Get to Know Our Board

Get to know our Board of Directors

Maggie Morrison Board Member

“Step-up to the plate or you’re gonna walk the other way, I’ve seen the good this place does over the years and it was time to step-up to the plate,” words of wisdom from Pride Center Board Member Maggie Morrison. M aggie has served on our board since 2017. Maggie’s connection to the Pride Center started much earlier when, in the late 1970’s, she and Werner Kuhn organized and founded the Hudson Mohawk Business Meeting under the auspices of the Pride Center. At that time Maggie was the manager of The Attic, a lesbian bar on Central Avenue. She was also friends with Joe Norton, one of the co-founders of the Pride Center. Since then Maggie has had ongoing involvement with the Pride Center including remaining active with Vintage Pride but noted her commitment to the center had waxed and waned over the years. She decided to increase her involvement after getting to know Martha Harvey, the Executive Director, and being asked by Martha to consider board service. Maggie, age 77, notes her generation opened “a lot of doors” for younger generations of LGBTQ+ individuals and thinks each generation will do the same for subsequent generations. She advises those who need support when the road gets bumpy to seek out the Pride Center because the Pride Center will help.