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About Us
Our Team
Meet the Outright team
Outright’s greatness comes from diverse, talented people with varied perspectives who can be their whole selves in an equitable and inclusive environment.
Our team comes from 25 countries, working together to move the world forward to contribute to meaningful change and better lives for our LGBTIQ communities.
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Board of Directors
Roxanna Carrillo
Independent Consultant, New York City
Gigi Chao (On leave)
Vice Chairman | Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd., Hong Kong
Lysanne Charles
PhD Candidate Researcher University of Amsterdam
Louise Chernin
Former President and CEO | Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA), Seattle
Darrel Cummings
Former Chief | LGBT Center, Los Angeles
Martin Dunn
President | Dunn Development Corp., New York
Lenny Emson
Executive Director | Capital Rainbow Refuge, Ottawa
John Heilman
Professor | Southwestern Law School and Adjunct Professor | USC Law School, West Hollywood
Jeff Holland
Senior Advisor | Afiniti, London
Fabrice Houdart
Founder & Executive Director | Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors, New York
Hosh Ibrahim
Philanthropist, London
Micheal Ighodaro
Executive Director | Global Black Gay Men Connect, Washington, DC
Lanaya Irvin
CEO | Coqual, New York
Selam Kebrom
Director Conscious Tech Fellowship | Camelback Ventures, Washington, D.C.
L. Camille Massey
President and CEO | Synergos, New York
Jeff Natter
Retired Public Health Executive, Seattle
Pedro Pina
Vice President, Head of YouTube Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), London
Jennifer C. (Jenny) Pizer
Chief Legal Officer| Lambda Legal, Los Angeles
Suzanne Rotondo
Founding Principal | Redshift Leadership, Philadelphia
Russell Roybal
VP & Chief External Affairs Officer | National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, San Diego
Suki Sandhu OBE
Founder & CEO | Audeliss & Involve, London
Kathy Teo
Founder and CEO | Xpointo Media Pte Ltd., Singapore
Elliot Vaughn
Managing Director and Senior Partner | The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., London
Our Team
All staff may not be included due to safety and security reasons.
![Photo of Maria Sjödin](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Maria.jpg)
Maria Sjödin
They/She
Executive Director | USA
![Photo of Chandler Bazemore](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Chandler.jpg)
Chandler Bazemore
He/Him
Senior Development Manager | USA
![Photo of Amie Bishop](/sites/default/files/2022-12/Amie-1.jpg)
Amie Bishop, MSW, MPH
She/Her
Director of Humanitarian and Global Development Programs | USA
![Photo of Michelle Blankenship](/sites/default/files/2023-09/michelle-b-newheadshots.png)
Michelle Blankenship
She/Her
Senior Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | USA
![Photo of Madhura Chakraborty](/sites/default/files/2023-12/maddieheadshots.png)
Madhura Chakraborty
They/Them
Senior Global Researcher | Thailand
![Photo of Elise Colomer-Cheadle](/sites/default/files/2023-09/elise-1headshots.png)
Elise Colomer-Cheadle
She/Her
Director of Development | USA
![Photo of Damon Clyde](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Damon.jpg)
Damon Clyde
He/Him
Senior Development Officer for Institutional Giving | USA
![Photo of Ging Cristobal](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Ging_0.jpg)
Ging Cristobal
She/Her
Project Coordinator for Asia and Pacific Islands | Philippines
![Photo of Evan Davidoff](/sites/default/files/2023-12/evan-headshots.png)
Evan Davidoff
He/They
Senior Major Gifts Officer | USA
![Photo of Alberto de Belaunde](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Alberto_1.jpg)
Alberto de Belaunde
He/Him
Program Advisor - Global Advocacy | Peru
![Photo of André du Plessis](/sites/default/files/2023-03/andre.png)
André du Plessis
He/Him
UN Program Director | USA
![Photo of Cäcille Ealy](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Celi_0.jpg)
Cäcille Ealy
She/Her
Development Officer | USA
![Photo of Neela Ghoshal](/sites/default/files/2024-02/headshots-neela.png)
Neela Ghoshal
Any Pronouns
Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research | USA
![Michael Heflin](/sites/default/files/2023-12/michael-heflin.png)
Michael Heflin
He/Him
Global Grants Director | USA
![Photo of Katie Hultquist](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Katie-1.jpg)
Katie Hultquist
She/Her
Director of Leadership Giving | USA
![Headshot - Lui Iarocheski](/sites/default/files/2024-06/lui-headshots.png)
Lui Iarocheski
He/Him
Director of Marketing and Communications | Portugal
![Photo of Paul Jansen](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Paul.jpg)
Paul Jansen
He/Him
Senior Director of Global Programs & Grantmaking | Spain
![Photo of Karissa Jackson](/sites/default/files/2024-02/karissaheadshots.png)
Karissa Jackson
She/Her
Program Manager – Alliance for Global Equality | Belgium
![Photo of Ophelia Kemigisha](/sites/default/files/2024-04/ophelia-headshots.png)
Ophelia Kemigisha
She/Her
UN Program Officer | USA
![Photo of Linda](/sites/default/files/2023-04/linda1.png)
Linda Keuntje
She/Her
Senior MEL Manager | USA
![Photo of Hannah](/sites/default/files/2023-09/hannah.png)
Hannah Kohn
She/Her
United Nations Program Officer | USA
![Photo of Denys Kratt](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Denys.png)
Denys Kratt
Any Pronouns
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Coordinator for Ukraine | Ukraine
![template headshot](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Elle.jpg)
Elle Owls
They/Them
Senior Human Resources Coordinator | USA
![Headshot - Aaron Lam](/sites/default/files/2024-06/aaron-lam-headshots.png)
Aaron Lam
He/Him
Senior Manager, Finance | USA
![Headshot - Anton Levdyk](/sites/default/files/2023-01/anton.jpg)
Anton Levdyk
He/Him
Program Officer for Ukraine | USA
![Jennifer Lu](/sites/default/files/2022-12/Jennifer.jpg)
Jennifer Lu
She/Her
Director for Asia Programs | Taipei
![Photo of Matuba Mahlatjie](/sites/default/files/2024-05/matuba-headshots.png)
Matuba Mahlatjie
He/Him
Communications and Media Relations Manager | South Africa
![Photo of Jessica Miller](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Jessica.jpg)
Jessica Miller
She/They
Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships | USA
![Photo of Tenesha Myrie](/sites/default/files/2022-12/Tenesha.jpg)
Tenesha Myrie
She/Her
Caribbean Advocacy Officer | Jamaica
![Photo of Thiruna](/sites/default/files/2024-05/thiruna-headshots.png)
Thiruna Naidoo
She/Her
Africa Project Officer | South Africa
![Photo of Rikki Nathanson](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Rikki.jpg)
Rikki Nathanson
She/Her
Senior Advisor - Global Trans Program | USA
![Photo of Ohotuowo Ogbeche](/sites/default/files/2022-11/Ohutu.jpg)
Ohotuowo Ogbeche
She/Her
Global Researcher | Nigeria
![Photo of Hazel Olson-Dorf](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Hazel_0.jpg)
Hazel Olson-Dorf
They/Them
Content Creator | USA
![Photo of Andrew Park](/sites/default/files/2022-09/AndrewP.jpg)
Andrew Park
They/Him
Senior Advisor, Inclusive Development | USA
![Photo of Whitney Pfeifer](/sites/default/files/2023-03/whitney.png)
Whitney Pfeifer
She/Her
Program Manager - Global LGBTQI+ Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment Initiative | USA
![Photo of James Pierce](/sites/default/files/2023-01/James_0.jpg)
James Pierce
He/Him
Senior Manager of Development Systems | USA
![Photo of Laura Piazza](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Laura.jpg)
Laura Piazza
She/Her
Senior Program Manager, LBQ Connect Program | Belgium
![Photo of Grace Poore](/sites/default/files/2022-09/grace.jpg)
Grace Poore
She/Her
Senior Advisor Special Projects Asia | USA
![Photo of June Raymond](/sites/default/files/2022-09/June.jpg)
June Raymond
They/Them
Operations Assistant | USA
![Photo of Andrew Schlager](/sites/default/files/2022-09/AndrewS.jpg)
Andrew Schlager
He/Him
Corporate and Development Associate | USA
![Photo of Jonta Eliakim Saragih](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Jonta.jpg)
Jonta Eliakim Saragih
He/Him
Indonesia Program Officer | Indonesia
![Photo of Ștefan Tunaru](/sites/default/files/2023-12/stefan-headshot.png)
Ștefan Tunaru
He/Him
Senior Executive Assistant | USA
![Photo of Leah Thompson](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Leah.jpg)
Leah Thompson
She/Her
Caribbean Advocacy Officer | Trinidad and Tobago
![Photo of Despina Troullouris](/sites/default/files/2024-06/despina-headshots.png)
Despina Troullouris
She/Her
Controller | USA
![Photo of Kevin Wanzor](/sites/default/files/2022-09/Kevin_0.jpg)
Kevin Wanzor
Any Pronouns
Head of Operations | USA
![Photo of Michelle Yesudas](/sites/default/files/2023-09/michelle-Yesudas-headshots.png)
Michelle Yesudas
She/Her
Director of Queer Legal Futures Program | Thailand
![Photo of Vitaliy Zaharchuk](/sites/default/files/2023-06/vitaliy.png)
Vitaliy Zaharchuk
He/Him
LGBTIQ Inclusion Advisor for Ukraine | Ukraine
![Photo of Kimberly Zieselman](/sites/default/files/2023-12/Kimberly-Zieselman-headshot.png)
Kimberly Zieselman
She/Her
Senior Advisor for Global Intersex Rights | USA