  • Patrick Miller – New Orleans, LA
  • John Morrison – Edgewater, NJ
  • Theresa Moschetta – Glen Cove, NY
  • Kevin Moser – Seattle, WA
  • Heather Nevill – Denver, CO
  • Jim Newstrom – Minneapolis, MN
  • George Page – San Antonio, TX
  • Paul Palmer – Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Peter Pappas – Washington, DC
  • Bryan Parsons – New York, NY
  • Darrell Parsons – San Antonio, TX
  • Michael Pearce – Houston, TX
  • Dee Pennington – Dallas, TX
  • Steve Pospisil – Minneapolis, MN
  • Kevin Powers – Boston, MA
  • Jerry Rapier – Salt Lake City, UT
  • Michael Reiser – Saint Louis, MO
  • Susan Reyes – New Orleans, LA
  • Darren Rhinehart – Atlanta, GA
  • Brian Rice – Stamford, CT
  • Wendy Ringe – Addison, TX
  • Mark Robertson – New York, NY
  • Jason Roundy – West Hollywood, CA
  • William Royster – Washington, DC
  • John Ruffier – Orlando, FL
  • Mark Sadlek - Dallas, TX
  • Daniel Salera – Ipswich, MA
  • Catherine Scalise – Dallas, TX
  • Elizabeth Schleigh – San Antonio, TX
  • Heidi Schreiber – Minneapolis, MN
  • Darren Sextro – Kansas City, MO
  • Jon Shaffer – Columbus, OH
  • Lynn Shepodd – Hollywood, CA
  • Rebecca Sherrill – Atlanta, GA
  • Robert Sikorski – Nashville, TN
  • Molly Simmons – Scottsdale, GA
  • LaWana Slack-Mayfield – Charlotte, NC
  • Catharine Smith – Palmyra, NJ
  • Steven Spencer-Steigner – San Francisco, CA
  • Andre St. Pierre – Phoenix, AZ
  • Chuck Stephens – Atlanta, GA
  • Brian Stranghoner – Phoenix, AZ
  • Ken Sugarman – Washington, DC
  • Dan Tanner – Orlando, FL
  • Clare Thomas – Santa Monica, CA
  • Andrea Torrence – St. Louis, MO
  • Nathan Treanor – Scottsdale, AZ
  • Timothy Walker – Cleveland, OH
  • William Weeks – Chicago, IL
  • Richard Welch – Worcester, MA
  • Bruce Wessler – St. Louis, MO
  • Pamela Wheeler – Nashville, TN
  • Jill Wilcox – Dripping Springs, TX
  • Julie Wood – Atanta, GA
  • Kathy Young – Phoenix, AZ
  • Lisa Zellner – Columbus, OH