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.
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.
Maria Sjödin
They/She
Executive Director | USA
Chandler Bazemore
He/Him
Senior Development Manager | USA
Amie Bishop, MSW, MPH
She/Her
Director of Humanitarian and Global Development Programs | USA
Michelle Blankenship
She/Her
Senior Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | USA
Madhura Chakraborty
They/Them
Senior Global Researcher | Thailand
Elise Colomer-Cheadle
She/Her
Director of Development | USA
Ging Cristobal
She/Her
Project Coordinator for Asia and Pacific Islands | Philippines
Evan Davidoff
He/They
Senior Major Gifts Officer | USA
Alberto de Belaunde
He/Him
Program Advisor - Global Advocacy | Peru
André du Plessis
He/Him
UN Program Director | USA
Cäcille Ealy
She/Her
Development Officer | USA
Neela Ghoshal
Any Pronouns
Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research | USA
Michael Heflin
He/Him
Global Grants Director | USA
Katie Hultquist
She/Her
Director of Leadership Giving | USA
Lui Iarocheski
He/Him
Director of Marketing and Communications | Portugal
Paul Jansen
He/Him
Senior Director of Global Programs & Grantmaking | Spain
Karissa Jackson
She/Her
Program Manager – Alliance for Global Equality | Belgium
Ophelia Kemigisha
She/Her
UN Program Officer | USA
Hannah Kohn
She/Her
United Nations Program Officer | USA
Denys Kratt
Any Pronouns
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Coordinator for Ukraine | Ukraine
Elle Owls
They/Them
Senior Human Resources Coordinator | USA
Aaron Lam
He/Him
Senior Manager, Finance | USA
Anton Levdyk
He/Him
Program Officer for Ukraine | USA
Jennifer Lu
She/Her
Director for Asia Programs | Taipei
Matuba Mahlatjie
He/Him
Communications and Media Relations Manager | South Africa
Jessica Miller
She/They
Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships | USA
Tenesha Myrie
She/Her
Caribbean Advocacy Officer | Jamaica
Thiruna Naidoo
She/Her
Africa Project Officer | South Africa
Rikki Nathanson
She/Her
Senior Advisor - Global Trans Program | USA
Ohotuowo Ogbeche
She/Her
Global Researcher | Nigeria
Hazel Olson-Dorf
They/Them
Content Creator | USA
Andrew Park
They/Him
Senior Advisor, Inclusive Development | USA
Whitney Pfeifer
She/Her
Program Manager - Global LGBTQI+ Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment Initiative | USA
James Pierce
He/Him
Senior Manager of Development Systems | USA
Laura Piazza
She/Her
Senior Program Manager, LBQ Connect Program | Belgium
Juniper Moon
They/She
Operations Assistant | USA
Andrew Schlager
He/Him
Corporate and Development Associate | USA
Jonta Eliakim Saragih
He/Him
Indonesia Program Officer | Indonesia
Leah Thompson
She/Her
Caribbean Advocacy Officer | Trinidad and Tobago
Despina Troullouris
She/Her
Controller | USA
Kevin Wanzor
Any Pronouns
Head of Operations | USA
Michelle Yesudas
She/Her
Director of Queer Legal Futures Program | Thailand
Vitaliy Zaharchuk
He/Him
LGBTIQ Inclusion Advisor for Ukraine | Ukraine
Kimberly Zieselman
She/Her
Senior Advisor for Global Intersex Rights | USA