The board of directors tasked with bringing this vision to life consists of individuals with distinguished and diverse backgrounds in the fields of 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. These leaders have 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 & Executive Director at Cause Effective
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
Dennis Cheng
Onward Together, Cheng Strategies
Cortez Crosby
Paratus Group
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
CHANGE Philanthropy
Surina Khan
Women's Foundation of California
Rosamond S. King
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
James Lima
James Lima Planning + Development
Lisa Linsky
McDermott Will & Emery
Eric Marcus
Making Gay History
Odell Mays
Mays2 Consulting LLC
Kevin McGruder
Antioch College
Mistral Myers
Google
Benj Pasek
Oscar-Winning Songwriter
Rogelio Plasencia
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Risa Shoup
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
Zach Stafford
Editor, Journalist, MSNBC
Erik Stegman
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Coya White Hat-Artichoker
Solidaire Network
Janet Weinberg
(in memoriam)
Urvashi Vaid
(in memoriam)
Museum Staff
Board Alumni
Founders Council
Clark Mitchell & David Lapham
Kristin Gamble & Elliot J. Koeppel
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
Jordan Roth & Richie Jackson
Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante
David Stone & Michael Seelbach
Nick Scandalios
Anthony V. Thompson
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
NYC Councilmember
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 Scimone
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 Karckham
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
Institutional Support
Consulting Team
Amy Kaufman Cultural Planning
Institutional Planning
Susan Stryker, Ph.D.
Institutional Planning, Content Strategy
Community Marketing & Insights
National Survey
Joel Sanders
Joel Sanders
Landair, Inc.
Real Estate Strategy
Brilliant Idea Studio
Stakeholder Engagement
Stuart Lynn Company
Cost Estimation
Diana Duke Duncan
Fundraising
Pro Bono Counsel
William J. Hibsher
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Maitry Halder
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
James P. Colgate
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP