Board of Directors

Mikayla Connell, President
     Mikayla Connell joined SF Pride’s board of directors in 2005, and in 2006 was elected as its President.  In October, 2009, Mikayla was re-elected for a fourth term as President for the 2009-2010 event year.  Mikayla is also the secretary of the board of directors of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, the former Chair of the Board for the Transgender Law Center, and the former Vice-Chair for the State Bar Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination.  She currently works as an attorney for the Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco.  When not working or advocating for civil rights and the community, she is at home with her family, including her partner Melinda, her son Mick, and their cat.
 


Nikki Calma, Vice President
     Known to many, especially in the Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT community, as Tita Aida, Nikki is an HIV Prevention Program supervisor for the A&PI Wellness Center.  She is also one of the esteemed "Ladies of Asia SF" at the three-star tourist landmark/restaurant, Asia SF.  Additionally, Nikki is co-owner of New Guard Production Company which puts on transgender pageants like CATWALK and Goddess of the World Beauty Pageant.  Her alter persona, Tita Aida is recognized for her work in assisting members of the A&PI LGBT community access HIV/AIDS services for the past twenty years.  She is a popular local personality for community events in the Bay Area.
 
Lisa Williams, Secretary
     Lisa is the president and owner of One Source Consulting, a firm which does political consulting and community advocacy.  She served as Northern California deputy political director for the “No on 8” campaign and organized satellite offices for the Obama campaign.  She has also worked on campaigns for Senator Mark Leno, District Attorney Kamala Harris and Mayor Gavin Newsom.  She is vice president of the African-American Democratic Club, PAC co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, and PAC chair of the Bayard Rustin LBGT Coalition.

 
Belinda Ryan, Treasurer
     A Welsh native, Belinda is an immigration activist and is president of the board of Out4Immigration.  She was a key member of the San Francisco chapter of Immigration Equality when they were voted by the community to serve as the Community Organization Grand Marshal of the 2004 Parade.

 		   Jamie Fountain
    Jamie Fountain is a Program Manager at Larkin Street Youth Services where he works with LGBTQQI young people and others gain the skills and experience needed to obtain above-minimum wage employment.  Prior to that, he worked for a number of large corporations, including Strategic Marketing and Research Technologies and AT&T, where he sat on the diversity committee representing the LGBTQ AT&T employees.
 
Joshua Hardwick
    Joshua is native to the Bay Area with a background in education and service-learning.
    Joshua's first leadership role was in 1996 when he became the student representative to the Service Learning Youth Committee of Southern Alameda County for his high school. In 1999 Joshua was selected to represent all male students in California to the National Service Learning Conference and the National Youth Service Committee. Since then, Joshua has put in over 5,000 hours working with AmeriCorps Programs in the Bay Area as a site supervisor, community beautification projects leader and donations and logistics manager.
    Joshua gained experience in LGBT politics lobbying Congress on issues of education and rights, serving as a student voice on the California Teachers' Association LGBT Caucus and having been elected in 2006 as the student representative alternate to the National Education Association LGBT and Gender Issues Committee.
    Joshua is thrilled to commence his second term on the board. He is always committed to reaching out to the members that he was elected to represent: the youth voice and Bear Community.
 


 

   Shawn Parker
     Shawn spent the last thirty years as a professional in enterprise software development and solution architecture.  With a love of diversity and hunger for social integrity and equality, Shawn has been involved as a volunteer and member of SF Pride since moving to San Francisco in 2004.  Shawn joined the Board in 2009.
 

 		   Joshua Smith
    A former president and vice president of SF Pride, Joshua also co-produces the Community Dance Arena and Soul of Pride venue at the San Francisco Pride Celebration at Civic Center.  He also serves as board president for SF Lovevolution. As a person of color Josh is proud of his contribution to the board representing people of color.
 
Todd Torr
     Todd joined the board in the spring of 2008.  He is an avid traveler, and is interested in expanding SF Pride’s cooperation with international partner organizations.  Todd lives in San Francisco with his partner, Emil Martinsek.

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