Who We Are
Board of Trustees
Letitia “Leti” Gomez
Museum Board Chair, Activist and Author
Lyle Matthew Kan
Museum Board Vice Chair, Social Justice Philanthropy Executive
Odell Mays
Museum Board Vice Chair, Mays2 Consulting LLC
Surina Khan
Acting Museum Board Secretary, Philanthropic Advisor & Strategist
Kristine A. Stallone
Museum Board Treasurer & Stallone Consulting
Veyom Bahl
MASS Design Group
Michael Bosworth
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Richard Burns
Founding Museum Board Chair & Johnson Family Foundation
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
Katherine Grainger
Civitas Public Affairs Group
Alice Y. Hom
CHANGE Philanthropy
Imara Jones
TransLash Media
Jill Kargman
Writer, Executive Producer & Star, "Bravo's Odd Mom Out"
Rosamond S. King
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Michael Kors
Fashion Industry Leader, Philanthropist and Activist
Lance Le Pere
Fashion Industry Leader, Philanthropist and Activist
James Lima
James Lima Planning + Development
Lisa Linsky
McDermott Will & Emery
Ashe McGovern
Amazon, Inc.
Kevin McGruder
Antioch College
Mistral Myers
Anthropic
Dominic Ramos-Ruiz
Founder, Citizenry
Sonya Shields
On Leave of Absence
Risa Shoup
On Leave of Absense
Zach Stafford
Editor, Journalist, MSNBC
Erik Stegman
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Sharon Ullman
Historian
Museum Staff
Ben Garcia
Executive Director
Suhaly Bautista
Chief of Public Programs & Partnerships
Lauraberth Lima
Chief of Exhibitions & Collections
S.C. Lucier
Director, Public Programs & Partnerships
Shaun Newport
Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
Carly Machado
Senior Administrative Associate
Hew Rose Evans
Senior Development Associate
In Memoriam
Board Alumni
Andy Bowen
Popular Front Project
Dennis Cheng
Deputy Chief of Protocol, US Department of State
Rufus Gifford
Former Ambassador, Political Advisor, and Activist
Eric Marcus
Making Gay History
Tiq Milan
LifeLabs Learning
Frankie Miranda
President and CEO, Hispanic Federation (HF)
Benj Pasek
Oscar-Winning Songwriter
Rogelio Plasencia
Smithonian American Art Museum
Andrew Shackett
ASA Consulting
Susan Stryker
Historian and Filmmaker
Meredith Talusan
Them Magazine, Condé Nast
Founders Council
Christian Angermeyer
Michael Bosworth
Richard Burns
Ryan Charchian
R. Martin Chavez
John Feinblatt, Aber D. Unger Foundation
Kristin Gamble & Elliot J. Koeppel
Allen Gannett
Allison Gans & Erin Wolfe
Letitia Gomez
Leandro Huerto
Robert Jerome & Gregory Hinrichsen
Jill & Harry Kargman
Barney Karpfinger & Eric Marcus
Michael Kors & Lance LePere
Eric Lee
Rachel Levi & Kate Monahan
Hermes Mallea and Carey Maloney
Bob Michel
Weston Milliken
Clark Mitchell & David Lapham
Richard Mumby
Benj Pasek
Rosalyn Richter
Jordan Roth & Richie Jackson
Kathryn Ruemmler
Steve Satek & Matthew Herman
Nick Scandalios
Mark Sexton & Kirk Wallace
Jeffrey Sharlach & Edward Kai Chiu
Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante
Jason Stock & Steven Christensen
Andy Tobias
Bill Tomai & John Sebesta
Jon Stryker
Tom Viola
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
MaryJane 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
Penchina Partners
Contingency Planning
Ralph Appelbaum Associates
Exhibition Planning + Design Lead
Pro Bono Counsel
Lisa Linsky
McDermott Will & Emery
Frank Steinherr
McDermott Will & Emery
Scott Regan
McDermott Will & Emery