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Lauren Beach is a dual degree student simultaneously pursuing a law degree and a Ph.D. in Genetics at the University of Minnesota. She works as a Graduate Research Fellow in Dr. Louis Mansky's lab, where she studies the innate immune response to HIV. In addition to being a trainer and a board member of the MN GLBTA Campus Alliance, Lauren serves as Chairperson of the Bisexual Organizing Project, President of the China AIDS Orphan Fund, and Student Health Advisory Committee Representative for the Queer Student Cultural Center. Lauren was selected as both a Point Foundation and a PFund scholar in 2009.
Genny is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Bachelors Degree in Family Social Science. She has been a campus leader and advocate for sexual health education and has presented many trainings during her time as a coordinator and HIV Peer Educator for SHADE (Sexual Health Awareness and Disease Education). Genny has been active with the MN Campus Alliance for three years, training and serving as a panelist at a diverse array of institutions both in and out of the metro area.
Michael is the Assistant Director of Campus Activities and Orientation and Coordinator for LGBTQIA Services at Augsburg College; as well as the Education Coordinator for the Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance. Michael has performed GLBTA-specific trainings at over twenty-five colleges and universities in the region, and volunteers his time with a variety of GLBTA community and grassroots organizations in Minnesota. He is a founding Board member of the MN Campus Alliance and a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Anne was born male bodied at birth; however, at an early age realized she should have been born female. After years of struggling with her internal issues, she began to explore her own identity and successfully transitioned from male to female. Anne avidly studies gender identity, gender roles and gender formation as both innate and culturally defined. She has presented to groups at colleges/universities, high schools, government, business, churches and conferences around the country. Anne is a graduate of Metropolitan State University in GLBT Studies.
Kim is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at the University of North Dakota. She currently works part time as the Coordinator of GLBTA Programs at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. She was a Co-Chair of the 2009 Bisexual Empowerment Conference (BECAUSE) and the co-chair of the 2010 Grand Cities Pride in Grand Forks, ND / East Grand Forks, MN.
Ryan earned a Bachelor of Individualized Studies in Cultural Anthropology, Design & Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, along with a minor in GLBT Studies. During his years at the U of M, he served as the Event Coordinator for the Queer Student Cultural Center, was an active member of the MBLGTACC (Alphabet Soup) planning committee in 2007, a co-chair of the Minnesota OUT! Campus Conference in 2007, and has served on the Board of the MN GLBTA Campus Alliance. Ryan is currently the Administrative Assistant for Project 515 and PFund Foundation.
T. Todd has been involved in diversity education for over 20 years, including LGBT, race, class and gender issues. A student development educator, he has worked at schools in MN, IA, OH and MI and been a member of the national Standing Committee for LGBT Awareness with the American College Personnel Association. T. Todd has degrees from West Virginia Wesleyan College (BA) and Bowling Green State University (MA), with additional study at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. He currently works at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee.
Jamie Ann is a transexual woman activist with the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Lutherans Concerned in North America, and the MN Campus Alliance. She is an advocate for social justice and serves as a trainer focusing on Ally, Transgender and Bisexual issues. Jamie Ann retired in 2010 as Professor Emerita of Geoscience at Winona State University, and is now using her 39 years of classroom experience to do education on GLBTQIA issues in secular and faith communities. Originally from Pennsylvania, she is a 30-year resident of Winona, MN, has been married to her wife for 43 years, and has two adult children and three grandchildren. She joined the MN Campus Alliance in 2010 and is looking forward to many years of service to the GLBTQIA community.
Justin is a Wichita, KS, native who migrated to Minneapolis, MN, in 2002 to further his education at the University of Minnesota, where he obtained a bachelors degree in Spanish-Portuguese Studies. After graduating in 2006, he served two years in AmeriCorps with Admission Possible, an organization dedicated to helping low-income students achieve college access. Currently, he works as a Senior Admissions Counselor at Augsburg College and is a Trainer for the MN Campus Alliance.
Ross has been doing social justice work and facilitating trainings and dialogues around gender, sexuality and race for eight years. Ross works for the GLBTA Programs Office at the University of Minnesota, co-coordinates the Transgender Commission, was a founding board member of the MN Campus Alliance, and serves on the board of an LGBT People of Color organizing project called Color CoordiNATION. Ross is a graduate student studying social justice and struggling to reframe ally identity for himself and his work.
Anne worked for 11 years as GLBT Student Services Director at Metropolitan State University and currently directs the GLBTA Programs Office at the University of Minnesota. She earned her Ph.D. in Philosophy and teaches as adjunct faculty at both the U of M and Metropolitan State. Anne has over 15 years experience developing and implementing trianings on GLBTA issues, and served as Education Coordinator for the MN Campus Alliance.
Jessica is an activist, organizer, and educator in the Twin Cities. She currently works at the Whittier Alliance, Fireroast Mountain Cafe, and was part of the teaching team for the GLBTA Leadership Year at the University of Minnesota in 2009-2010. She volunteers with the Trans Youth Support Network, the Queer Bike Gang, as a trainer with the MN GLBTA Campus Alliance, and at anything else where there might be food and queer people. She is especially interested in queer college access, and volunteerism in LGBT communities.
Becky is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities whose involvement with GLBT activism and education spans several years. Becky previously co-chaired the Queer Student Cultural Center as well as the MN Campus Alliance. Becky has trained at institutions across the state and is involved in several holistic social justice non-profits in the Twin Cities. She also served as co-chair for the 2010 Bisexuality Empowerment Conference (BECAUSE).
Monica has been active in education, the arts and GLBT activism for over 10 years. She currently works at Normandale Community College helping students with civic engagement, advising the Gay, Straight Student Alliance, and increasing awareness of transgender issues in the context of educational institutions. Monica serves on the Education Committee of the MN Campus Alliance.
Arielle is currently a student at the University of Minnesota, Duluth majoring in Women's Studies. She currently volunteers her time doing advocacy work around GLBT issues and gender violence issues in the Duluth-Superior area and throughout the state of Minnesota.
Sidney is the GLBT Student Services and Women's Services Coordinator at Metropolitan State University. Sidney was a founding Co-Chair of the MN Campus Alliance. She graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Masters degree in Women Studies and worked as the Program Advisor for the LGBT Center at MSU-M and as an Academic Advisor at Capella University. Sidney is currently working on her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at St. Cloud State University.
Alfonso is the Programs Manager at PFund Foundation. He is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Public Relations where he was involved in campus climate, diversity and social justice work and student leadership for four years. Alfonso was a founding Co-Chair of the MN Campus Alliance and was instrumental in the creation of its programming. He has been a trainer at institutions across the state and works for social justice through a queer/multi-issue/multiple-identity lens.
