LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee
The LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee, composed of community college leaders, practitioners, and students, works to advance LGBTQ+ student success and equitable supports statewide. The committee fosters collaboration and advocates for improved services and policies to ensure a safe and thriving educational environment.
Committee Chair, Co-chair, and Summit Lead
Emilie Mitchell
Dean of Social and Behavioral SciencesReagen Dozier
Director of Student Success Programs (MESA Coordinator)Luis Enrique Flores
Senior Research Analyst
Committee Members
Al Weyant-Forbes
EOPS Specialist and CounselorAlex Karan
Research AnalystAmber Va
Student, Grassroots Community OrganizerAngela Ybarra
The Lavender Coalition Club President and Chaffey College Car Club President/studentAnthony Mestas
Administrative Specialist – Vice President of InstructionAntonio “Nío” Lavermon
LGBTQ+ Program Facilitator & LiaisonAriel Gentalen
LGBTQIA2S+ Resource Program Special Projects ManagerAugustine Wasanthe
LGBT Studies StudentCarina Giorgi
Doctor/ProfessorCarlos Aguilar
StudentChristian Espinoza
StudentCole Forstedt
DirectorDon Moya-Miller
Superintendent/PresidentEllen Cesaretti-Monroy
Senior Consultant, California State Assembly Committee on Higher EducationErin Marquez-Lawley
Health & Kinesiology ProfessorGaby Maestre
Leadership Coach & Consultant/StudentGayle Pitman
Superintendent/PresidentGregory Smith
ChancellorGuadalupe Rodriguez Corona
Director, Office of Student Equity Programs and ServicesHaley Myers Dillon, Ed.D.
Dean of Educational Services and SupportHeather Johnson
CounselorJacinto M. Salazar III
IDEAA DirectorJacob Fraker
Legislative Consultant for Calfornia State Senate LGBTQ CaucusJeremy Brown
Vice Chancellor of Educational ServicesJerome Hunt
Academic Senate President & Professor of Political ScienceJulie Olson
Specialist, Educational Services and Student Support ServicesKeena Ballard
Vice President of Pride Plus ClubKenny Simkins
LGBTQIA+ Student Success CoordinatorKerby Lynch
Assistant Professor of Ethnic StudiesKirtley King
Faculty/Department chair and President of ERGKyle Livie
Professor of History and LGBTQ+ Studies/Co-Director, Lytton Center for History and the Public GoodLisa Neely
Vice President Student ServicesManny Gray
Educational Resource AdvisorMartin Covarrubias
Program Manager – Educational Justice ProgramsMaw Karly V. Simon
Administrative Assistant – Career Education, Coastline College Founder and Director, The Rainbow ProjectMichelle Crocfer
At-Large South Representative for the California Community Colleges Classified SenateNat Guerrero
LGBTQIA+ Counselor/CoordinatorNeill K Kovrig
Student Services TechnicianNick Mortaloni
Dean of Student AffairsPaul Burwick
LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Panel Co-Chair and Senior Educational TechnologistRachel Bates
Vice President for Academic AffairsTaisha McMickens
ProfessorTimothy Bolin
InstructorYih Ren
Faculty and Program Coordinator for the Queer Community Center