LGBTQI Task Force Establishes Advisory Board

Published: July 29, 2014

The LGBTQI Task Force was formed in June 2014 to create a conversation with LGBTQI leaders and community representatives to discuss the ways in which the community can be better served and better represented. With the end-goal of assessing the state of the LGBTI community in Sonoma County, Commissioners Kevin Jones, Christopher Mahurin, and Ramon Meraz, reached out to such leaders and community members with an invitation to participate in the Task Force Advisory Board. The Commission on Human Rights appreciates the time, efforts, and contributions of the following members of the Sonoma County community:

Brian Rogers - Graton Casino
Celeste Austin - Special Programs Director, The Living Room
Cheryl Kabnuck - Santa Rosa Gaydar
Colin Close - City of Santa Rosa; Trans Community
Gary Carnivele - KRCB; Outbeat Radio; gaysomona.com
Gary Saperstein - Sonoma Gaydar; Out in the Vineyard
Greg Miraglia - Professor, Napa County Community College; KRCB; Outbeat Radio
Holly M. Garretson – Edward Jones
Ian Stanley - LGBTQ Connections; Voices, Napa County
J. Mullineaux - Sonoma County Community Foundation; LGBTQ Giving Circle
Jacqueline Nugent - Board Member, Being Independent
Kaiya Kramer - Trans Radio Show Host, KBBR
Kinna Crocker - LGBTQ Giving Circle
Lorene Romero - Travel Agent, Sharp Tongued Consulting
Mason Weaver - Student, Santa Rosa Junior College
Michael C. Nicholls - Economic Development Board
Monica Edwards - Parent of LGBTQ youth
Richard Jones - Santa Rosa Gaydar
Stephanie Puentes - Former Board Chair, Community Action Partnership
Sunshine Hartwell - LGBTQ Youth Advocate, Voices Sonoma
Tim Reese - Executive Director, Community Action Partnership
Vivian DeBello - Case Worker, Face2Face