National LGBTQ Task Force
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The National LGBTQ Task Force was formerly known as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
The founding members of the National LGBTQ Task Force included Dr. Howard Brown, Martin Duberman, Barbara Gittings, Ron Gold, Frank Kameny, Nathalie Rockhill and Bruce Voeller.
Board of Directors
- Co-Chair, Hez Norton, Boston, MA
- Co-Chair, Suman Chakraborty, New York, NY
- Secretary, Jeffrey Hoyle, Denver, CO
- Treasurer, Roger Thomson, Miami Beach, FL
- Bradley Carlson, Miami Beach, FL
- Candy Cox, Washington, D.C.
- Liebe Gadinsky, Miami Beach, FL
- Rev. J. Bennett Guess, Cleveland, OH
- Mary Harper, Kalamazoo, MI
- Monisha Harrell, Seattle, WA
- Rose Hayes, San Francisco, CA
- Chris Maliwat, New York, NY
- Naomi Metz, Santa Rosa, CA
- Karin Mitchell, Seattle, WA
- Juan Penalosa, Miami, FL
- Anika Simpson, Washington, D.C.
- Jason Tester, Palo Alto, CA
National Action Council
From the website:
- "Over the years, the Task Force has had a number of incredible advocates and supporters who’ve been committed above all others in helping the us achieve our mission of building grass-roots power for the LGBTQ community. The National Action Council recognizes these individuals who have been so critical to the organization:
- John Allen, Attorney, Muskegon, MI
- Sue Anderson, Non-Profit Consultant, Boulder, CO
- Alan Bernstein, West Hollywood CA
- David Bowers, Vice President, Marketing, Showtime Networks Inc., Los Angeles, CA
- Margaret Burd, President & CEO, Magpie Software Services Corp., Denver, CO
- Donald E. Davis, Williamsburg VA
- Victor Diaz-Herman, Executive Director, Pridelines Youth Services, Miami, FL
- Ruth Eisenberg, Washington, D.C.
- Matt Foreman, Director, Gay and Immigrant Rights Programs
- Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, San Francisco, CA
- Will Forrest, Principal, McKinsey and Company, Chicago, IL
- Kevin Gonzalez, New York, NY
- Ruben Gonzalez, Washington DC
- Mario Guerrero, Legislative Affairs Director, SEIU Local 1000, Sebastopol, CA
- John Hoadley, Kalamazoo MI
- Jody Laine, Sebastopol, CA
- Cordey Lash, President, Jordey Group, Dallas, TX
- Sandra Nathan, Phoenix, AZ
- Shilpen Patel, San Francisco, CA
- Marj Press, Seattle, WA
- Erik Richard, Studio City, CA
- Chad Richter, Manager, Retail Sales, Kiehl’s Since 1851, Miami Beach, FL
- Cindy Rizzo, New York NY
- Lee Rubin, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Christopher Russell, Community Activist, Miami, FL
- Michelle Stecker, Ph.D., J.D., Director, Lucy Cross Center for Women at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
- Ken Thompson, Seattle, WA
- Jason Tester, Research Affiliate, Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, CA
- Alfonso Wenker, Minneapolis MN
- Beth Zemsky, Consultant, Multicultural Organizational Development, Minneapolis, MN