InterPride is wholly run by volunteers who are all delegates of full Member Pride organizations. They serve as officers on the Board of Directors, regional representatives within the Global Advisory Council, co-chairs of committees and working groups, and caucus members. External consultants are regularly contracted to assist the organization as needed.
Board of Directors
InterPride is governed by a Board of Directors comprising 18 voting members:
- 12 officers directly elected by the member organizations for a term of 4 years:
- 3 Co-Presidents
- 1 Secretary
- 1 Treasurer
- 1 Vice-President of Member Services
- 1 Vice-President of Fund Development
- 1 Vice-President of Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion
- 4 Vice-Presidents of Global Outreach and Partnerships
- 6 regional representatives directly elected by the Global Advisory Council to further engage global representation and connection with member organizations.
All regional representatives and co-chairs of committees and working groups participate in Board meetings. They work closely with Board members, provide insight, and inform the organization’s decisions.
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Linda DeMarco – Co-President ‡ Linda also serves on the Board of Directors of the Faneuil Hall Merchants Association and the Small Merchants Association of Boston’s Downtown Crossing. Linda was elected as Co-President of InterPride at the 2017 AGM & World Conference in Indianapolis, IN, USA. |
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Julian Sanjivan – Co-President ‡ Julian's asylum was granted in April 2015 and later obtained their Green Card in May of 2017. They are also a former Executive Board Member with Heritage of Pride as the NYC Pride March Director heading the annual Pride March in NYC. They were responsible for all aspects of one of the biggest Pride events in the world including the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and the 2019 WorldPride held in New York City. Julian was also one of the producers for the 2019 NYC Dance Parade and the former Director of Visitor Services at the LGBT Community Center in NYC. Currently, they are on the advisory board of AsylumConnect, a tech nonprofit providing the first and only resource website and mobile app for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. An avid globetrotting news junkie, Julian is extremely passionate about the movements for civil rights of the LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. |
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Hadi Damien – Co-President Ω Postgraduate lecturer in the Jesuit Saint Joseph University in Beirut, he designs events and communications for the private and public sectors, and practices political communication. In this capacity, he lobbied during the Lebanese Parliament elections of May 2018 for LGBTIQ+ inclusion, succeeded in getting candidates and MPs to pledge support for the decriminalization of LGBTIQ status, then authored the decriminalization parliament bill. He also wrote a bill for the national HIV response that features 72 sections, including a large part about non-discrimination procedures. |
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Debbie Brixey – Vice President, Member Services Ω In 2018 Debbie joined the committee of Oxford Pride as Communications Officer and also took on the role of Sponsorship and Fundraising Officer later in the same year. As Chair of Oxford Pride in 2019 she oversaw the biggest event to date with a two-week festival and a lot of community engagement in the months leading up to Pride Day. Debbie has actively helped new smaller Prides develop around Oxfordshire and sits on the committee of Witney Pride. |
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Robyn Kennedy – Vice President of Global Outreach & Partnership ‡ Robyn’s career has included senior roles in government, the not for profit sector and consultancy, with a focus on addressing social inequity and disadvantage. Robyn is a frequent international speaker and writer on LGBTQI rights issues, with a focus on grassroots action. Robyn was the 2018 recipient of ACON’s prestigious Community Hero Award in recognition of her contribution to advancing the rights of LGBTQI communities. She has also been recognised for her contribution to LGBTQI and women’s rights by the National Library of Australia in their collection of audio oral histories of distinguished Australians. For InterPride, Robyn has represented Region 20 on the Global Advisory Council and Co-Chairs the Human Rights and Diversity Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. Over the last few years, Robyn has worked to better engage Region 20 in InterPride. In 2020, she established Oceania Pride which brings together the 20 countries of the region including those where homosexuality remains illegal. |
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Marsha H. Levine – Vice Presidents of Global Outreach & Partnership ‡ A Pride-organizing veteran since 1980, she has the distinction of being the Founder of InterPride and a co-founder of CAPI, Inc. (Consolidated Associations of Pride, Inc.). Currently, Marsha also serves as InterPride's Governance Committee Co-Chair. For 18 years, she was San Francisco Pride's Parade Manager, on top of a similar period as a volunteer for the organization in a variety of roles, including President and Vice President on their Board of Directors. In 2018, Marsha accepted the role of Community Relations Manager for SF Pride, responsible for coordinating community partners, volunteers, politicians, VIPs, and Grand Marshals. Prior to 1985, she was a member of Boston Pride for five years, the last three of which she served consecutively as their President. An activist since high school, Marsha has always been a strong advocate for human and civil rights. |
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Emmanuel Temores – Vice President of Global Outreach & Partnership Ω |
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Natalie Thompson – Vice President of Global Outreach & Partnership ‡ |
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Kenneth Kwok – Vice President, Disability, Diversity & Inclusion; Human Rights ‡ Kenneth is a passionate writer and has authored the "Career Planning Algorithm" based on his 15 years of conducting campus recruitment and university alumni interviews. He is a frequent speaker and contributor on topics such as youth empowerment, health preservation, impact investment, social justice, LGBTI+ equality and the Global Goals. He is the curator of the #StartUpYourPride series, empowering LGBTI+ youth to become founders and entrepreneurs. In recognition of his decade-long contribution to global LGBTI+ equality and empowerment, Kenneth was invited to march at Toronto Pride 2019 alongside Prime Minister Mr. Justin Trudeau. |
Vice President of Fund Development ‡ (vacant) The nomination period for this position is open from Tuesday, April 6, 2021, to Friday, April 23, 2021 at 6:59 AM GMT. Please apply for the position through this form. |
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Dave Wait – Treasurer ‡ On a national level, for the past eleven years, he has been a member of the National LGBT Task Force Creating Change Conference’s Management Team. When not volunteering, Dave is employed by Eastern Michigan University where he serves as the Executive Director of three career and technical student organizations: DECA, SkillsUSA and FCCLA, which annually provides leadership and career development conferences for over 14,000 Michigan high school students. |
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Alan Reiff – Secretary Ω On the Executive Board of Queens Pride, Alan’s roles have been Co-Chair, Pridefest Director, and Northeast Regional Prides (NERP) 2015 Programming Director. Working with Dirk McCall (Founder and Director) to produce OUTBronx, they’ve built a networking LGBT+ organization that creates safe spaces to increase visibility in the Bronx. Alan speaks English, Spanish, French, and some Portuguese. |
‡ Elected term ends October 2022
Ω Elected term ends October 2024
Committee and Working Group Co-Chairs
Under the guidance of the Board of Directors, 18 committees and working groups design and execute the work of InterPride. A collective of co-chairs coordinates each of these spaces. To cultivate leadership and ensure a diversity of cultures and opinions, co-chairs are appointed by the Board of Directors for a one-year term, following an open call for applications, a selection process, individual meetings with the Co-Presidents, and the Board’s confirmation.
Alumni Subcommittee |
Perin Hurewitz |
Communications Committee |
Esteban (Steven) Herevia |
Conference Structure and |
Barry Karlenzig |
Finance Committee |
Dave Wait |
Fund Development Committee |
Dot Belstler |
Governance Committee |
Clive Davis |
Hiring Subcommittee |
Marsha H. Levine |
Human Rights & Diversity Committee |
Jannat Ali |
Member Services Committee |
Rick Andre |
Methods & Standards |
Marsha H. Levine |
Scholarship Committee |
Ron deHarte |
Solidarity Subcommittee |
Bree Mountain |
Strategic Planning Workgroup |
Julian Sanjivan |
WorldPride Committee |
Kevin Beaulieu |
Global Advisory Council (GAC)
To ensure a global representation and efficient management, InterPride distributes countries in 20 different regions. Member organizations in each region elect their representatives for a 4-year term to ensure uninterrupted communication with InterPride. Regional representatives gather the needs, requirements, feedback, and strategic desires of member organizations to better support them. Regional representatives convene under the Global Advisory Council and elect 6 delegates to represent the Global Advisory Council on the Board of Directors. They thus serve as Board members with full voting rights.
Region 1 | Jorge Solorio Ryan Starzyk |
Region 2 | Michael Goodnow Esteban (Steven) Herevia |
Region 3 | Lo Roberts |
Region 4 |
Jordan Braxton
Eve Keller |
Region 5 |
vacant
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Region 6 |
Marcy Carr
Tiffany Lyn Royster |
Region 7 | Keegan Hobson Caen Squires |
Region 8 | vacant |
Region 9 |
Rudolph Hanamji
Javier Umaña Rivera |
Region 10 |
Andy Train
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Region 11 | vacant |
Region 12 |
Uwe Hörner
David Reichlin
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Region 13 |
Patrick van der Pas
Erykah Werner |
Region 14 |
Juan Carlos Alonson Reguero
Valerio Colomasi Battaglia |
Region 15 |
vacant
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Region 16 |
Matthew van As
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Region 17 |
Diane Rodriguez
Welton Trindade |
Region 18 | Jannat Ali Giorgi Tabagari |
Region 19 |
Darien Chen
Rahul Upadhyay |
Region 20 | Diane Minnis Russell Weston |
Map of InterPride Regions
Click on the map to see which country belongs to what Region.
The Caucuses
To represent the diversity of Member organizations, InterPride invites delegates to gather in self-organizing spaces called Caucuses. Caucuses are formed upon the request of a minimum of 2 delegates. InterPride organizes an annual call to our member organizations and allocates caucuses a specific time during the annual General Meeting and World Conference to further encourage caucus activity. Caucuses convene at the pleasure and discretion of their members. They are asked to communicate their needs, requirements, feedback, and strategic desires to the Board of Directors to inform the work of InterPride. The current caucuses are:
- Autism, Disabled, People With Reduced Mobility, People With Special Needs, People with Visual Impairment Caucus
- Bisexual Caucus
- People Living with HIV Caucus
- People Of Color & Indigenous People Caucus
- Seniors Caucus
- Small Prides Caucus
- Trans & Gender Non-Conforming Caucus
- Women's Caucus
Consultants
External consultants are contracted for specific tasks as needed. They are independent professionals who are familiar with LGBTQI+ realities. They are selected after a public call for applications and a series of interviews led by the Hiring Committee.