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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Friends, A warm welcome to the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala - Miami, the annual must-attend event formally known as the Miami Recognition Dinner. So much life-changing history has been made since the last time we got together for a great cause, and so much of that history happened in no small part because of the work of the people we are honoring tonight. Take the basic right to marry your partner right here in Florida. It would still be a pipe dream without the leadership and courage of people such as Juan Bosco Talavera, who stood with his partner Jeff and other same-sex couples in 2005 to challenge Florida’s marriage ban. And today this basic right wouldn’t be the law of the entire land if we didn’t have the brilliant legal mind of Mary Bonauto, one of the leading architects of the U.S. Supreme Court marriage equality victory.

That’s why you need to know that the National LGBTQ Task Force will be the uncompromising voice leading our movement, building the grassroots power of LGBTQ people, creating a nation where people can bring their entire selves to life without fear of persecution, discrimination and violence. On behalf of our board and staff, I also want to express my deep gratitude to Josue Santiago and Charles Million. They have been brilliant co-chairs, leading an extraordinary committee, keeping this event in the spotlight and delivering what we expect to be our most successful yet. I also give thanks to the generous individuals and companies who’ve made financial contributions to this spectacular event. Your support benefits not only the National LGBTQ Task Force’s mission; it directly impacts the lives of LGBTQ people in the Miami-Dade community. Finally, thank you for joining us for the rest of the journey to full freedom, justice and equality. My best,

We thank Juan and Mary for their courage, leadership and action on this issue and on many others. We made history with an extraordinary marriage equality victory — and we need to make history again on many other issues. There are millions of LGBTQ people who face a myriad of barriers affecting every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, health care, in their places of worship, retirement, and basic human rights. LGBTQ people still face formidable barriers to economic justice, reproductive rights, racial justice, and the ballot box. Congress has yet to fix our broken immigration system impacting tens of thousands of LGBTQ undocumented immigrants. And across the country, politicians are manipulating “religious liberty” to impose their prejudices by law on everyone else — attempting to roll back real progress on LGBTQ freedom, justice and equality.

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FROM OUR EVENT CO-CHAIRS Dear Gala Guests, Welcome to the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala – Miami. For more than a decade, we have come together under the Task Force’s banner to honor our heroes, celebrate our community and raise money to advance equality for LGBTQ people. Tonight we gather after a momentous year of progress, including the Supreme Court’s decision that made marriage equality the law of our land. We invite you to join us as we take the time to recognize and celebrate our accomplishments and those who have helped achieve them. We are grateful for the opportunity to honor two heroes who have contributed over the course of many years to the success we celebrate tonight. Mary L. Bonauto will receive our National Leadership Award in recognition of her long-term commitment to marriage equality and her substantial work toward securing this fundamental right. This year Mary successfully argued the Obergefell v. Hodges case before the U.S. Supreme Court resulting in the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. We will present this year’s Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award to Juan Bosco Talavera, a hero who has provided leadership to many of our local LGBTQ organizations. Juan’s dedication includes serving as SAVE’s board chair and as a board member for numerous other organizations. We are proud to honor Juan and his more than twenty years of work to advance equality here in our community. Each year, the Task Force donates a significant portion of the proceeds from this event and from the Winter Party Festival to The Miami Foundation. The Foundation then assembles an advisory committee that awards grants to Miami-Dade non-profits that serve the LGBTQ community. Over the years more than $2.1 million dollars have been granted to organizations that provide services to

youth, promote arts and culture, foster advocacy, build community and deliver social services. The remainder of the proceeds supports the important nationwide advocacy and grassroots organizing efforts of the National LGBTQ Task Force. We thank you and our sponsors for your ongoing support of the Task Force Gala and for ensuring that local organizations continue to receive this funding. Finally, this event would not be possible without a group of more than 40 dedicated committee members. This group of individuals spends almost an entire year lining up sponsors and auction items, selling tickets, planning the program and promoting the event. Without them, this event could not happen. We are forever grateful. We hope you enjoy your evening, and we thank you for your support. Sincerely, Josue Santiago and Charles Million Co-Chairs The Task Force Gala – Miami

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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 19th anniversary — 19 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. 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 GLBT Community Projects 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. Adapted by Jerry Chasen from his remarks announcing the naming of the Award.

HONOREE

Juan Bosco Talavera 2015 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award

The National LGBTQ Task Force is proud to present the 2015 Eddy McIntrye Community Service Award to activist and community leader, Juan Bosco Talavera. Juan has devoted more than 20 years of his life to serving the LGBTQ community. He’s volunteered, raised funds and served in leadership roles as a committee or Board member with numerous South Florida organizations including SAVE, MiFo “LGBT Film Festival”, Pridelines, Health Crisis Network and People with AIDS Coalition. He’s also a founding board member of the new OUT Miami Foundation. While on the Board of Directors for SAVE, Juan worked tirelessly on the campaign to pass the Dade County Human Rights Ordinance. He later became board chair and, during his tenure, SAVE secured the passage of legislation to provide domestic partners benefits to employees in Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, and other municipalities, as well as the addition of

transgender protection to the Miami and Miami Beach human rights ordinances. Juan and his husband, Jeff Ronci, were among the first couples to get their marriage license when the stay on same-sex unions was lifted in Florida. They were plaintiffs in an ACLU lawsuit challenging Amendment 2 back in 2005. We are honored to recognize him tonight, as he has been instrumental in promoting LGBTQ rights in South Florida.

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HONOREE

Mary L. Bonauto

2015 National Leadership Award The National LGBTQ Task Force is proud to present the 2015 National Leadership Award to attorney and civil rights activist, Mary L. Bonauto. As Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, she has been a champion in the courtroom on issues including discrimination, parental rights, free speech and religious liberty. She led GLAD’s federal court challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in Gill v. OPM and Pedersen v. OPM, leading to the first federal court rulings against DOMA, and then coordinated amici briefs for the Windsor case at the Supreme Court. Earlier this year Mary was one of the three attorneys who argued Obergefell v. Hodges before the U.S. Supreme Court. This landmark case established the freedom to marry for samesex couples nationwide and is considered one of the most important civil rights cases to come before the U.S. Supreme Court in modern history. Mary’s work has been recognized with numerous awards, including most recently the 2014 MacArthur Fellowship. She is the Shikes Fellow in Civil Liberties and Civil Rights and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, serves on an advisory board for the American Constitution Society, and has served as co-chair of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee

of the American Bar Association’s Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities. We are thrilled to recognize her tonight, as her work will have ripple effects on LGBTQ freedom, justice and equality for years to come.

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1997 Greg Baldwin City of Miami Beach Ruth Shack 1998 Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg Dave Lawrence Mindy McNichols 1999 Martha Fugate Liebe Gadinsky Jorge Mursuli 2000 Billy Bean David Treece Rosemary Wilder Cristina Saralegui Elkin Zapata 2001 Edda Cimino Rep. Richard Gephardt Neisen Kasdin Robert Rosenberg Lisa Versaci 2002 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Lee Schrager

2003 Bacardi Marleine Bastien Dr. John Graves Sir Ian McKellen Terrence McNally Damian Pardo 2004 Alicia Apfel All Dade Human Rights Foundation/ Gay & Lesbian Foundation of South Florida grant recipients 2005 California Assemblyman Mark Leno Richard C. Milstein President of Spain JosĂŠ Luis RodrĂguez Zapatero 2006 Julian Bond Bob Cole TWN 2007 Jerry Chasen Leonard Pitts Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

2008 Keith Boykin Ilene Chaiken Joan Schaeffer 2009 Steve Adkins Lt. Dan Choi Rev. James Trapp 2010 Cindy Brown Alan Cumming Commissioner Katy Sorenson 2011 Ben Cohen Georg Ketelhohn 2012 Matt Foreman Elizabeth F. Schwartz 2013 Joseph L. Falk George Takei 2014 Kristin Beck James G. Pepper

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CARLOS A. GIMENEZ MAYOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

October 24, 2015 Greetings! As Mayor of Miami-Dade County and on behalf of our 2.6 million residents, I want to welcome everyone gathered for the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala-Miami. This year, the 2015 Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award recipient is Juan Bosco Talavera. His many years of activism for LGBTQ rights, as well as his participation as a member of the board in many vital South Florida community organizations, are just some of the reasons he is being honored. The 2015 National Leadership Award recipient, Mary Bonauto, is an attorney and civil rights activist who argued before the United States Supreme Court to guarantee same-sex couples the fundamental right to marry. I commend them both for their continued advocacy for LGBTQ rights and appreciate their efforts. Miami-Dade County is proud of its diversity and I am certain there is no better community to host your event. We are home to residents from over 156 countries, who communicate in more than 64 languages. If you are visiting, I encourage you to take advantage of our world-class beaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, arts and culture, and recreation. I wish all of the attendees continued success and an enjoyable experience, and hope that you will return to Miami-Dade County soon and often. Sincerely,

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Since its inception, the Task Force Gala – Miami (formerly the Miami Recognition Dinner) has provided vital funding for organizations serving the South Florida LGBTQ community. When the National LGBTQ Task Force assumed responsibility for the Gala and for Winter Party Festival in 2004, it committed to returning a significant portion of the net proceeds of these events to local service organizations through a grant-making process administered by The Miami Foundation. Since then it has awarded nearly $2 million in grants. Established in 1967, The Miami Foundation is Greater Miami’s permanent philanthropic endowment for enhancing 4Ward Miami Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Aqua Foundation for Women Arts at St. John’s Camillus House Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education City Theatre Empower U Equality Florida Institute FIU Foundation - LGBTQA Initiatives FIU Foundation – Wertheim College of Medicine FUNDarte Jewish Community Services of South Florida Legal Services of Greater Miami Living Arts Trust – O Cinema Miami Beach Gay Pride Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services

the quality of life of all Miami-Dade County residents. The Foundation provides non-profit organizations with funding support and technical assistance for programs and projects that benefit the community. And for its many donors, the Foundation provides an effective vehicle for charitable giving and grant-making expertise across a broad spectrum of community issues and needs. With proceeds from this past year’s Gala and Winter Party Festival donated by the Task Force, the Foundation was able to award grants through its GLBT Community Projects Fund to the following organizations:

Miami-Dade Community Based Care Alliance Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Foundation Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Miami Gay Men’s Chorus Pet Project for Pets Pioneer Winter Collective Pridelines Reading Queer Safe Schools South Florida SAVE Foundation Sundari Foundation - Lotus House Women’s Shelter Survivors’ Pathway Switchboard of Miami Thelma Gibson Health Initiative Tigertail Productions Unity Coalition|Coalicion Unida YES Institute

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COMMITTEE AND ANGELS

EVENT CO-CHAIRS Charles Million Josue Santiago EVENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Greg Boan, Human Resources Mary-Joe Castells, Marketing Amy Crismond, Production Jeff Delmay, Auction Acquisitions Matt Dzwonkiewicz, Journal Liebe Gadinsky, Auction Management Bryce Goodwin, Sales Bill Hahne, Sales Paul Kelly, Auction Management Kristin Klein, Auction Acquisitions Patrick Whiteside, Social Events EVENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS Doug Ames Glenn Barcheski Justin Bell Carolina Bonnelly Austen Caraker Bradley Carlson Oliver Davis Melba De Leon Bill Dolloway Javier Echenique-Vico Seth Gadinsky Marta Gonzalez Martin Haro

Will Lins, Jr. Johnnie Mejia Tim Nardi Darren Ockert Stephen Peck Joe Plana Juan Requena Melissa Rodriguez Christopher Russell Richard Sherman Jeff Staugler Mark Steinberg Stephanie Sylvestre THANKS TO THE ANGELS AMONG US Vanessa Alenier Maritza Argenal Maria Baco Katie Bennett Pilar Campos Dave Cook Fe Domenech Todd Erickson Paul Kelly Wood Kinnard & Alberto Arias Vania Laguerre Tony Lima Billy Long Cindy Lopez Juan Saco Mironoff

Tim Nardi Jim Pepper Jeff Ronci Ivette Rosales Lina Santiago Thea Sommer Roger Thomson Pioneer Winter Alan Yabar SPECIAL THANKS John Beadel for his patience, his enduring support and for making us look good. Carolina Bonnelly for her talent, flexibility and commitment to the cause. Joe Plana for his creativity, his dedication and for performing magic with the greatest of humility. 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 Foundation 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 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political power across the nation. If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly listed your name, please contact Saurabh Bajaj, Director of Individual giving, at 415.378.2971. Current Leadership Council Donors as of September 1, 2015.

President’s Circle

$100,000.00 + Andrew Solomon & John Habich Solomon Howard Solomon & Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Jim Tyrrell, Jay Richard DiBiaso & Roger Thomson

Vice President’s Circle

$50,000.00 + Communications Workers of America Law Students for Reproductive Rights Merrill Lynch Weston F. Milliken Stanley Newman & Brian Rosenthal Showtime Networks Inc. Henry van Ameringen & Eric Galloway

Executive’s Circle

$25,000.00 + Liebe & Seth Gadinsky Gilead Sciences, Inc. Mary E. Harper & Marigene Arnold Hilton Worldwide Steven D. Holley Amy C. Mandel & Katina Rodis Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority

Mark M. Sexton & W. Kirk Wallace Sara Whitman

Ambassador’s Circle

$10,000.00 + 2377 Collins Resort, L.P. AARP AIDS United Anonymous Alberto A. Arias & Wood Kinnard The Art of Shaving Bacardi USA Inc. Berger Singerman, PA Attorneys at Law Brinker International Bradley R. Carlson Suman Chakraborty Comcast Corporation EMD Serono, Inc. Nina Feirer Florida Blue Matt Foreman & Francisco De León GLAD Kevin Gonzalez Jeff & Kate Haas Tracy Hewat David A. Holmes James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen JPMorgan Chase Kaiser Permanente Eugene Kapaloski The Miami Foundation Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Michael H. Morris & Richard Blinkal James G. Pepper David B. Rosenauer & Rex Walker Emily Rosenberg & Darlene deManicor Allen A. Schuh Elizabeth Scott Mark A. Smithe & William Forrest Robert M. Taylor United Church of Christ

Director’s Circle

$5,000.00 + Akerman LLP John M. Allen & Stephen P. Orlando Ralph Alpert Susan E. Anderson & Jo Zeimet Associated Printing Productions Shobha & Shiv Bajaj Alvin Baum & Robert Holgate Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP Boucher Brothers Margaret A. Burd & Rebecca Brinkman Rea Carey & Margaret Conway Carnival Foundation City Of Miami Beach Coca-Cola Refreshments Color of Change Pamela H. David & Cheryl Lazar Oliver Davis Matt Dzwonkiewicz & Josue Santiago Grindr LLC Hahne Real Estate John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Kaufman Rossin + Co Paul N. Kelly James Law & Joseph Avena Thomas A. Lehrer Menin Hospitality Karin Mitchell & Joanne Roberts Office Depot Paul F. Oostenbrug, M.D. & Jere Kelly Planned Parenthood Thomas A. Raffin Russell David Roybal Ryder Charitable Foundation Elliott R. Sernel & Larry Falconio The Shore Club Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante Audrey Sokoloff & Tim Hosking Ronna Stamm, Paul Lehman, and Jonathan Lehman James O. Stepp & Peter K. Zimmer Kenneth Thompson & Otts Bolisay James T. Timmons

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Royal Caribbean Roy & Diana Vagelos Gordon VeneKlasen Visit Denver Carla F. Wallace Olive F. Watson & Joanna Grover-Watson Wellesley College Andrew Wilson

Advocateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle

$2,500.00 + Janet Anti Avalon Consulting Group, Inc. C. David Bedford Frank Benedetti & Thomas G. Trowbridge Bercow Radell & Fernandez, P.A. Alan J. Bernstein & Family Leslie & Matthew Bosson Gregory Brown & Linton Stables Kathleen Campisano & Sarah E. Reece CH2M Hill Lisa Corrin Meg Coward & Sarah Schwartz-Sax DCI Group LLC George J. DeBolt Denver Health William Dollaway & Glenn Barcheski Richter Elser Eric Estes Joseph Evall & Richard B. Lynn, M.D. Joseph Falk Kenith A. Goodman Rose Hayes Health Management Associates Jason Heffner & John Davis Steven C. Hill & Jonathan A. Herz H. Scott Huizenga Lawrence R. Hyer Jody Laine & Shad Reinstein Randall Laroche & David Laudon Shail Maingi Barbara J. Meislin Miami Marlins, L.P. Laurie Mirman

Sandra Nathan, Ph.D. & Glenda Dunmore Tim Nardi & Charles Million Brian Newkirk & Loren Ostrow Thomas W. Nichols & Daniel Chadburn One Colorado Shilpen Patel, M.D. Peace Corps Debra Peevey & Candy Cox John Peters Nancy Polikoff & Cheryl Swannack David J. Price & Juan C. Rodriguez Production Solutions Daniel Rabinowitz & Ann F. Thomas Peter S. Reed & Alden Y. Warner, III Cindy Rizzo Lee Rubin & Jim Walker Joseph Russell Stephen Saletan & Michael Koetting Dr. Russell Sassani & Michael Schneider Joan Schaefer & Roberta Mandel Marianne G. Seggerman Andrew I. Shore SOBE Miami LLC Palace Andrew Tabatchnick & Ira Baer Joaquin J. Tamayo & Ruben J. Gonzales Tampico Beverages, Inc Ultraviolet Charles Urstadt & David Bernard

Delegateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle

$1,500.00 + Alan Acosta & Thomas Gratz Airbnb, Inc. Alexander Aickin & Jason Tester Ronald Akanowicz Matthew Albert David R. Alexander Katrina Allen Rene Amaral & Scott Vaughan Christopher Andrew Charles Andrews Sydney Andrews Steven K. Aurand

Avalon Consulting Saurabh Bajaj Juan J. Battle & Michael D. Bennett Zachary D. Bauer & Doug Pearce Alan Behmoiras Gina Calvelli & Lorri L. Jean David Augustine & Robert Depew Jeff Bailey & John Lillis Clara Basile James Baulding & Eugene Simpson Marc L. Baum Helen & Bill Beekman David Beitzel & Darren Walker Robin M. Bergen & Janine Hackett Emily Bieber Marsha C. Botzer Johnda R. Boyce Melanie Braman Vance Bray & William V. Mitchell, III Carol Bresnahan & Michelle Stecker Laura Butzel & David S. Berg Jason R. Carey Joseph Cavalcante Jerry S. Chasen & Mark Kirby Chadwick Cipiti Kate Clinton & Urvashi Vaid Art Coleman & Christopher T. Lyon Donald A. Correll Tim Dang & Darrel Cummings Wayne & Nicole Cypen Donald Davis Thomas R. Day Jeanne DeJoseph & Suzanne L. Dibble Jeff & Todd Delmay Robert P. Denny Victor Diaz-Herman & Kris Castellano Lisa J. Drapkin & Debbie Lewis Christopher Dunham Megan & Courtney Eimerman-Wallace Kevin J. Farrelly & Stephen Klein Michael A. Fiumara Dwight Foley Kevin Foley-Littell & Stephen Littell Barbara Frank & Veronica McCaffrey

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Jason Franklin Alex Garnick Terry Garrett & Ronald Mittan Peggy & Shawn Giammattei Erwin G. Gonzalez & Scott Zukaitis Mariano Grosso Reverand J B. Guess & Jim Therrien E. Monique Hall Mike Hard Monisha Harrell Jeff Hawkins & Janet Strauss Mark Henderson & Bruce Wolfe Stephen E. Herbits Bryan Hlavinka & David Theisen Jim Hooker Ernest C. Hopkins Jeffery W. Hoyle Harold L. Ivey Frank H. Jernigan & Andrew Faulk Hans Johnson & Luis Lopez Kent J. Johnson & Cody Blomberg Sandra K. Johnson & Jean Chagnon Lorraine Jones Michael Kaplan Mark T. King & Jonathan D. Lubin Robert W. Kuhn John M. LeBedda, II & Steven Jacobs Mark Leondires & Greg Zola Franklin Levine Lesbian Equity Foundation/ Kathy Levinson Daniel Ling & Lee J. Obrzut Keith Long Stacey Long Simmons, Esq. & Tracy Simmons Richard Lynch Frederick MacIntyre Dara Major & Bobbie Dowd Matthew McClellan Mark McDermott & Yuval David Jade P. McGleughlin & Sue Hyde Rodney McKenzie, Jr. Steven Z. Mena Naomi Metz & Jennifer Foley

Robert F. Miailovich Charles R. Middleton, Ph.D. & John S. Geary Rick Mohn & Steven C. Baines Eduardo Morales & Hugh Harris Leigh Morgan & Sarah Moseley Diane Mosbacher, Ph.D. & Nanette Gartrell, M.D. Carlos & Georgia Noble Hez Norton & Arrington Chambliss Phil E. Oxman & Harvey Zuckman Andrew Passeri Mehool Patel Surbhi & Pervez Pir Michael Piore & Rodney Yoder Mona Pittenger Shawn Purcell Rennert Vogel Mandler & Rodriguez, P.A. Erik Richard & Joseph De Santis-Richard Erick Rivero Rashad Robinson William Rodgers & Gary Kuchta Room for All, Inc. Robert Salem & Mark Mockensturm Donna & Phillip Satow Paul Sekhri & Mark Gude Jeffrey Selzer & Ray Fennon Adam Slone Frank Stiriti Aaron Strauss Todd R. Stuart & Jeff Burke Kerry Sulkowicz & Sandra Leong Linda Swartz & Jessica Seaton Andrew Tagliabue & Mark Jones Janice Thom & Mary Ann Moran Jeffrey G. Ubelhor & Chris Seigler Jeremy D. Vanhooser Richard Wall & William Wilson Gerald Wentland & Jean Paul Michaud Steve Wetzler Jeffrey Wolk Vince Wong Rabbi Barbara J. Zacky Amelie S. Zurn

NATIONAL CORPORATE PARTNERS

We extend our thanks to the following Task Force national corporate partners for their generous support. Chiliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comcast Grey Goose Hilton Worldwide Office Depot Showtime Wells Fargo

FOUNDATIONS

$100,000.00 + Anonymous (2) The Arcus Foundation Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund The Ford Foundation The Gill Foundation Horizons Foundation Marguerite Casey Foundation The NoVo Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation $50,000.00 + E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation $25,000.00 + The Moriah Fund $10,000.00 + B.W. Bastian Foundation $5,000.00 + Polk Bros Foundation

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

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* LeClair Bissell* David A. Bjork Marsha C. Botzer Thomas Boyd Barbara Brown Jennifer M. Buchwald Phillip A. Bulliner* Margaret A. Burd Susan Burnside John L. Chamness, Jr.* Julie A. Childs Stephen D. Clover* Gerald & Veronica Colfer* Winifred Cottrel* James A. Davidson* George J. DeBolt Craig M. Desoer James N. Devillier* Sarah A. Douglas Ross Draegert Alice Dyer* Bert Easter AG Edwards Orton L. Ehrlinger* Jonathan Elwell* Luke F. Farrell* John P. Fludas* Stephen A. Glassman Joe Goenaga Mary E. Harper

John R. Harper* Daniel A. Harris Sheila Healy John R. Hoffman* Earle Raymond Hopkins* John Hubschmitt Rachel Hurst Kent J. Johnson Steven D. Kaeser* Robert L. Kehoe* Ronald Kendall Kenneth E. Kesselring* Linda Ketner Harold D. Kooden Kayeton J. Kurowski* Marilyn Lamkay Jacob Lee Withers, Jr.* Craig H. Lindhurst* Peggy Lipschultz Lester H. London Ed Madden Donna Marburger Wayne McCaughan* Sean Melton Lawrence J. Messenger* Henry D. Messer* Naomi Metz Robert F. Miailovich John H. Moe Richard Homan* George Nemeth* James Nonnemaker Fleet E. Nuttall* John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary* Lee Ormsbee Julia Lorillard Pell* John Perez David Lee Peterson* Joseph J. Maio* Neil B. Pomerenke* Ken Ranftle Rita A. McGaughey* Charles W. Robbins Anthony Rominske Lee S Ross*

Harry R. Rowe, M.D.* Russell D. Roybal William A.K. Ryan* James E. Rolls* Kenneth Sancier* J. Schmidt Harry Seagal* Marianne G. Seggerman Karl-Ludwig Selig* Andrew Sendall Elliott R. Sernel Dale Norris Shaw* Larry Siegel Richard Fremont-Smith* Robert J. Starshak William J. Stein James L. Tanner* Marc A. Triebwasser* Josef Van Der Kar* Loet VanDerveen Donald E. Watson* Scott Weber Ric Weiland* Robert S. White* Harry K. Willwater Edith S. Windsor Douglas Wingo Craig J. Witt* Walt Witcover* Benton Wong Roy Glenn Wood* James B. Wozniak* Morgan Young* 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, Director of Individual Giving, at 415.378.2971.

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ABOUT THE TASK FORCE

The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. We’re building a future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we’ve made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That’s why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FOUNDATION CO-CHAIRS Mary Harper, Kalamazoo, MI Roger Thomson, Dallas, TX FOUNDATION TREASURER Suman Chakraborty, New York, NY FOUNDATION SECRETARY Hez Norton, Boston, MA ACTION FUND CO-CHAIR Marsha Botzer, Seattle, WA ** ACTION FUND SECRETARY/TREASURER E. Monique Hall, Washington, DC**

BOARD MEMBERS

Bradley Carlson, Miami Beach, FL* Liebe Gadinsky, Miami Beach, FL Rev. J. Bennett Guess, Cleveland, OH Monisha Harrell, Seattle, WA* Jeffery Hoyle, Denver, CO Jeff Kerzman (aka Sydney Andrews), Denver, CO Naomi Metz, Santa Rosa, CA Karin J. Mitchell, Seattle, WA* Sandra Nathan, Novato, CA Shilpen Patel, MD, Seattle, WA David J. Price, Miami Beach, FL Rashad Robinson, New York, NY Mark Sexton, New York, NY** Andrew Solomon, New York, NY Ken Thompson, Seattle, WA Vince Wong, Los Angeles, CA * serves on both c3 & c4 ** serves on c4 only

NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL John Allen Sue Anderson Anthony Aragon Alan Bernstein David Bowers Margaret Burd

Don Davis Ruth Eisenberg Will Forrest Kevin Gonzales Ruben Gonzalez Mario Guerrero Victor Diaz-Herman Matt Foreman Kierra Johnson Jody Laine Cordey Lash Chad Richter Cindy Rizzo Lee Rubin Christopher Russell Michelle Stecker Alfonso Wenker Beth Zemsky

STAFF

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Rea Carey Executive Director Russell Roybal Deputy Executive Director Sarah E. Reece Senior Strategist Cliffie Bailey Executive Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director Julie Childs Executive Assistant to the Executive Director Adam L. Wexelbaum Executive Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director ACADEMY FOR LEADERSHIP AND ACTION Rodney McKenzie, Jr. Director of the Academy for Leadership and Action Kathleen Campisano Faith and States Organizing Manager Victoria Kirby York National Campaigns Director, Religious Exemptions and Welcoming Movements

David Lohman Faith Work Manager Barbara Satin Assistant Faith Work Director Malcolm Shanks Organizer COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND BRANDING Mark Daley Chief Communications and Marketing Officer Jorge Amaro Media and Public Relations Director Alex Breitman Marketing Director Dorrit T. Walsh Web and Creative Assets Director Kayley Whalen Digital Strategies and Social Media Manager CREATING CHANGE Sue Hyde Director of Creating Change Daniel Moberg Leadership Programs Coordinator Daniel Pino Assistant Director, Creating Change Evangeline Weiss Leadership Programs Director DEVELOPMENT David Alexander Chief Development Officer Matthew Albert Membership Manager Katrina Allen Major Gifts Officer Saurabh Bajaj Director of Individual Giving Michael Bath Events Director Barrett Beck Development Associate

Amy Lavine Foundation Giving Manager Donnie Luehring Marketing and Development Coordinator Colin Lovell Database Administrator Lisa Mercado Events Manager Janice Thom Director of Operations for Development FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Brian A. Johnson Chief Financial Officer Alicia S. Boykins, PHR & SHRM-CP Director of Human Resources Mike Lloyd Accounting Manager Charles E. Matiella Technology Director Rick Mohn Senior Finance & Administrative Services Manager PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Stacey Long Simmons, Esq. Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Zsea Beaumonis LSRJ Reproductive Justice Fellow Candace Bond-Theriault, Esq. Policy Counsel, Reproductive Rights/ Health/Justice Noah E. Lewis, Esq. Policy Counsel, Trans/Gender NonConforming Justice Project Meghan Maury, Esq. Senior Policy Counsel and Criminal and Economic Justice Project Director

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