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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Friends, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 National LGBTQ Task Force Gala Miami as we celebrate fifty years of fierce activism for the LGBTQ community. In 1969, the modern LGBTQ rights movement was launched at the Stonewall Inn when our community stood up to police harassment and discrimination. Today, there is still work to do to create a world where everyone is free to be their whole selves in every aspect of their lives. Thank you for joining us in this journey. Tonight we are thrilled to present National Leadership Awards to two superstars, Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp, for their leadership in the LGBTQ community. Wilson and Anthony currently co-star on the award-winning CBS All Access original series Star Trek: Discovery, where they play the first openly gay couple in the Star Trek universe. The National LGBTQ Task Force applauds these two extraordinary men for fiercely increasing LGBTQ visibility. I remember a time when there was no positive LGBTQ representation on TV. Today, we can see ourselves reflected in the media, and our National Leadership Awardees uplift our visibility in the best ways. Wilson and Anthony use their talent and care for the community in ways that will inspire more LGBTQ actors to live openly and pursue roles that were once only a pipe dream. We are also honored to present the 2019 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award to Miami’s Gisela P. Vega, Ed. D. Gisela is the Director at the University of Miami LGBTQ Student Center and has more than 25 years of higher education experience.

She exemplifies what it means to support others in their growth and leadership through her dedication to uplifting LGBTQ students’ experiences. I would also like to recognize every committee member and volunteer who have worked countless hours over the past year in order to make this event possible. Led by our Gala Chair, Juan Talavera, this diverse and dedicated team, who we refer to as the “dream team,” are shining examples of what it means to give back. yeraC aeR ecroF ksaT QTBGL lanoitaN ,rotceriD evitucexE

Finally, I want to thank every sponsor, every table captain, every ticket purchaser and auction donor, and everyone else who supported this event. In doing so, you’re not just contributing to the Task Force’s efforts to build power, take action, and create change across the country to achieve freedom and justice for LGBTQ people and their families; you’re also ensuring that we can make a large donation to The Miami Foundation’s LGBTQ Community Fund. We’ve given $3.1 million to date, and thanks to you that number keeps growing and growing. I applaud you, the South Florida community, for your amazing support. Be fierce! Be fabulous! Rea Carey Executive Director

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Gisela, Wilson, Anthony Thank you for putting your whole selves out there as role models to countless followers who are inspired by your FIERCENESS.

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FROM OUR GALA CHAIR Dear Gala Guests, Welcome to the 23rd Annual Task Force Gala – Miami, celebrating 50 years of LGBTQ Fierce activism. Tonight spotlights the amazing work of our community as we give back and raise funds for local nonprofits and the National LGBTQ Task Force. We -- Miami and its LGBTQ citizens and allies — have long been a community of fierce culture and fierce advocacy, and together we have spurred advances that have rippled beyond bounds of place and time in our quest for equality. Despite the challenges, we forge ahead. We move forward. We move hearts, change minds, shape policies and practices, and improve and even save lives. We are LGBTQ Miami, and we are FIERCE. This year, we honor local hero Gisela Vega with the Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award and national heroes Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp with the National Leadership Award. As you’ll read in the pages of this journal, they are all incredibly deserving of their respective recognitions. Through their work, they have impacted lives beyond measure. We’re so grateful they are here as we honor them this evening. Our goal is to advance equality by raising funds that support the significant efforts of the National LGBTQ Task Force and of several local community organizations. To that end, the Task Force donates a portion of the proceeds from the Gala and the Winter Party Festival to the LGBTQ Community Fund at The Miami Foundation. An advisory committee then awards grants to Miami-Dade non-profits that serve the

LGBTQ community. Over the years, over $3.1 million has been granted to organizations that serve youth, promote arts and culture, foster advocacy, build community, and deliver social services. I am humbled and grateful by the opportunity to work with the most incredible group of people that constitute the Gala committee. This group of more than 30 individuals has been involved in the raising of funds and producing the event. I am personally driven by three personal values: community, leadership, and teamwork. Every single one of my fellow committee members embodies these principles. I have gained immense respect and admiration for the Task Force’s Miami staff and extend my gratitude for all their hard work and commitment to help us accomplish our mission. I also extend my appreciation to all the volunteers whose hard work makes this event a success. Lastly, this Fierce celebration is not possible without the generous support of our sponsors, donors and guests. Thanks to all of you for saying yes, thank you for showing up, and thank you for being Fierce! Sincerely, Juan Bosco Talavera 2019 Gala Committee Chair

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ABOUT EDDY MCINTYRE Sometimes awards are named after people who stand out in the community. The Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award is named for someone who stood out and stood up. The breadth of Eddy’s interests and contributions across this community are legion. It was clear that Eddy understood the society we lived in was ours to create, even as it shaped us. Eddy understood that if he saw something needed, he could help make it happen. Eddy understood that community is a participatory and not a passive experience. And, of course, Eddy never sought any personal credit or acknowledgment. But Eddy had no trouble giving recognition to others. As a founding board member of the Dade Human Rights Foundation, it was Eddy, along with his co-board member Rosemary Wilder, who envisioned an annual dinner to acknowledge and appreciate the service of some of the community’s leaders. Thus was the annual recognition dinner born, and tonight we celebrate its 23rd anniversary—23 years of honoring many who have made wonderful contributions to our community. And though each one likely made his or her contributions without thought of recognition or thanks, they nonetheless received both.

Adapted by Jerry Chasen from his remarks announcing the naming of the Award.

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Eddy received neither recognition nor the award, no matter how well deserved it was. He probably would have been embarrassed to receive this honor while alive, it seeming to him too unseemly to receive an award he had helped to establish. But the fact remains that Eddy well belonged in that select group of honorees. So as we go forward, we want to be sure that each of the future’s honorees understands that he or she is in Eddy’s company. The National LGBTQ Task Force Gala – Miami, and the LGBTQ Community Fund at The Miami Foundation, which is funded by the net proceeds of this event, therefore named the annual Community Service Award as the Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award. And so by saying “Thank You” to others, we keep alive the spirit, the passion, and the empowerment that Eddy so selflessly shared with us all.

DR. GISELA P. VEGA 2019 EDDY MCINT YRE COMMUNIT Y SERVICE AWARD The National LGBTQ Task Force is very proud to present Dr. Gisela P. Vega with the 2019 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award. Dr. Vega has more than 25 years of higher education experience. She is currently serving the students at the University of Miami, where she is the Director of the LGBTQ Student Center. Before accepting her current post, she has worked at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Institute for Shipboard Education with Semester at Sea, Northeastern University in Boston, and Florida International University. Dr. V, as many of her students and friends call her, has worked tirelessly to create what she calls our LGBTQIA+ familia. Over the course of her career, she has advised countless LGBTQ youth, helped put gender and sexual orientation issues at the forefront of college campuses, and moved many to action through her tireless advocacy. She has presented workshops at national and international conferences. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passionate about diversity education, social justice, leadership, mentoring, and addressing issues of access and choice in higher education. Providing students with personalized attention is at the heart of her years of service in higher education.

Gisela is an engaged civic leader in the community. She is currently on the board of Aqua Foundation for Women, where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reshaped their scholarship and mentorship programs. She currently serves on the board of trustees for the National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund at the Point Foundation. Previously she has volunteered with numerous community organizations, including Equality Florida, OUTshine Film Festival, SAVE, Pridelines, Safe Schools South Florida, Lambda Living, and the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Gisela also serves on the executive board of her beloved church, Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ, a historic church in South Florida. Originally from Chicago, Gisela now lives in Miami with her wife Madelin, stepdaughter Emy, and their dog Roxy.

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WILSON CRUZ 2019 NATIONAL LE ADERSHIP AWARD The National LGBTQ Task Force is proud to present the 2019 National Leadership Award to actor Wilson Cruz. Wilson is a triple threat: award-winning actor, activist (or “actorvist”, as he prefers) and humanitarian, are just a few terms used to describe him. He currently stars on the award-winning CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery as ‘Dr. Hugh Culber’, who with castmate Anthony Rapp’s character ‘Lieutenant Stamets’ is part of the first openly gay couple in the Star Trek universe. Wilson also appeared recently on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and in Hulu’s original animated kids series The Bravest Knight, where he voices the character Prince Andrew, one-half of a gay couple who share an adopted daughter. In 1994, Wilson won the hearts of audiences across the world and forever changed the LBGTQ landscape by playing Rickie Vasquez, the first openly gay teenager on network television, in his award-winning performance on the ABC’s My So Called

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Life. The series was honored with the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Drama and Wilson received the Emery S. Hetrick Award for outstanding contribution to LGBTQ youth for his performance. Wilson also starred as Angel in the award-winning musical Rent in its West Coast premiere before his reprisal of the role on Broadway. In the summer of 2019, Cruz graced the cover of Entertainment Weekly in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall alongside other notable LGBTQ trailblazers. As an “actorvist”, Cruz is a passionate advocate for LGBTQ youth, especially youth of color. He has served as a national spokesperson for GLAAD and currently serves on the board of GLSEN. He devotes considerable time supporting other LBGTQ causes as well.

ANOTHONY RAPP 2019 NATIONAL LE ADERSHIP AWARD The National LGBTQ Task Force is proud to present the 2019 National Leadership Award to actor Anthony Rapp. Anthony is currently filming the third season of the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery, where he plays the role of fan favorite ‘Lieutenant Stamets’, a Starfleet Science Officer and one-half of the first openly gay couple in the Star Trek universe. (His partner is played by Wilson Cruz.) Anthony was also recently seen as a recurring guest star on CBS’s The Good Fight and on Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why. Anthony has been acting and singing professionally since he was nine years old. With an extensive list of achievements, he’s best known for originating the role of ‘Mark Cohen’ in the Tony award-winning musical Rent, for which he and the rest of the cast won an OBIE Award. He later reprised the role in Chris Columbus’ film version. Rapp also starred in the Broadway production and national tour of If/Then from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of Next to Normal. He made his Broadway debut in Precious Sons, for which he received an Outer Critics Circle award and a Drama Desk nomination.

Anthony has recently starred in three independent features: Do You Take This Man (opposite Alyson Hannigan), Opening Night (with fellow Broadway favorite Cheyenne Jackson), and the LGBTQ thriller BWOY, which he also produced. A writer as well, Rapp penned Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent about his struggle to balance the demands of life in the theatre with his responsibility to his family during his mother’s battle with cancer. He adapted the book into a one-man show entitled “Without You” which he has performed on stages around the world.

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Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg Dave Lawrence Mindy McNichols

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Martha Fugate Liebe Gadinsky Jorge Mursuli

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Billy Bean David Treece Rosemary Wilder Cristina Saralegui Elkin Zapata

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Edda Cimino Rep. Richard Gephardt Neisen Kasdin Robert Rosenberg Lisa Versaci

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Lee Schrager

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Bacardi Marleine Bastien Dr. John Graves Sir Ian McKellen Terrence McNally Damian Pardo

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Alicia Apfel All Dade Human Rights Foundation/Gay & Lesbian Foundation of South Florida grant recipients

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California Assemblyman Mark Leno Richard C. Milstein President of Spain JosĂŠ Luis RodrĂguez Zapatero

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Julian Bond Bob Cole TWN

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Jerry Chasen Leonard Pitts Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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Keith Boykin Ilene Chaiken Joan Schaeffer

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Steve Adkins Lt. Dan Choi Rev. James Trapp

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Ben Cohen Georg Ketelhohn

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Matt Foreman Elizabeth F. Schwartz

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Charles Million & Tim Nardi Sam Champion & Robin Roberts

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To The National LGBTQ Task Force, on 23 years of Fierceness in Miami and across the nation – thank you for your leadership and support! Congratulations to honorees Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, and the incomparable Dr. Gisela Vega!

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JULIE JAMES

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The Task Force Gala – Miami is excited to have this year’s program hosted by Julie James, an award-winning vocalist, theatre performer, voiceover artist and radio personality. Julie is a Program Director at Sirius XM, curating all the music for the On Broadway and Metropolitan Opera Radio stations. She is celebrating 10 years as host of “Broadway Names with Julie James,” where she takes her listeners on the town, backstage and into the studio for fun, lively conversations with the biggest and best of Broadway and beyond, including Hugh Jackman, Julie Andrews, Sting, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno, Neil Patrick Harris, Carole King, Bryan Cranston, Patti LuPone, Barry Manilow, Shirley Jones, Idina Menzel, Daniel Radcliffe and many others. Julie has also performed nationwide, recently playing sold-out engagements at New York City’s venerable 54 Below and singing the National Anthem at Fenway Park for a stadium of 34,000. She has appeared with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, Goodspeed Opera House, Long Wharf Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, The Rainbow Room, and Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre. She has also appeared in concert in Kazakhstan for its President and headlined at New York’s famed Central Park Summerstage. Julie has hosted hundreds of events, on Broadway and across America, covers many red carpets including 10 years of the TONY Awards, and is now often called upon as an oncamera theatre expert for NBC, CBS, Fox’s “Good Day New York”, Google, NY1 and AOL/Build. Julie’s personality, stage presence and vocal style brought her to SiriusXM Radio, where her voice is heard by millions each day as a host and on voiceovers, jingles and parody songs for various channels including the “The Howard Stern Show.” As a dedicated ally, Julie is thrilled to be a part of the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala and applauds the honorees as well as all those contributing to moving us forward with equality for ALL!

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YOLI MAYOR

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The Task Force Gala – Miami proudly welcomes Yoli Mayor to the stage! Yoli has been singing since she was two years old. A Cuban-American Miami native, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter has found her own voice, which is often reminiscent of Amy Winehouse, Etta James and many other soulful icons. Her inspiring performances made her a standout favorite and propelled her through to the semifinals of America’s Got Talent in 2017. Yoli is currently hard-at-work on an EP, on which she will share her passion for music, honesty and heart in song. She wants music to make people feel something: “My favorite reaction from an audience is to be in tears, usually with me.”

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Prepare to be wowed tonight by the choreography of Ray Sullivan. Ray has performed works by more than fifty choreographers in North America, South America, Asia and Europe. This internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist has choreographed 48 world premieres in the USA and internationally, and danced 5 years with el Ballet Contemporáneo del Teatro San Martín in Argentina. He created Sullivan Technique of Contemporary Movement and holds a BFA in Dance from State University of New York at Purchase. In New York he also trained in the Martha Graham and José Limón Techniques at the Paul Taylor School, the Joffrey Ballet School, the David Howard School and Broadway Dance Center. Locally, he taught for four years on faculty at Miami City Ballet School, was the artistic director of Miami Contemporary Dance Company for 15 years, and choreographed the Golem of Havana in Miami. Currently, he is co-creator and Artistic Director of TANGO OUT, with a special focus on Queer Tango. He tours internationally, choreographing, teaching master classes and lecturing on dance and engaging art for social change.

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I am excited to welcome you back to Miami Beach for the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala – Miami. Our City is proud of its pride! We don’t seek to merely check LGBTQ boxes – rather we want to create the boxes that other cities are asked to check. And I cannot think of a better place to host this event than the iconic Fontainebleau Hotel. On behalf of our City, I congratulate the 2019 National Leadership Award recipients: Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz. Both have been trailblazers for the LGBTQ community. I also congratulate Gisela Vega, the Director of University of Miami's LGBTQ Student Center, on being the recipient of the 2019 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award. Eddy was a long-time friend and his memory continues to live on with those who are honored in his name. Miami Beach is proud to support the National LGBTQ Task Force once again this year and thank the many activists and community leaders who work tirelessly each year to put on a successful event. We hope you enjoy your time in our beautiful city.

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Greetings! As Mayor of Miami-Dade County and on behalf of our 2.8 million residents, I want to welcome everyone gathered for the 23rd Annual National LGBTQ Task Force Gala. Miami-Dade County is proud of its diversity, and I am certain there is no better community to host your event. Congratulations to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Leadership Award recipients, Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz, and to Gisela Vega, who is honored with the 2019 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award.

I wish you all continued success in your advocacy efforts for LGBTQ rights. For those of you visiting South Florida for the gala, I encourage you to take advantage of our world-class beaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, arts and culture, and recreation. And, I hope that you will return to Miami-Dade County soon and often. Sincerely,

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Suman Chakraborty (Co-Chair) New York, NY

Chris Maliwat New York, NY

Liebe Gadinsky* (Co-Chair) Miami Beach, FL

Hez Norton Boston, MA

Jason Tester (Secretary) Palo Alto, CA

Juan Peñalosa* Miami, FL

Candy Cox (Treasurer) Washington, DC ____________________

Erik Richard Los Angeles, CA

Bradley Carlson* Miami Beach, FL Colgate Darden Miami, FL Pam David** San Francisco, CA Monisha Harrell** (Action Fund Chair) Seattle, WA Rose Hayes San Francisco, CA Jeffery Hoyle Denver, CO

Stephen Seo Los Angeles, CA Dr. Anika Simpson Washington, DC Andrew Solomon** New York, NY Roger Thomson (Action Fund Secretary/Treasurer) Miami, FL Kevin Wang Seattle, WA * serves on both c3 &c4 ** serves on c4 only

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Meghan Maury, Esq. Policy Director

Taissa Morimoto, Esq. Policy Counsel

Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán, J.D. Senior Policy Counsel, Trans/ Gender Nonconforming Justice Director, Disability Justice Project Barbara Satin Assistant Faith Work Director Stacey Long Simmons, Esq. Director of the Advocacy and Action Department

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Evangeline Weiss Leadership Programs Director Development Department Jake Arnell Corporate Development Manager Saurabh Bajaj Chief Development Officer Michael Bath Events Director

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Andrea N. Durojaiye Membership Manager

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Amy Lavine Foundation Giving Manager Lisa Mercado Events Manager

Kimberly Otero Conference & Events Associate Janice Thom Director of Operations

Cindy Tomm Senior Manager of Major Giving Cary Webb Development Associate Executive Team Rea Carey Executive Director

Julie Childs Special Assistant to the Executive Director Kierra Johnson Deputy Executive Director

Dana Riceel Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director Sayre E. Reece Senior Strategist

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EVENT COMMITTEE & OTHER ANGELS EVENT CHAIR Juan Bosco Talavera EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Carlos Canasi, Volunteer Relations Jeff Delmay, Social Events

Liebe Gadinsky, Auction Management Patrick Groenendaal, Auction Acquisitions

Paul Kelly, Auction Management David Sexton, Production

EVENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS Sadis Alvarenga Doug Ames Carolina Bonnelly Amy Crismond Melba DeLeon Sam Fray Everett Ford Jerard Kelley Weston Lyons Dan Marinberg Natalie Mas

Jeremy Mason Jeffrey Morgan Francisco Perez William Pujol Alexander Quintanilla Steven Ruggieri Alexandra Serra Richard Sherman Luke Sorber Jolyse Stultz Jorge Vega Edwin Vides

MANY THANKS TO THE ANGELS AMONG US Angela Arnell Monica Babitch John Beadel Victor Diaz-Herman Doreen Fuentes Seth Gadinsky Raul Griffith Karla Gesualdi Don Hayden Lindsey Linzer Lucy Martin Joe Plana Alex Rosales Josue Santiago Ray Sullivan

SP ECI A L T H A NKS Carolina Bonnelly, who always gives everything she’s got… and then gives more! Audrey Denson, whose talent and commitment are surpassed only by her patience. Bruce Torrence at HollywoodPhotographs.com, for providing historical imagery. Special thanks to the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Without their generosity, we would not be able to host the Task Force Gala – Miami in this fantastic Miami Beach Landmark. An extra special thanks to the entire Task Force Gala – Miami committee and all of the wonderful volunteers who contributed their time to make tonight’s event enjoyable.

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LEADERSHIP COUNCIL We extend a heartfelt thanks to our Leadership Council members for their continued support of the Task Force and the Task Force Action Fund. Leadership Council members make an annual gift of $1,500 or more and give the Task Force the flexibility to build grassroots LGBTQ political power across the nation. If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly listed your name, please contact Saurabh Bajaj, Chief Development Officer, at sbajaj@thetaskforce.org. Current Leadership Council Donors as of August 21, 2019.

THANK YOU TO OUR INDIVIDUAL DONORS President’s Circle ($100,000.00 + ) Andrew W. Solomon & John Habich Solomon Howard Solomon & Sarah Solomon Jim Tyrrell & Roger Thomson Vice President’s Circle ($50,000.00 + ) Rev. Janet M. Edwards Liebe & Seth Gadinsky Mr. Steven L. Holley Amy C. Mandel & Katina E. Rodis Weston F. Milliken Henry van Ameringen & Eric Galloway Executive Circle ($25,000.00 + ) Sasha Aickin & Jason Tester Reuben J. Chong Colgate W. Darden IV Mary E. Harper & Marigene Arnold James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen David W. Kinnard & Alberto A. Arias Stanley Newman & Brian Rosenthal David B Rosenauer & Rex Walker Emily Rosenberg & Darlene deManicor

Ambassador’s Circle ($10,000.00 + ) Susan E. Anderson & Jo Zeimet Jack Bankowsky & Matthew Marks Bradley R. Carlson Suman Chakraborty Tracy Hewat Eugene Kapaloski James Laforce & Stephen Henderson James D. Marks & Mark Scott Laurie Mirman Richard Blinkal James G. Pepper Jeremy Rye Dr. Russell Sassani & Michael Schneider Mark M. Sexton & Kirk Wallace Jeffrey Z. Slavin Mark A. Smithe & William Forrest Sara Whitman Director’s Circle ($5,000.00 + ) John M. Allen & Stephen Orlando Ralph Alpert Saurabh Bajaj & Jason Blevins Shobha & Shiv Bajaj Rea Carey & Margaret Conway Roger Carlson Jerry S. Chasen & Mark Kirby Matthew Dzwonkiewicz & Josue Santiago Matt Foreman & Francisco De Leon Jeff & Kate Haas

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David A. Holmes & Anthony Montoya Lawrence R. Hyer Jody Laine & Shad Reinstein Marc Lapidus Jonathan Lehman Alan Mason Kathleen McCabe Paul F. Oostenbrug MD & Jeremiah F. Kelly John Peters Erik Richard & Joseph DeSantis Joan L. Schaeffer & Roberta Mandel Karl H. Smith & Jin Oh Audrey Sokoloff & Tim Hosking Linton Stables & Gregory N. Brown Ronna Stamm & Paul Lehman Duffy Violante & Edward W. Snowdon Jr Alex Volckhausen Advocate’s Circle ($2,500.00 + ) Meg & Sarah Baesmith Glenn Barcheski & William Dollaway David Beaning C. David Bedford Frank Benedetti & Thomas G. Trowbridge Leslie & Matt Bosson Margaret A. Burd & Rebecca Brinkman Laura Butzel & David S. Berg Reverend Arrington Chambliss & Hez G. Norton Wayne & Nicole Cypen George J. DeBolt

Robert J. Dutton & Sunil Narayan Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg Kristin Ehrgood Eric Estes Benjamin Hamilton & William Hamilton Rose Hayes & Courtney Aiken Edgar Hernandez & Glenn E. Petersen Jonathan A. Herz & Steven C. Hill Henry Hurd Harold L. Ivey Mark Jones & Andrew Tagliabue Matt Kaczmarek & Aaron Ordower Reverend Rodney W. McKenzie Barbara J. Meislin Tami L. Olson & Monisha R. Harrell Shilpen Patel MD Debra L. Peevey & Candy S. Cox Peter S. Reed & Alden Y. Warner III Gay A. Roane Russell David Roybal Elliott R. Sernel & Larry Falconio Cheryl Swannack & Nancy D. Polikoff Joaquin J. Tamayo & Ruben Gonzalez Brian H. Thompson & Donald J. Hayden Julia Thoron Deric Walters & Jesse Lehrhoff Tamsyn Waterhouse Gerald Wentland & Jean Paul Michaud Beth Zemsky & Chris Heeter/ Zemsky Family Foundation Amelie S. Zurn

Delegate’s Circle ($1,500.00 + ) Alan Acosta & Thomas Gratz Dr. Marcia R. Adelman Steven Afriat & Curtis L. Sanchez Anthony Aragon & David Westman Joseph Arena David Augustine & Robert Depew Abu B. Barrie Alvin H. Baum Jr & Robert Holgate Michael D. Bennett & Juan J. Battle Alan Bernstein & Family Lewis Black Sean Boileau Benjamin Bowler & Thomas Firpo Kathleen Campisano & Sayre E. Reece Diane Cary & Jim Parriott Jason R. Carey Daniel Chadburn & Thomas W. Nichols Lisa Corrin Paul Cronson & Caroline Cronson Tim Dang & Darrel Cummings Masen Davis Todd & Jeffrey Delmay Robert P. Denny William Dollaway & Glenn Barcheski Amy & Ray Easterling Ruth E. Eisenberg & Letitia A. Gomez Richter Elser & Kenneth Hubbard Kevin J. Farrelly & Stephen Klein Nina Feirer Dwight A. Foley Jennifer Foley & Naomi E. Metz Kevin Foley-Littell & Stephen F. Littell James M. Frost & William Yi Malcolm R. Gage Jr. & Brian Bristow Aimee Gelnaw & Emily D. Howe Erwin G. Gonzalez Reverend J. B. Guess & Jim R. Therrien Janine Hackett & Robin M. Bergen E. Monique Hall Jeff Hawkins & Janet Strauss

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William Rodgers & Gary Kuchta Marianne G. Seggerman Stephen Seo & Nicholas J. Caldarera Peter J. Shomer Stacey L. Long Simmons & Tracy Simmons Dr. Anika Simpson Robert J. Skolaski Linda Swartz & Jessica Seaton Geoffrey O. Swetz & Carlos Leo Dr. Darren Tanner Sharon R. Thaler Janice E. Thom Albert V. Thompson & Kenneth Smith Gary Unzeitig William E. Weinberger & Danny R. Gibson Scott Andrew Woodfill Gordon VeneKlasen Valentine Vigil-Fennell & Klayton Fennell Kevin Wang David M. Wertheimer & Paul Beaudet Joan R. Wilson Nathaniel Zilkha Harvey Zuckman & Phil E. Oxman Christopher Zurn

THANK YOU TO OUR INS TITUTIONAL DONORS President’s Circle ($100,000.00 + ) Anonymous The Arcus Foundation The Marguerite Casey Foundation Census Collaborative Funders The Ford Foundation Gilead Sciences The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund The NoVo Foundation Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

Vice President’s Circle ($50,000.00 + ) AIDS Healthcare Foundation The Bauman Foundation Craig Newmark Philanthropies If/When/How MAC AIDS Fund Media Democracy Fund The Moriah Fund Wells Fargo Foundation Executive Circle ($25,000.00 + ) ActBlue The Art of Shaving Comcast CREDO E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Hilton Leadership Conference Education Fund NYC Pride Reconciling Ministries Network Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority Elizabeth Scott Fund of Headwaters Foundation for Justice Wild Geese Foundation Ambassador’s Circle ($10,000.00 + ) Anonymous AIDS United Bacardi B. W. Bastian Foundation Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod Biofitness Lab The California Endowment Carnival Foundation Coca-Cola Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

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LEGACY CIRCLE The Task Force thanks the following people for naming the Task Force as a beneficiary in their estate planning. David I. Abramson Alan Ace* Clarence E Anderson* Barckley Family Trust* Michael Bath William M. Beachler William Bebermeyer* Bertram H. Behrens* Em Olivia Bevis* Bisordi-Schofield Trust* LeClair Bissell* David A. Bjork Marsha C. Botzer Thomas Boyd Matthew Brown Jennifer M. Buchwald Phillip A. Bulliner* Margaret A. Burd Susan Burnside Bradley R. Carlson John L. Chamness, Jr.* Julie A. Childs Stephen D. Clover* Gerald & Veronica Colfer* Winifred Cottrel* David E. Dassey James A. Davidson* Donald E. Davis George J. DeBolt Craig M. Desoer James N. Devillier* Sarah A. Douglas Ross Draegert Alice Dyer* Bert Easter Orton L. Ehrlinger* Jonathan Elwell*

Luke F. Farrell* Nina Feirer John P. Fludas* Richard Fremont-Smith Elizabeth Gadinsky Stephen A. Glassman Joe Goenaga Mary E. Harper John R. Harper* Daniel A. Harris Sheila Healy* John R. Hoffman* Richard Homan* Earle Raymond Hopkins* Diane M. Hopsia* John Hubschmitt Rachel Hurst Kent J. Johnson Steven D. Kaeser* Josef Van Der Kar* Robert L. Kehoe* Ronald Kendall Kenneth E. Kesselring* Linda Ketner Harold D. Kooden Kayeton J. Kurowski* Marilyn Lamkay Craig H. Lindhurst* Dr. Norma Jack Lindsey* Peggy Lipschultz Lester H. London James W. Lundberg* Ed Madden Joseph J. Maio* Donna Marburger Ellen Martin Wayne McCaughan*

Rita A. McGaughey* Sean Melton Lawrence J. Messenger* Henry D. Messer* Naomi E. Metz Robert F. Miailovich John H. Moe* George Nemeth* James Nonnemaker Fleet E. Nuttall* John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary* Lee Ormsbee Julia Lorillard Pell* John Perez David Lee Peterson* Neil B.Pomerenke* Ken Ranftle* Erik Richard Charles W. Robbins James E. Rolls* Anthony Rominske Lee S Ross* Harry R. Rowe, M.D.* Russell D. Roybal William A.K. Ryan* Kenneth Sancier* Heather C. Sargeant Fred B. Schaefer* J Schmidt Harry Seagal* Marianne G. Seggerman Karl-Ludwig Selig* Andrew Sendall

Elliott R. Sernel Dale Norris Shaw* Larry Siegel Richard Fremont-Smith* Andrew W. Solomon Michael Staeb Robert J. Starshak William J. Stein James J. Stroumbos* James L. Tanner* David J. Thomas Marc A. Triebwasser* John Tynes* Loet VanDerveen Donald E. Watson* Scott J. Weber Ric Weiland* Robert S. White* Harry K. Willwater Edith S. Windsor* Douglas Wingo Walt Witcover* Jacob Lee Withers, Jr.* Craig J. Witt* Benton Wong Roy Glenn Wood* James B. Wozniak* Morgan Young* Beth L. Zemsky William Zilko* Daniel R. Zillmann Jaroslav E. Zivney* Harvey Zuckman

*deceased - If you intend to name the Task Force in your estate plans or would like to learn more about planned giving options, please contact Saurabh Bajaj, Chief Development Officer, at sbajaj@thetaskforce.org.

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