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
• Vanessa Benavides – Dallas, TX
• Les Bendtsen – Minneapolis, MN
• Michael Berman – Washington, DC
• Paul Boskind – San Antonio, TX
• Wally Brewster – Chicago, IL
• Chris Carolan – Brooklyn, NY
• 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
• LeeAnn Jones – Atlanta, GA
• Tom Knabel – Minneapolis, MN
• Chris Labonte – Philadelphia, PA
• Joan Lau – Philadelphia, PA
• Joni Madison – Hillsborough, NC
• Joshua Miller – Henderson, NV
• Patrick Miller – New Orleans, LA
• Michael Palmer – Arlington, VA
• Dana Perlman – West Hollywood, CA
• Cathi Scalise – Dallas, TX
• Linda Scaparotti – San Francisco, CA
• Meghan Stabler – Round Rock, TX
• 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.

• Gwen Baba – Los Angeles, CA
• John Barry – Chicago, IL
• Kevin Bass – Rancho Mirage, CA
• Bruce Bastian – Orem, UT
• Terry Bean – Portland, OR
• Vanessa Benavides – Dallas, TX
• Les Bendtsen – Minneapolis, MN
• Deiadra Burns – Dallas, TX
• Todd Canon – Austin, TX
• W. Lee Carter III – 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
• Sheila Kloefkorn – Tempe, AZ
• Britt Kornmann – Houston, TX
• Joan Lau – Philadelphia, PA
• Andy Linsky – Palm Springs, CA
• Joshua Miller – Henderson, NV
• Patrick Miller – New Orleans, LA
• Michael Palmer – Arlington, VA
• John Ruffier – Orlando, FL
• Cathi Scalise – Dallas, TX
• Judy Shepard – Casper, WY
• 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
• Jennifer Bajorek – Houston, TX
• Phillip Baker – Phoenix, AZ
• Vanessa Benavides – Dallas, TX
• Charles Beraud – Las Vegas, NV
• Jay Biles – Charlotte, NC
• Scott Bishop – Charlotte, NC
• Eric Blomquist – New York, NY
• Doris Bobadilla – Mandeville, LA
• Ronna Bolante – Philadelphia, PA
• Chris Boone – Seattle, WA
• Brian Bourquin – Boston, MA
• Dawn Brown – Chicago, IL
• Linda Brown – Boring, OR
• Suzanne Butler – Irving, TX
• Brian Buzby – Houston, TX
• Rory Cahn – Beachwood, OH
• Nancy Caldwell – Dallas, TX
• Frank Caliguri – Cincinnati, OH
• Torey Carrick – Long Beach, CA
• Steven Cayton – Atlanta, GA
• Jeffrey Caywood – Cincinnati, OH
• Dawn Christensen – Henderson, NV
• Camille Cook – Austin, TX
• Jeffrey Coop – Seattle, WA
• Angie Cottrell –Kansas City, MO
• Thomas Cowley – Rancho Mirage, CA
• 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
• Alexandra Ernst – Arlington, VA
• Michael Fifield – Salt Lake City, UT
• Steve Fisher – Los Angeles, CA
• Brian Flanagan – South Orange, NJ
• Donna Flynn – Houston, TX
• Patrick Gamble – Phoenix, AZ
• Matt Garrett – Atlanta, GA
• Cherie Green – Charlotte, NC
• Melinda Greene – Smyrna, GA
• Deb Guidry – New Orleans, LA
• Ron Guisinger – Columbus, OH
• Jonathan Gundersen – Philadelphia, PA
• Mark Halsell – Austin, TX
• Suzanne Hamilton – Cleveland, OH
• Randall Hance – Houston, TX
• Jim Harrison – Dallas, TX
• Jason Held – Chicago, IL
• S. Kelly Herrick – Danville, CA
• Gary Hilbert – South Orange, NJ
• Latoya Holman – Las Vegas, NV
• Ted Holmquist – West Hollywood, CA
• Miranda Hooker – Cambridge, MA
• Tim Jenkins – Chicago, IL
• Deanne Jockish – Fenton, MO
• Dean Keppler – Seattle, WA
• Kathrin Kersten – Austin, TX
• John Kim – Vancouver, WA
• Kyle Klatt – Chicago, IL
• Kevin Knoblock – Boston, MA
• David Lahti – Palm Springs, CA
• Jason Lambert – Orlando, FL
• Jason Laney – Washington, DC
• Brian Larios – Kansas City, MO
• Chris Lehtonen – Napa, CA
• Ryan Levy – Houston, TX
• Michael Dell Long – Portland, OR
• Raymond Manci – Palm Springs, CA
• Jeff Marsocci – Raleigh, NC
• M. Mason – Columbus, OH
• Bob Mason – Los Angeles, CA
• Dan Mauney – Charlotte, NC
• Lori Megown – New York, NY
• Beth Mejia – Minneapolis, MN
• Andrew Melissinos – West Hollywood, CA
• Patrick Miller – New Orleans, LA
• James Minor – Irvine, CA
• Missy Morgan –Las Vegas, NV
• Kevin Moser – Seattle, WA
• DyShaun Muhammad – Minneapolis, MN
• Derek Osterman – Boston, MA
• Bryan Parsons – San Francisco, CA
• Ed Patterson – Atlanta, GA
• Lester Perryman – New Orleans, LA
• Arouna Phommasouvanh – Minneapolis, MN
• Steven Pospisil – Minneapolis, MN
• Hank Provost – Denver, CO
• Robb Puckett – Dallas, TX
• Ron Quinn –Las Vegas, NV
• Catherine Reid  – Laguna Beach, CA
• Michael Reiser – St. Louis, MO
• Chad Reumann – San Antonio, TX
• John Rivers – New York, NY
• Mario Rodas – Chelsea, MA
• Andy Rubinson – Dorchester, MA
• Jonathan Russell – Atlanta, GA
• Carmen Salgado – La Puente, CA
• Cathy Sarky – Cincinnati, OH
• Thearon Scurlock – Orlando, FL
• Jon Shaffer – Columbus, OH
• Mark Shura – Worcester, MA
• Molly Simmons – Atlanta, GA
• JR Simon – Hermitage, TN
• Corey Smith – Minneapolis, MN
• Ashley Smith – Washington, DC
• Michael Smithson – Cleveland, OH
• LaRence Snowden – Houston, TX
• David Steiman – Los Angeles, CA
• Skye Stoulig – New Orleans, LA
• Deborah Taft – Roslindale, MA
• Dan Tanner – Orlando, FL
• Timothy Thomas – Dallas, TX
• Paul Thompson – Long Beach, CA
• Tiffany Tosh – Houston, TX
• Lauren Verrusio – New York, NY
• Benjamin Waldman – Seattle, WA
• Willis Ward – Raleigh, NC
• Melissa Warren – New Orleans, LA
• Julie Watson – St. Paul, MN
• Daniel Weaver – Washington, DC
• Claudine Wessel – Phoenix, AZ
• Ed Westreicher – Atlanta, GA
• Amy White – Seattle, WA
• Andrew Winters – New Port, KY
• Sharon Wong – Davidsonville, MD
• Julie Wood – Atlanta, GA

Former Governors

• Jessica Bair – West Hollywood, CA
• Ian Barrett – League City, TX
• Bob Berry – Villa Park, IL
• Tim Bresnahan – Chicago, IL
• Barbara Browning – Jamaica Plain, MA
• Charlie Buchanan – Houston, TX
• Carlos Carbonell – Orlando, FL
• Randy Floyd – Charlotte, NC
• Jeffery Garofalo – Las Vegas, NV
• Sepi Ghafouri – Los Angeles, CA
• Madeline Goss – Raleigh, NC
• Amos Gott – Nashville, TN
• Paul Guillory – Houston, TX
• Ron Hirth – Cincinnati, OH
• Jason Lambert – Orlando, FL
• Charlene Ligo – Cleveland, OH
• John Mancuso – St. Louis, MO
• Ryan Messer – Cincinnati, OH
• Gwen Migita – Washington, DC
• Joseph Palacios – Washington, DC
• Darrell Parsons – San Antonio, TX
• John Piedrahita – Washington, DC
• Susan Reyes – New Orleans, LA
• Wendy Ringe – Dallas, TX
• Steven Spencer-Steigner – San Francisco, CA
• Mayan Tahan – Phoenix, AZ
• Pete Webb – New York, NY
• Bill Weeks – Chicago, IL