The Staff and Board of Trustees tasked with bringing this vision to life consist of individuals with distinguished and diverse backgrounds in the fields of museums, academia, art, finance, fundraising, LGBTQ civil rights, philanthropy, public affairs, urban planning, and more.
Several team members played pivotal roles in establishing and growing the LGBT Community Center, the New York City AIDS Memorial, and the designation of the Stonewall Inn and Christopher Street Park as the U.S.’s first National Monument designated for an LGBTQ historic site. Our team brings decades of experience creating, running and fundraising for large nonprofit organizations.
Board of Trustees
Richard Burns
Museum Board Chair & Johnson Family Foundation
Sonya Shields
Museum Board Secretary & President, Shields Consulting 333
Kristine A. Stallone
Museum Board Treasurer & Stallone Consulting
Veyom Bahl
MASS Design Group
Michael Bosworth
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Andrea Bowen
Office of the Mayor of the New York City
Rea Carey
Carey Forward
Cortez Crosby
Paratus Group
John D’Emilio
Historian
Mitchell Draizin
CUNY LGBT Leadership Council, Congressional Award Foundation
Ethan Geto
Geto & de Milly, Inc.
Teddy Goff
Precision Strategies
Letitia “Leti” Gomez
Activist and Author
Katherine Grainger
Civitas Public Affairs Group
Alice Y. Hom
CHANGE Philanthropy
Imara Jones
TransLash Media
Lyle Matthew Kan
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
Surina Khan
Philanthropic Advisor & Strategist
Rosamond S. King
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
James Lima
James Lima Planning + Development
Lisa Linsky
McDermott Will & Emery
Odell Mays
Mays2 Consulting LLC
Ashe McGovern
Amazon, Inc.
Kevin McGruder
Antioch College
Mistral Myers
Google
Benj Pasek
Oscar-Winning Songwriter
Rogelio Plasencia
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Dominic Ramos-Ruiz
Advisor at the Conduit
Risa Shoup
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
Zach Stafford
Editor, Journalist, MSNBC
Erik Stegman
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Sharon Ullman
Historian
Coya White Hat-Artichoker
(in memoriam)
Janet Weinberg
(in memoriam)
Urvashi Vaid
(in memoriam)
Museum Staff
Board Alumni
Dennis Cheng
Deputy Chief of Protocol, US Department of State
Eric Marcus
Making Gay History
Rufus Gifford
Former Ambassador, Political Advisor, and Activist
Tiq Milan
LifeLabs Learning
Frankie Miranda
President and CEO, Hispanic Federation (HF)
Susan Stryker
Historian and Filmmaker
Andrew Shackett
ASA Consulting
Meredith Talusan
Them Magazine, Condé Nast
Founders Council
Michael Bosworth
Bob Michel
Hermes Mallea and Carey Maloney
Christian Angermeyer
Clark Mitchell & David Lapham
Kristin Gamble & Elliot J. Koeppel
Eric Lee
Allison Gans & Erin Wolfe
R. Martin Chavez
John Feinblatt, Aber D. Unger Foundation
Allen Gannett
Robert Jerome & Gregory Hinrichsen
Jill & Harry Kargman & Kargo
Barney Karpfinger & Eric Marcus
Rachel Levi & Kate Monahan
Richard Mumby
Benj Pasek
Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante
Nick Scandalios
Leandro Huerto
Government Support
Speaker Adrienne Adams
NYC Council Speaker
Keith Powers
NYC Councilmember
Carlina Rivera
NYC Councilmember
Christopher Marte
NYC Councilmember
Julie Menin
NYC Councilmember
Gale A. Brewer
NYC Councilmember
Shekar Krishnan
NYC Councilmember
Shaun Abreu
NYC Councilmember
Diana Ayala
NYC Councilmember
Oswald Feliz
NYC Councilmember
Carmen de la Rosa
NYC Councilmember
Tiffany Cabán
NYC Councilmember
Crystal Hudson
NYC Councilmember
Kristin Richardson Jordan
NYC Councilmember
Lynn Schulman
NYC Councilmember
Chi Ossé
NYC Councilmember
David Carr
NYC Councilmember
Erik Bottcher
NYC Councilmember
Ritchie Torres
US Congressman
Mark Levine
Manhattan Borough President
Eric Adams
The Mayor of the City of New York
Laurie Cumbo
Commissioner of Cultural Affairs of the City of New York
Linda Rosenthal
NYS Assemblymember
Harry Bronson
NYS Assemblymember
Deborah Glick
NYS Assemblymember
Chris Burdick
NYS Assemblymember
Kenny Burgos
NYS Assemblymember
Catalina Cruz
NYS Assemblymember
Maritza Davila
NYS Assemblymember
Harvey Epstein
NYS Assemblymember
Nathalia Fernandez
NYS Assemblymember
Edward Gibbs
NYS Assemblymember
Andrew Hevesi
NYS Assemblymember
Nader Sayegh
NYS Assemblymember
Rebecca Seawright
NYS Assemblymember
Gina Sillitti
NYS Assemblymember
Yudelka Tapia
NYS Assemblymember
David Weprin
NYS Assemblymember
Alex Bores
NYS Assemblymember
Tony Simone
NYS Assemblymember
Jennifer Gonzalez-Rojas
NYS Assemblymember
J. Gary Pretlow
NYS Assemblymember
Amy Paulin
NYS Assemblymember
Steven Otis
NYS Assemblymember
Jane Shimsky
NYS Assemblymember
Dana Levenberg
NYS Assemblymember
Michael Benedetto
NYS Assemblymember
Daniel O'Donnell
NYS Assemblymember
Brad Hoylman
NYS Senator
Jabari Brisport
NYS Senator
Jose Serrano
NYS Senator
Tim Kennedy
NYS Senator
Pete Harckham
NYS Senator
Gustavo Rivera
NYS Senator
Michelle Hinchey
NYS Senator
Shelley Mayer
NYS Senator
Jerry Nadler
US Congressman
Corey Johnson
Speaker Emeritus
Daniel Dromm
NYC Councilmember Emeritus
Rory Lancman
NYC Councilmember Emeritus
Stephen Levin
NYC Councilmember Emeritus
Carlos Menchaca
NYC Councilmember Emeritus
Jimmy Van Bramer
NYC Councilmember Emeritus
Bill de Blasio
Former Mayor of the City of New York
The American LGBTQ+ Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
Institutional Support
Consulting Team
Amy Kaufman Cultural Planning
Institutional Planning
Mountain Top Vision
Organizational Justice, Equity, Access, and Inclusion Planning
Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno
Government Relations Support
Tuttle Co
Communications and Social Media
WINGO NYC
Fundraising and Comprehensive Campaign Planning
Leandro Huerto
Newsletter Content Strategist
Cindy Rizzo
Editor, E-Newsletter
Pro Bono Counsel
Lisa Linsky
McDermott Will & Emery
Frank Steinherr
McDermott Will & Emery
Scott Regan
McDermott Will & Emery