Boards

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.

• Lacey All­ – Seattle, WA
• Kevin Bass – Rancho Mirage, CA
• Bruce Bastian – Orem, UT
• Terry Bean – Portland, OR
• Les Bendtsen – Minneapolis, MN
• Michael Berman – Washington, DC
• Paul Boskind – San Antonio, TX
• Wally Brewster – Chicago, IL
• Bill Donius – Ladue, MO
• Tim  Downing – Beachwood, OH
• Anne Fay – Dallas, TX
• Chris  Flynn – Boston, MA
• Jody Gates – New Orleans, LA
• Kirk Hamill – Washington, DC
• John Isa – Washington, DC
• LeeAnn Jones – Atlanta, GA
• Tom Knabel – Minneapolis, MN
• Chris Labonte – Philadelphia, PA
• Joan Lau – Philadelphia, PA
• Jani Lopez – Houston, TX
• Anton Mack – Los Angeles, CA
• Joni Madison – Hillsborough, NC
• Joshua Miller – Henderson, NV
• Patrick Miller – New Orleans, LA
• Michael Palmer – Arlington, VA
• Dana Perlman – West Hollywood, CA
• Henry Robin – New York, NY
• Cathi Scalise – Dallas, TX
• Linda Scaparotti – San Francisco, CA
• Judy Shepard – Casper, WY
• Molly Simmons – Atlanta, GA
• Meghan Stabler – Round Rock, TX
• Rebecca Tillet – Huntington, NY
• Alan Uphold – Los Angeles, CA
• Frank Woo – San Francisco, CA
• Lisa Zellner – Columbus, OH

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.

• Lacey All – Seattle, WA
• Gwen Baba – Los Angeles, CA
• John Barry – Chicago, IL
• Kevin Bass – Rancho Mirage, CA
• Bruce Bastian – Orem, UT
• Terry Bean – Portland, OR
• Les Bendtsen – Minneapolis, MN
• Deiadra Burns – Dallas, TX
• Lee Carter – Summerfield, NC
• Edie Cofrin – Atlanta, GA
• Jane Daroff – Beachwood, OH
• Fiona Dawson – New York, NY
• Lawrie Demorest – Atlanta, GA
• Bill Donius – Ladue, MO
• Anne Fay – Dallas, TX
• Chris Flynn – Boston, MA
• Charlie Frew – Atlanta, GA
• Sandra Hartness – Laguna Beach, CA
• John Isa – Washington, DC
• Sheila Kloefkorn – Tempe, AZ
• Joan Lau – Philadelphia, PA
• Andy Linsky – Palm Springs, CA
• Joshua Miller – Henderson, NV
• Patrick Miller – New Orleans, LA
• Michael Palmer – Arlington, VA
• Henry Robin – New York, NY
• John Ruffier – Orlando, FL
• Cathi Scalise – Dallas, TX
• Judy Shepard – Casper, WY
• Molly Simmons – Atlanta, GA
• Faye Wilson Tate – Denver, CO
• Frank Woo – San Francisco, CA                

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 fundraising 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.

• Robert Abernathy – Oak Brook, IL
• Steve Amend – Henderson, NV
• Carl Andrews – Dallas, TX
• Andrew Arnold – Los Angeles, CA
• Karen Aronoff-Holtmeier – Cincinnati, OH
• Matthew Bacon – Worcester, MA
• Jessica Bair – West Hollywood, CA
• Phillip Baker – Phoenix, AZ
• Ian Barrett – League City, TX
• Vanessa Benavides – Dallas, TX
• Charles Beraud – Las Vegas, NV
• Bob Berry – Villa Park, IL
• Scott Bishop – Charlotte, NC
• Eric Blomquist – New York, NY
• Laura Bonner – Holland, PA
• Chris Boone – Seattle, WA
• Brian Bourquin – Boston, MA
• Tim Bresnahan – Chicago, IL
• Linda Brown – Boring, OR
• Barbara Browning – Jamaica Plain, MA
• Charlie Buchanan – Houston, TX
• Suzanne Butler – Irving, TX
• Rory Cahn – Beachwood, OH
• Nancy Caldwell – Dallas, TX
• Frank Caliguri – Cincinnati, OH
• Todd Canon – Austin, TX
• Carlos Carbonell – Orlando, FL
• Chris Carolan – Brooklyn, NY
• Steven Cayton – Atlanta, GA
• Jeffrey Caywood – Cincinnati, OH
• Dawn Christensen – Henderson, NV
• Christine Cimino – San Antonio, TX
• Jeffrey Coop – Seattle, WA
• Thomas Cowley – Rancho Mirage, CA
• John Cramer – Dallas, TX
• Dani Daley – Campbell, CA
• Jamie Depelteau – Berkeley, CA
• Brad DiFiore – Atlanta, GA
• Candace DiGirolamo – Columbus, OH
• Robert Dogens – Charlotte, NC
• Michael Dunning – St. Louis, MO
• Patty Ellis – Huntington, NY
• Tamra English – Dripping Springs, TX
• Jill Federico – Oakland, CA
• Michael Fifield – Salt Lake City, UT
• Steve Fisher – Los Angeles, CA
• Brian Flanagan – South Orange, NJ
• Randy Floyd – Charlotte, NC
• Donna Flynn – Houston, TX
• Patrick Gamble – Phoenix, AZ
• Jeffery Garofalo – Las Vegas, NV
• Sepi Ghafouri – Los Angeles, CA
• Madeline Goss – Raleigh, NC
• Amos Gott – Nashville, TN
• Cherie Green – Charlotte, NC
• Melinda Greene – Smyrna, GA
• Deb  Guidry – New Orleans, LA
• Paul Guillory – Houston, TX
• Ron Guisinger – Columbus, OH
• Jonathan Gundersen – Philadelphia, PA
• Suzanne Hamilton – Cleveland, OH
• Jim Harrison – Dallas, TX
• Jason Held – Chicago, IL
• S. Kelly Herrick – Danville, CA
• Gary Hilbert – South Orange, NJ
• Ron Hirth – Cincinnati, OH
• Latoya Holman – Las Vegas, NV
• Ted Holmquist – West Hollywood, CA
• Miranda Hooker – Cambridge, MA
• Brian Irwin – Dallas, TX
• Tim Jenkins – Chicago, IL
• Deanne Jockish – Fenton, MO
• Kathrin Kersten – Austin, TX
• John Kim – Vancouver, WA
• Britt Kornmann – Houston, TX
• Jason Lambert – Orlando, FL
• Jason Laney – Washington, DC
• Brian Larios – Kansas City, MO
• Chris Lehtonen – Napa, CA
• Ryan Levy – Houston, TX
• Charlene Ligo – Cleveland, OH
• Michael Dell Long – Portland, OR
• Raymond Manci – Palm Springs, CA
• John Mancuso – St. Louis, MO
• Jeff Marsocci – Raleigh, NC
• M. Mason – Columbus, OH
• Bob Mason – Los Angeles, CA
• Lori Megown – New York, NY
• Beth Mejia – Minneapolis, MN
• Andrew Melissinos – West Hollywood, CA
• Ryan Messer – Cincinnati, OH
• Gwen Migita – Washington, DC
• Patrick Miller – New Orleans, LA
• James Minor – Irvine, CA
• Kevin Moser – Seattle, WA
• DyShaun Muhammad – Minneapolis, MN
• Christine Nelson-Rivers – Melrose, MA
• Joseph Palacios – Washington, DC
• Darrell Parsons – San Antonio, TX
• Bryan Parsons – San Francisco, CA
• Ed Patterson – Atlanta, GA
• Lester Perryman – New Orleans, LA
• John Piedrahita – Washington, DC
• Steven Pospisil – Minneapolis, MN
• Hank Provost – Denver, CO
• Robb Puckett – Dallas, TX
• Glory Ramsey – Burnsville, MN
• Catherine Reid  – Laguna Beach, CA
• Michael Reiser – St. Louis, MO
• Chad Reumann – San Antonio, TX
• Susan Reyes – New Orleans, LA
• Wendy Ringe – Dallas, TX
• John Rivers – New York, NY
• Andy Rubinson – Dorchester, MA
• Jonathan Russell – Atlanta, GA
• Carmen Salgado – La Puente, CA
• Creg Schumann – Saint Paul, MN
• Thearon Scurlock – Orlando, FL
• Jon Shaffer – Columbus, OH
• Mark Shura – Worcester, MA
• Molly Simmons – Atlanta, GA
• Corey Smith – Minneapolis, MN
• Ashley Smith – Washington, DC
• Michael Smithson – Cleveland, OH
• LaRence Snowden – Houston, TX
• Steven Spencer-Steigner – San Francisco, CA
• David Steiman – Los Angeles, CA
• Skye Stoulig – New Orleans, LA
• Deborah Taft – Roslindale, MA
• Mayan Tahan – Phoenix, AZ
• Dan Tanner – Orlando, FL
• Paul Thompson – Long Beach, CA
• Benjamin Waldman – Seattle, WA
• Willis Ward – Raleigh, NC
• Melissa Warren – New Orleans, LA
• Julie Watson – St. Paul, MN
• Daniel Weaver – Washington, DC
• Pete Webb – New York, NY
• Bill Weeks – Chicago, IL
• Claudine Wessel – Phoenix, AZ
• Ed Westreicher – Atlanta, GA
• Amy White – Seattle, WA
• Sharon Wong – Davidsonville, MD
• Julie Wood – Atlanta, GA