Advisory Councils
All Children—All Families National Advisory Council
Members of the All Children — All Families National Advisory Council serve as key advisors in the development and implementation of the All Children - All Families initiative and provide leadership in educating the broader child welfare community about the importance of supporting LGBT families in every aspect of practice.
Susan Badeau
Director of Cross Systems Integration, Knowledge Management
Casey Family Programs
Bill Bettencourt
Senior Consultant, Pacific Region
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Family to Family Initiative
Maris H. Blechner
Executive Director
Family Focus Adoption Services
Beth Brindo
Field Faculty at Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Sciences
Independent Child Welfare Consultant
Janice Goldwater
Founder and Executive Director
Adoptions Together
Jill Jacobs
Executive Director
Family Builders
Beverly Jones
Director of Child Welfare Services
Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois
John Levesque
Board of Directors/Executive Committee
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Ernesto Loperena
Executive Director
New York Council on Adoptable Children
Jill May, LSMW
Foster Care & Adoption Bureau Chief
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
Penelope (Penny) L. Maza, Ph.D.
Child Welfare Consultant
Ann McCabe
Family Therapist and Child Welfare Consultant
J.Toni Oliver
Executive Director, ROOTS, Inc. President, J.T. Oliver & Associates
Jana L. Rickerson, LCSW
Program Director, Family Mosaic Project
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Karey Scheyd, MPA
Director of Program Development & Improvement
Legacy Inc.
Linda S. Spears
Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs
Child Welfare League of America
Brian J. Tessier, Esq.
President & Chief Executive Officer
We Hear The Children Inc.
Diane Wagner
Division Chief, Adoption and Permanency Resources
County of Los Angeles, Department of Children and Family Services
John A. Wagner
Director
California Department of Social Services
Business Council
The HRC Business Council was founded in 1997 to support the Human Rights Campaign's goal of creating an America where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are ensured of basic equal rights — and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. While not necessarily serving as official representatives of their companies, members provide expert advice and counsel on LGBT workplace issues based on their business experience and knowledge.
John K. Barry
Vice President - Client Service
PNC Capital Advisors
Chicago, Illinois
Charles A. Berardesco
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Constellation Energy Group Inc.
Baltimore, Maryland
Richard P. Clark
Corporate Controller
Accenture Ltd.
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wesley Combs
Senior Manager, Talent and Organization Practice
Accenture Ltd.
Washington, District of Columbia
Elaine DeCanio
Region Manager
Shell Oil Co.
Houston, Texas
Emily Jones
Eastman Kodak Co. (Retired)
Rochester, New York
J. Kevin Jones, Jr.
Deputy Director
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
San Francisco, California
Trish Jones
Senior Vice President, Strategic Audience Solutions
Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
Susan McManus
Vice President of Marketing for Nationwide Direct and Customer Solutions
Nationwide Insurance
Columbus, Ohio
Marc Nichols
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Green Advantage
Frederick, Maryland
Bryan Parsons
Manager, Strategy and Operations/Financial Services
Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
Keith Powell
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer
KodakGallery
Concord, California
Meghan Stabler
Sr. Director and Executive Advisor
CA Technologies
Houston, Texas
Chuck Stephens
Senior Associate, Diversity & Inclusion
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atticus Tysen
Vice President, Product Development
Intuit Inc.
Mountain View, California
David Wilson
Diversity Consultant
AKConsulting Services Inc.
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Helga Ying
Director Worldwide Govt. Affairs & Public Policy
Levi Strauss & Co.
San Francisco, California
Betty Young
Director, Diverse Segment Marketing
AMR Corp. (American Airlines)
Fort Worth, Texas
Diversity & Inclusion Council
The HRC Diversity & Inclusion Council was founded in 2008 to support the Human Rights Campaign's stated commitment to diversity and inclusion at every level of the organization. From professional diversity consultants to leading business executives, religious leaders, youth, advocates from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and civil rights principals, the Council consists of individuals who represent the broad tapestry of the communities in which we live and work.
Dr. Rohini Anand
Senior Vice President, Global Chief Diversity Officer
Sodexo
Kylar W. Broadus
Chair, Board of Directors
National Black Justice Coalition
Don Dew
Executive Director
ReachOut USA
Marlon Fixico
Organizing Member
Two-Spirit Society of Washington
Rev. Elder Darlene Garner
Vice-Moderator, Regional Elder
Metropolitan Community Churches
Robby Gregg
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
Cook Ross, Inc.
Paul Guillory
Manager, Lease Records
El Paso Exploration & Production Company
Rebecca Haag
Executive Director
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc.
Bree Harlage
Federal Civil Servant
Department of the Navy
John Isa, Esq.
Deputy Executive Director
Office of Compliance
Victoria Kirby
Mike Koch
FireFly Farms, Inc.
President
Jani Lopez
Executive Support to the President
SHELL OIL CO.
Michael Lopez
Public Affairs Manager
Alcoa
Mark McLane
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Booz Allen Hamilton
Graciela Meibar
Vice President, Global Sales Training and Global Diversity
Mattel Inc.
Howard Ross
Founder & Chief Learning Officer
Cook Ross, Inc.
Catherine C. Smith
Consultant
Sarah Stuart
Program Manager, Global Diversity and Talent Inclusion
Google Inc.
Faye Tate
Vice President and Director of Diversity
CH2M Hill
Rosalyn Taylor O'Neale
Vice President, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Campbell's Inc.
Sharon Wong
Special Assistant for Diversity
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Healthcare Equality Index Advisory Council
The Healthcare Equality Index Advisory Council supports the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Healthcare Equality Index initiative. While not serving as official representatives of their employers, members provide expert advice and counsel on LGBT healthcare issues based on their professional experience and knowledge.
Rebecca Allison, M.D.
Section Head, Cardiology
CIGNA Medical Group of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Desiray Bailey, M.D.
Hospital Chief of Staff, Hospital Administration
Group Health Central Hospital (GHHC)
Seattle, WA
Diane Bruessow, RPA-C, DFAAPA
Past President
LGBT Physician Assistant Caucus of the AAPA
Middle Village, NY
Sonya Bruton
Altarum Institute
Washington, DC
Leslie Calman, Ph.D.
Executive Director
The Mautner Project
Washington, DC
Dana S. Fitzsimmons, R.Ph., M.P.H.
Team Leader, Medical Outcomes Specialists
Pfizer Inc.
Washington, DC
Mary Foley, MS, RN, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Center for Research & Innovation in Patient Care
UCSF School of Nursing
San Francisco, CA
Ralph B. Freidin, M.D.
Internist
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Robert Garofalo, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Adolescent HIV Services
Children's Memorial Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Hutson W. Inniss
Interim Executive Director
National Coalition for LGBT Health
Washington, DC
Kevin T. Jordan, M.D.
Chief Operations Officer
TOWNSEND, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Ritchie Miller
Manager, Analytic & Forensic Technology
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Washington, DC
Julian Myers Benton
Independent Consultant
Great Falls, VA
Lisa M. Schwartz, M.D.
Medical Director, Integrative Medicine
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Burbank, CA
Randall Sell
Associate Professor
Drexel School of Public Health
Philadelphia, PA
Molly E. Simmons, J.D., C.H.C.
Healthcare Attorney & Consultant
Atlanta, GA
Karen B. Siteman, Esq.
Siteman Law Group
Beverly Hills, CA
Shane Snowdon
Director, LGBT Center
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
David Staats, M.D.
Chair, Special Interest Group on Older GLBT Persons
American Geriatrics Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Brette A. Tschurtz
Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation
The Joint Commission
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Paul Wertsch, M.D.
Wildwood Family Clinic
Madison, WI
Amy Wilson-Stronks, MPP, CPHQ
Avocate, Consultant, Researcher
Wilson-Stronks Inc.
Norcross, GA
Religion Council
The Religion Council consists of thirteen national religious spokespeople committed to equal rights for all Americans. As a group they embody the rich diversity of our faith communities in terms of theology, race, gender, geography and sexual orientation. They provide a prophetic voice on the critical issues affecting the LGBT community from marriage, to adoption, to reclaiming the inclusive foundations of religion.
Chaplain (Colonel) Paul W. Dodd, D. Min., LPC, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Pastoral Psychotherapist
Austin, TX
Rabbi Denise Eger
Senior Rabbi, Congregation Kol Ami
West Hollywood, CA
Rev. Elder Darlene Garner
Vice-Moderator and Regional Elder, Metropolitan Community Churches
Bowie, MD
Rev. Harry Knox,
Interim Executive Director, Integrity USA
Houston, TX
Rev. Eric Lee
President and CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Love
Executive Director, Soulforce
Abiline, TX
Bishop Carlton Pearson
Christ Universal Temple
Chicago, IL
Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson
Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Concord, NH
Rev. Canon Susan Russell
Senior Associate Pastor, All Saints Episcopal Church
Pasadena, CA
Bishop John L Selders, Jr.
Pastor, Amistad United Church of Christ
Harford, CT
Rev. William G. Sinkford
Senior Minister, First Unitarian Church of Portland
Dr. Ken Stone
Academic Dean, Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL
Rev. Dr. Erin K. Swenson
Pastoral Psychotherapist
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Mary Ann Tolbert
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Pacific School of Religion
Oakland, CA
Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre
Professor of Social Ethics, Iliff School of Theology
Denver, CO
Anne Underwood
Incorporator, Maine's Religious Coalition Against Discrimination
Incorporator and convener, Catholics for Marriage Equality
Portland, Maine
Rev. Rebecca Voelkel
Program Director, Institute for Welcoming Resources, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Minneapolis, MN
Rev. Dr. Christine Y. Wiley
Pastor, Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Washington, D.C.
Rev. Dr. Dennis W. Wiley
Pastor, Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ
Washington, D.C.
Welcoming Schools National Advisory Council
Members of the Welcoming Schools National Advisory Council serve as key advisors in the development and implementation of the Welcoming Schools initiative and provide leadership in educating the broader educational community about the importance of supporting LGBT students and families.
Judy Appel
Executive Director
Our Family Coalition
Renée Bradley, Ph.D.
Special Education Advocate and Parent
Laurie Brown-Abdelmageed, Ph.D.
Educational Advocate and Vice Principal, Dr. Samuel A Mudd Elementary School
Charles County Public Schools
Vivian Carlo
Associate Professor, Multicultural Education
Lesley University, School of Education
Matthew Frazier
President
Thomas A. Plein Foundation
Fred Fuentes
Executive Director, Latino Policy Institute
Roger Williams University
Susan Gorin, CAE
Executive Director
National Association of School Psychologists
Stephen Henry
President
Metropolitan Nashville Education Association
Scott Hirschfeld
Director of Curriculum
Anti Defamation League
Emmy Howe
Founding Member
Welcoming Schools Committee (2004)
William A. Howe, Ed.D.
Education Consultant for Multicultural Education, Title IX/Gender Equity & Civil Rights
Connecticut State Department of Education
Sikivu Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Senior Intergroup Specialist
Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission
Christopher W. McGinley, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Lower Merion School District
Kathy Pillsbury
Founding Member
Welcoming Schools Committee (2004)
Paul Sathrum
Senior Policy Analyst
National Education Association
Graciela Slesaransky-Poe
Director, Arcadia Annual Inclusion Institute
Associate Professor, Special Education
Arcadia University
Marlene Snyder, Ph.D.
Director of Development, Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University
Rhonda Thomason
Classroom Teacher (Retired)
Education Consultant
Diane Thornton, Ed.D.
National Director
Learning for Life