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Summer 2023

Despite living in a state of emergency, our community continues to stay resilient. We are still coming together, celebrating ourselves and advocating for our rights. It is more important than ever that we join together to send a clear message: We are not going anywhere.

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Board of Directors

  • Gwen Baba, CA
  • Jordan Barth, DC
  • Bruce Bastian, UT
  • Percy Brown, GA
  • James Costos, CA/NY
  • Morgan Cox, TX
  • Amy Errett, CA
  • Melanie Falls, OH
  • Matt Garrett, GA
  • Todd Hawkins, CA
  • Matt Hendry, CA
  • Christina Hernandez, TX
  • Jay Kuo, NY
  • Justin Mikita, CA
  • Karen Morgan, OH
  • DyShaun Muhammad, AZ
  • Lester Perryman, TX
  • Densil Porteous, OH
  • Henry Robin, NY
  • Kelley Robinson, DC
  • Elizabeth Rodriguez, TX
  • Patrick Scarborough, AL
  • Elizabeth Schlesinger, MO
  • Sam Slate, MO
  • Dan Slater, CA
  • Brian Michael Smith, CA
  • Matt Smith, CA
  • Betty Pei Ching Sun, LA
  • Lauren Verrusio, NY
  • Michael Weinholtz, CA

Foundation Board of Directors

  • Gwen Baba, CA
  • Bruce Bastian, UT
  • Edie Cofrin, GA
  • James Costos, CA/NY
  • Xavier Esters, WA
  • Matt Garrett, GA
  • Randall Hance, TX
  • Latoya Holman, NV
  • Sherie Hughes, DC
  • Andrea Jenkins, MN
  • Dr. Johnnie A. Lee, NJ
  • Chris Lehtonen, CA
  • Justin Mikita, CA
  • Rey Ocañas, TX
  • Jodie Patterson, NY
  • Lester Perryman, TX
  • Layne Rackley, CA
  • Linda Reyes-Hart, TX
  • Henry Robin, NY
  • Kelley Robinson, DC
  • Cathi Scalise, TX
  • Brigid Scarbrough, GA
  • Judy Shepard, WY
  • Candi Castleberry, WA
  • Brian Michael Smith, CA
  • Matt Smith, TX
  • Aaron Walton, CA
  • Jamaul Webster, NY
  • Michael Weinholtz, CA

Board of Governors

  • Adrianna Addicks, TX
  • Christina Adeleke, NC
  • Ronny Adriansyah, TX
  • Steven Alagna, MO
  • Paul Anagnostos, FL
  • Julie Anderton, IL
  • Alex Arce, CA
  • David Armstead, LA
  • Matthew Arnold, OH
  • Andrew Bare, OH
  • Kevin Barry, CA
  • Sandy Bass, CA
  • Trisha Beissel, TX
  • Neil Berenson, MA
  • Julie Berteloot, NV
  • Danielle Bisordi, NY
  • Amy Bornstein, MO
  • Joy Bowling, NC
  • Javier Brown, GA
  • Malik Brown, GA
  • Percy Brown, GA
  • Michael Cabe, GA
  • Nancy Caldwell, TX
  • Jake Campbell, GA
  • Alex Carlis, CA
  • Dana Castelvecchi, TX
  • Daniel Chasse, MA
  • Richard Chizmadia, OH
  • Katie Christof, GA
  • Patrice Clarke, TX
  • Jefferson Coombs, CA
  • Isabel Cordova, CA
  • Dolores Covrigaru, NY
  • Sareta Davis, TX
  • Craig Diaz, OH
  • Kate Dore, TN
  • Carol Ebersole-Weiss, NY
  • Eric Epstein, PA
  • Jacob Feinstein, IL
  • Chunkit Fung, NY
  • Andrew Gammill, OH
  • Tony Garavaglia, MO
  • Brittney Garr, TX
  • Mike Gibbons, OH
  • Lynn Hammond, CA
  • Lisa Hannusch, TX
  • Troy Henson, OH
  • Molly Herzig, CA
  • Byron Hoover, IL
  • Hooriya Hussain, TX
  • Brett Jarvis, CA
  • Nicole Jensen, TX
  • Dennis Jolley, MN
  • Michael Kaye, NY
  • Louis Kemp, NC
  • Elizabeth Kennedy, OH
  • Nick Kiahtipes, UT
  • Justin Kosziatek, IL
  • Pam Kravtez, OH
  • Andy LaBadie, WA
  • Nam Lam, CA
  • Jasmin Lewis, FL
  • Lucy Little, OH
  • Scott Lohmann, FL
  • Lisa Madry, TX
  • Alli Martin, UT
  • Brian Martin, NV
  • Claire Martinez, UT
  • Lindsey Mazza, CA
  • Stephen Merritt, TX
  • Joseph Milizio, NY
  • Tory Mitchell, IL
  • Kelly Moffat, NY
  • John Morrison, NY
  • Marcia Namowitz, NY
  • Karina Nelson, FL
  • Casey Nichols, MN
  • Kristen Norman, MN
  • Trish Perry, CA
  • Taylor Pinckney, DC
  • Joseph Platia, NY
  • David Prince, IL
  • Ricardo Ramirez, TX
  • Nico Ramsey, TX
  • Michael Rendon, TX
  • Linda Reyes-Hart, TX
  • Dakerri Rhone, TN
  • Donielle Rhone, TN
  • Chase Rickey, OH
  • Sabrina Robinson, CA
  • Ryan Roche, GA
  • Thomas Rogers, PA
  • Bruce Rohr, DC
  • Aaron Rutledge, DC
  • Anthony Sandonato, FL
  • Doug Santoni, WA
  • Chris Scherm, NJ
  • Paul Schneider, MA
  • Shannon Scott, OR
  • Skip Sell, FL
  • Thomas Sim, CA
  • Andrea Simonton, TX
  • Annie Skornia, MO
  • Jennifer Slipakoff, GA
  • Taylor Smith, MA
  • Joshua Sparrow, FL
  • April Splawn, NC
  • David Stetter, MO
  • Taylor Stockett, TX
  • Sal Stow, TX
  • Judy Sunblade, CT
  • Mark Sundermeier, NV
  • Heather Taylor, TX
  • Leigh-Anne Taylor, PA
  • Olivia Taylor, TX
  • Adrianna Tender, FL
  • Lisa Thomas, GA
  • Jason Umentum, MN
  • Vikrum Vishnubhakta, NY
  • Dana Weiss, NY
  • Michael Westwood, NY
  • Jace Wheatley, OR
  • Tatiana Williams, FL
  • Julie Wood, GA
  • Hudson Young, DC
  • Jordan Young, OH
  • Dennie Zastrow, PA

Emeritus Council

  • Jane Daroff, OH
  • Suzanne Hamilton, OH
  • LeeAnn Jones, GA
  • Sheila Kloefkorn, AZ
  • Christopher Labonte, PA
  • Andy Linsky, CA
  • DyShaun Muhammad, AZ
  • Cathi Scalise, TX
  • Linda Scaparotti, CA
  • Deb Taft, FL
  • Frank Woo, CA

Human Rights Campaign Senior Staff

Kelley Robinson
President

Eric Bloem
Vice President, Programs & Corporate Advocacy

Jay Brown
Senior Vice President, Programs & Research & Training

Dane Grams
Vice President, Membership

Andrea Green
Vice President, Finance & Operations

Nicole Greenidge-Hoskins
Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Nik Harris
Vice President, Strategic Outreach and Engagement

Rebecca Hershey
Senior Vice President, DEIB

Herrin Hopper
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

Ellen Kahn
Vice President, Programs & Partnerships

Susan Paine
Vice President, Data & Analytics

Jim Rinefierd
Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

Margot Rosen
Vice President, Board and Volunteer Engagement

Susanne Salkind
Senior Vice President, HR & Leadership Development

Chris Speron
Senior Vice President, Development & Membership

David Stacy
Vice President, Government Affairs

Justin Unga
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Sarah Warbelow
Vice President, Legal

Geoff Wetrosky
Vice President, National Campaigns

Jordyn White
Vice President, Leadership & Development & Research

JoDee Winterhof
Senior Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs


Human Rights Campaign Equality Staff

Carolyn Simon
Digital Marketing Consultant

Robert Villaflor
Senior Design Director

Josette Matoto
Deputy Design Director

Carly Fox
Senior Designer

Jose Soto
Social Media & Content Marketing Strategist- Programs and Partnerships

Tarine Wright
Designer


Other Contributors

  • Ruth Bordett
  • Steffan Declue
  • Shoshana K. Goldberg
  • Dane Grams
  • Cheryl Greene
  • Krystal Gutierrez
  • Mitch Johnson
  • Ellen Kahn
  • Mollie Levin
  • Ted Lewis
  • Cullen Peele
  • Susanne Salkind
  • Norman Watkins
  • Nick Winchester

Foundation Partners

  • ADM
  • Albertsons
  • Anonymous
  • AARP
  • Assurant
  • AT&T
  • Bank of America
  • Black Tie Dinner, Inc.
  • Brighthouse Financial
  • Carmax
  • Carlson Family Foundation
  • Centene Corporation
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Coca-Cola Foundation, The
  • Collingwood Foundation
  • Comic Relief
  • CVS
  • Danaher Foundation
  • David Bohnett Foundation
  • Electronic Arts
  • ESPN
  • Everytown for Gun Safety
  • Fortive Foundation
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  • Google
  • Heyday Foundation
  • Home Depot
  • IKEA
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Kors Le Pere Foundation, The
  • LEGO
  • Levi Strauss & Co.
  • Lyft, Inc.
  • Marsh & McLennan Agency
  • Match Group
  • MetLife Foundation
  • Morningstar Foundation, The
  • National Education Association
  • Nike
  • NortonLifeLock
  • Open Society Foundations
  • Oracle Health
  • PepsiCo Foundation, The
  • Pfizer
  • PhRMA
  • Pronoun
  • PVH
  • PwC
  • Raytheon
  • Rockefeller Foundation
  • Russell Grinnell Memorial Trust
  • SiriusXM
  • S&P Global
  • State Farm
  • T-Mobile
  • Toyota
  • Twitter
  • United Airlines
  • UPS Foundation
  • USAA
  • U.S. Bank
  • Vanguard
  • Verizon
  • ViiV Healthcare
  • WarnerMedia
  • Wellspring
  • Workday Foundation
  • Zendesk

Our National Corporate Sponsors

All advertisers in Equality magazine are Human Rights Campaign National Corporate Partners. Because of HRC’s commitment to improving the lives of LGBTQ Americans in the workplace, all of our National Corporate Partners must demonstrate their own dedication by achieving a score of 85 percent or greater on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index.

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