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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

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. 

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Maria Sjödin

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Executive Director | USA

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Chandler Bazemore

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Senior Development Manager | USA

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Amie Bishop, MSW, MPH

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Director of Humanitarian and Global Development Programs | USA

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Michelle Blankenship

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Senior Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | USA

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Madhura Chakraborty

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Senior Global Researcher | Thailand

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Elise Colomer-Cheadle

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Director of Development | USA

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Ging Cristobal

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Project Coordinator for Asia and Pacific Islands | Philippines

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Evan Davidoff

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Senior Major Gifts Officer | USA

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Alberto de Belaunde

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Program Advisor - Global Advocacy | Peru

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André du Plessis

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UN Program Director | USA

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Cäcille Ealy

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Development Officer | USA

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Neela Ghoshal

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Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research | USA

Michael Heflin

Michael Heflin

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Global Grants Director | USA

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Katie Hultquist

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Director of Leadership Giving | USA

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Lui Iarocheski

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Director of Marketing and Communications | Portugal

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Paul Jansen

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Senior Director of Global Programs & Grantmaking | Spain

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Karissa Jackson

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Program Manager – Alliance for Global Equality | Belgium

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Ophelia Kemigisha

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UN Program Officer | USA

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Hannah Kohn

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United Nations Program Officer | USA

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Denys Kratt

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LGBTQ+ Advocacy Coordinator for Ukraine | Ukraine

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Elle Owls

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Senior Human Resources Coordinator | USA

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Aaron Lam

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Senior Manager, Finance | USA

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Anton Levdyk

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Program Officer for Ukraine | USA

Jennifer Lu

Jennifer Lu

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Director for Asia Programs | Taipei

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Matuba Mahlatjie

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Communications and Media Relations Manager | South Africa

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Jessica Miller

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Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships | USA

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Tenesha Myrie

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Caribbean Advocacy Officer | Jamaica

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Thiruna Naidoo

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Africa Project Officer | South Africa

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Rikki Nathanson

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Senior Advisor - Global Trans Program | USA

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Ohotuowo Ogbeche

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Global Researcher | Nigeria

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Hazel Olson-Dorf

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Content Creator | USA

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Andrew Park

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Senior Advisor, Inclusive Development | USA

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Whitney Pfeifer

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Program Manager - Global LGBTQI+ Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment Initiative | USA

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James Pierce

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Senior Manager of Development Systems | USA

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Laura Piazza

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Senior Program Manager, LBQ Connect Program | Belgium

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Juniper Moon

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Operations Assistant | USA

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Layne Rogers

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Senior Development Officer for Institutional Giving | USA

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Andrew Schlager

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Corporate and Development Associate | USA

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Jonta Eliakim Saragih

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Indonesia Program Officer | Indonesia

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Leah Thompson

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Caribbean Advocacy Officer | Trinidad and Tobago

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Despina Troullouris

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Controller | USA

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Kevin Wanzor

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Head of Operations | USA

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Michelle Yesudas

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Director of Queer Legal Futures Program | Thailand

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Vitaliy Zaharchuk

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LGBTIQ Inclusion Advisor for Ukraine | Ukraine

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Kimberly Zieselman

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Senior Advisor for Global Intersex Rights | USA