Aicila Lewis, Executive Director

alewis@boulderpride.org

Telephone: (303) 499-5777 x1

As a recent transplant to the Boulder area from Washington state, Aicila is still adjusting to the sunlight. A long time activist, she joined her first board in 2001 and immediately became co-chair of their annual health fair. She went on to serve on other boards, including the Legal Marriage Alliance of Washington and the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture. This led to opportunities for public speaking at local and regional conferences to disseminate basic information about the queer community and .on the the importance of equality. As first the Program Director, and later the Executive Director, of the Rainbow Center in Tacoma, Washington, she really learned what it means to work in a grassroots movement. She is excited to bring the benefit of these experiences to Boulder Pride and looks forward to learning about Boulder from your experience.

Cathy Busha, Program Manager

cathy@boulderpride.org

Telephone:  (303) 499-5777 x2

Last year, Cathy and her partner, Anna, decided to relocate to Colorado to be near family - Anna grew up in Colorado and is a CU Boulder alum. For the past year, Cathy worked at the GLBT Community Center of Colorado as the Community Programs Director, overseeing the statewide SmokeFree GLBT project. Prior to working at the GLBT Center of Colorado, Cathy was the first Director of LGBTQ Affairs at the University of Arizona. Additionally, she worked for nine years at Wingspan, Southern Arizona's LGBT Community Center. She holds an MSW from Arizona State and serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Social Work. Cathy lives in Louisville and has been deeply impressed with Boulder Pride's community support and dedicated volunteer base. She looks forward to working with the community to ensure Boulder Pride’s programs are community-driven, engaging and fun!

Susi Windeler, Office Manager

susie@boulderpride.org

Telephone:  (303) 499-5777 x3

Susi is a senior at University of Colorado studying Human Resource Management and International Business. She has a strong love of language and culture and is currently working on learning Arabic. She will be leaving in September to study at the University of Regensburg in Germany.

Max Esayev, Social Media Manager

info@boulderpride.org

Bio coming soon!

Roslynn Regnery, Boulder Pride Counseling Intern

roslynn@boulderpride.org

Telephone: (303) 380-6204

I believe that we all just want to be seen, heard, and loved for who we really are, not how others want us to be.  My training has taught me to not only hold intense emotions, but to see the wisdom in our vulnerabilities.  I believe it takes immense strength and courage to ask for support.  I met each client understanding how even making the initial phone call to me was a step towards health.  I am pursuing a Master’s Degree in Transpersonal Psychology with a concentration in Wilderness Therapy at Naropa University.  Soon, I will be certified in EMDR and specialize in trauma work.  I am also continuing my education at the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute where I am working towards an advanced degree in Gestalt Therapy.  I am proud to work for Boulder Pride, and I believe wholeheartedly in their mission. 

Libby Mann, Youth Film Project Coordinator

libby@riseup.net

Libby Mann is a video activist. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Libby became interested in alternative and independent media while studying journalism at the University of Oklahoma. In 2004, she moved to Boulder to intern in the production department of Free Speech TV. Currently, she is the lead videographer and a performer with the local activist theater troupe Vox Feminista. She also runs her own media production house, Scissortail Productions. Libby also makes amazing guacamole.

Dave Ensign, President

dave@boulderpride.org

Dave Ensign develops broadband solutions and products as an Engineering Program Manager with Cisco, and has been in the computer and telecommunications business for 23 year. Originally from Wisconsin, Dave has lived in many places, including New Jersey and Belgium. He's been in Boulder since 2004. Dave and his husband Mike, have been very active in GLBT causes for many years, and both enjoy working with Boulder Pride. In his leisure time, Dave enjoys running, traveling, music and communing with nature.

Beth Smith, Vice President

beth@boulderpride.org

Beth A. Smith, M.A. is a psychotherapist, executive coach and organizational consultant. Beth holds Masters Degrees in Counseling Psychology: Contemplative Psychotherapy (Naropa University, 2006) and Organizational & Human Learning (The George Washington University, 2001). She has over 16 years of corporate management experience in senior and mid-level leadership roles at two Fortune 500 organizations. Beth is passionate about social justice issues, transgender and gender queer awareness and advocacy, LGBTQ youth and aging experiences and social entrepreneurship. She enjoys studying and practicing Buddhist teachings, hiking with her dogs, being a step-parent to a fantastic teenager and living a full and rich life with her partner.

George J. Schafer, Treasurer

george@boulderpride.org

A recent transplant from North Carolina, George Schafer is a licensed architect engaged in both private practice and in academia.  He served on many non-profit boards in Charlotte, including the LGBT Community Center and Jacob's Ladder Job Center, which helped empower unemployed individuals to find and keep living wage jobs.  When not reminiscing about Southern gentility, sitting on the front porch during a thunderstorm and sipping sweet tea, George and his partner of 7 years are enjoying Colorado's beauty and the hospitality of this welcoming community.

Jackson R Dreiling, Secretary

jackson@boulderpride.org

Jackson Dreiling lives in Westiminster with his wife, Jennie and son, Joshua. He works for the YMCA of Boulder Valley, directing youth sports programs. Jackson first became involved in LGBT issues on behalf of his aunt. He is honored to serve on the board of Boulder Pride to help advance everyone's right to equality and to strengthen our community.

Amy Zuckerman, Member at Large

amy@boulderpride.org

Amy Zuckerman designs and leads management and leadership training for Harvard Business School Publishing. She has held similar positions with The Gallup Organization in Washington, DC and DigitalThink in San Francisco, CA. Amy earned her M.A. in Organization Development from the University of San Francisco and her undergraduate degree in English and Politics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. She has led diversity and cross-cultural training in a variety of organizations. She authored, with Dr. George Simons, the book "Sexual Oreintation in nthe Workplace: Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Heterosexuals Working Together," (Sage Publications, 1996).

Cris Jones, Member at Large

cris@boulderpride.org

An army brat with family roots in Utah, spent much of his early years traveling and experiencing life within a wide variety of communities and cultures. He arrived in Boulder in 1999 to attend the University of Colorado and received his Bachelors of Environmental Design Degree with an emphasis in Planning in 2003.  As a Boulder City Employee, he has participated in a variety of transportation initiatives, including the planning and implementation of transit service improvements, Walk and Bike Week, neighborhood traffic calming, master plans, emergency plans along with transit facility design, construction and maintenance. He also serves on the city’s Inclusiveness and Diversity Team.  Cris joined the Boulder Pride board in 2007 and currently serves as the Development Committee Chair and Vice-President of the Board.

Despite his ingrained desire to continue migrating to faraway places, Cris has decided to make Boulder his permanent home while maintaining a pointed desire to spread this community’s values throughout the country.

In his spare time, he enjoys going on adventures with friends and family, be it riding a bicycle around Boulder or exploring a foreign country.

Laura Edwards, Member at Large

ljedwards@earthlink.net

As a registered representative with New England Financial, Laura Edwards works with people to develop and implement strategies to meet their financial goals. Her practice focuses on the unique issues of non-traditional couples and small business owners. A GLBT activist since the mid-90s, she joined the board in 2008 because she believes "it's vitally important to support the drive for equal rights as well as support efforts to serve the needs within our own community--and Boulder Pride does both."
For fun Laura enjoys alpine skiing, bridge, tennis, and travel. And she would sure like more time to backpack, ride horses, sail, and study Italian!
Originally from St. Louis, Laura has variously called “home” such diverse places as Chicago, Phoenix, and Woodbridge, NJ. (That’d be Exit 11.) She has lived in Boulder with her partner, Marie, since 2002.

Catherine Chipman, Member at Large

catherine@boulderpride.org

Catherine only recently joined the Board in 2008 after helping produce the flamboyant and decadent "P" Word party to raise money for Boulder Pride.  Her experience was such a positive one that she continues to remain focused on building community and generating income for amazing programs and out reach that Boulder Pride offers. 

Catherine Chipman has been investing, buying, selling, managing, and remodeling properties in the Denver, Boulder, and Mountain areas since 1992. She is a Graduate of the University Colorado at Boulder Fine Arts Department with an Electronics Media emphasis and has traveled the world and made extensive studies of the international real estate markets in Central and South America, Europe, & Canada. Catherine holds the highest degree of licensing from the Colorado Real Estate Commission and is the owner and Employing Broker of Boulder Financial Realty, Inc. Catherine is a mother of two children and founder the Community and School Alliance Fund 501.c.3 in Nederland, Colorado. She collects recognized artwork from various international artists which circulate through the Boulder Financial Office Gallery. Catherine specializes in international and domestic investment property sales, consultation, analysis and maximizing property gains as a means to retirement for her clients

Lester Wall, Member at Large

lester@boulderpride.org

Lester R. Wall has been a psychologist in private practice in Boulder since 1985. He became a homophobia trainer after the passage of Amendment 2 in 1992 while volunteering with the City of Boulder Valuing Diversity Project. He enjoys hiking, biking, reading history, and singing with his 22 year old son. He feels blessed by the life created with his partner of 23 years.

Daniel Merritt-LeSatz, Member at Large

daniel@boulderpride.org

Though not a native, Daniel is a 5th generation resident of Colorado with a background in the horse industry.  He has lived in Boulder, since 2007.  Daniel studied Political Science, International Trade & Relations, German at UNC.  He has since worked in disaster preparedness and then in political campaigning / consulting.  He is an active member of the Episcopal Church.  Daniel is honored to be a member of Boulder Pride's Board and is excited about its vision towards more visibility within the community working towards an even more inclusive Boulder.  He and his partner James especially enjoy hiking or snowshoeing, cycling and also 'hitting the slopes'. 

Rose Bodin, Member at Large

rose.bodin@gmail.com

Bio coming soon!

Laura J. Edwards, Member at Large

ljedwards@earthlink.net

Bio coming soon!

Marlon Reis, Member at Large (through 2009)

A big thanks to Marlon Reis, for several years of dedicated service to Boulder Pride.  We wish you well on your new adventures!

Casey Gallagher, President (through December 2008)

Thank you for your years of dedicated committment and service to Boulder Pride!

Ever Costain, Member at Large

ever@boulderpride.org

Ever Costain is a student of Indecisive Undergraduate Studies at CU Boulder, as well as a volunteer and board member of Boulder Pride. Ze was active in the OASOS youth program for much of the past 5 years, and has presented workshops on youth and transgender topics at a range of regional and national queer conferences. Besides activism, zir interests range from theoretical astrophysics to dodgeball to poetry to veganism to voraciously reading anything and everything.

Ever joined the Boulder Pride board in October 2005, where ze has promoted youth empowerment and increased visibility and awareness of transgender and intersex causes.

Dominick Sekich, Member at Large

dominick@boulderpride.org

Dominick Sekich is a lawyer focusing on commercial and corporate transactions. Dominick was born and raised in Boulder County, and now calls Boulder home, although he has spent a number of years living in other cities, both in the U.S. and abroad. He has served on the boards of several Colorado LGBT organizations, including the Colorado Legal Initiatives Project and The Center. Dominick has a passion for conservation issues and historic preservation and presently serves as a Trustee of the Colorado Historical Foundation and as Co-President of Historic Boulder, Inc.

Larry Hoyt

larry@boulderpride.org

Bio coming soon!

Keith Robbins (on leave)

keith@boulderpride.org

Over the past several years Keith Robbins has served several not-for-profit organizations in varying capacities from volunteer, trustee, board member, treasurer, and president. Keith joined the Boulder Pride Board in September of 2005, because he wanted to be part of an organization that promotes inclusion of LGBTQ people with the general community. “I dream of the day when we are so included in society that the question of our sexuality is never asked.”

Keith grew up in Loveland, Colorado graduating from UNC with BS in Business Administration – Finance with a Minor in Economics, and later earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Regis University. As for activities, he enjoys horseback riding, tennis, skiing (water and snow), hiking, biking, and travel. Oh, and let’s not forget golf!