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Atlanta Mayor Announces New LGBTQ+ Advisory Council Members to Kick Off National Pride Month – 95.5 WSB

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ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced the new members of an advisory council focused on the city’s LGBTQ+ community as part of the start of Pride Month in Atlanta.

In a press release from the mayor’s office, the creation of the advisory council was announced alongside the publication of the latest biennial LGBTQ+ report.

“As we begin National Pride Month, we reflect on the past two years of Moving Atlanta Forward for equity, inclusion and justice on behalf of our LGBTQ+ community,” Dickens said. “Atlanta serves as a shining model of how a municipality can promote equity for its LGBTQ+ residents, visitors and employees through best practices, humility training, employee resources and inclusion and global representation.

The mayor’s office said the release of the report marks an important milestone for Atlanta in its efforts to ensure the city’s LGBTQ+ community is visible “across the urban fabric of Atlanta.”

In May, Dickens appointed the city’s first openly LGBTQ+ judge to the bench, placing Judge Pierce Hand Seitz on the Atlanta Municipal Court.

Along with the report, the newly announced members of the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council come from a variety of backgrounds, fields and organizations, including regional organizations and cultural institutions.

“We are deeply honored to serve as co-chairs of the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council,” co-chairs Dr. Alie Redd and David Roemer said in a statement. “Atlanta is a beacon of hope and inclusiveness, and the undisputed LGBTQ capital of the South. The Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council is proud to continue to advise and support Mayor Dickens, the Division of LGBTQ+ Affairs and city officials.

The members of the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council are:

  • Dr. Alie Redd, Ph.D., LCSW, CEO, Covenant House Georgia
  • Andrew Westover, Ph.D., assistant director, learning and civic engagement, High Museum of Art
  • Alex Santiago, COO, Destination Tomorrow
  • Ben Ackerley, Co-Chapter Leader, TransParent Metro Atlanta
  • Bridget Harris, Deputy Director, Department for HIV Elimination, Fulton County
  • Cassandra Cantave-Burton, Senior Research Advisor, AARP
  • Chris Lugo, executive director, Out Georgia Business Alliance
  • Chris McCain, Executive Director, Atlanta Pride
  • Dan Preister, Managing Director, Coxe Curry and Associates
  • Dr Danyelle Jinks, executive coach
  • DaShawn Usher, Senior Director, Communities of Color and Media, GLAAD
  • David Roemer, CEO, Ideas United
  • Don Terry, ADRC Advisor, Atlanta Regional Commission
  • Dr Eric Solomon, cultural historian
  • Jamie Anne Harrell, Head of Business Intelligence and Analytics, Emory University
  • Jenny Barlow, Senior Creative Project Manager, Wellstar Health System
  • Jonathan Foulk, Board of Directors, Joining Hearts
  • Jonathan Gould, assistant professor of architecture, Kennesaw State University
  • Joshua O’Neal, sexual health advocate
  • Julio Carrillo, Executive Director, HOPE Atlanta
  • Lisa Cunningham, Director of Digital Communications, Black Women’s Health Imperative
  • Marvin Guelce, North America Community Marketing Manager, lululemon
  • Matthew Pritchard, Industry Lead, Travel, Southeast US, Google
  • Melanea Alvarez, Executive Director, Lost N Found Youth
  • Dr. Melanie Thompson, MD, MD, Thacker & Thompson
  • Nailah Malak, co-founder, Correlate Health, Inc.
  • Nathan Regan, COO, Arcum
  • Nicole Williams, small business owner
  • Dr. Nury Lizeth Castro, Senior Program Manager, Future Black Teachers and Future Latinx Teachers, TEACH
  • Rashad Burgess, vice president, health promotion and black equity, Gilead Sciences
  • Shateena Love, M.Ed., Executive Director, Office of Equity and Social Justice, Atlanta Public Schools
  • Steven Igarashi-Ball, founder and executive director, Drag Story Hour Atlanta
  • Tiana Tukes, professor, Spelman College
  • Toni-Michelle Williams, Executive Director, Solutions NOT Punishment Collaborative (SnapCo.)
  • Tyler Reinagel, associate vice president for economic development, Kennesaw State University

More information about the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Council and the biennial report of the Mayor’s Division of LGBTQ+ Affairs is available online at ATLGBTQ.atlantaga.gov.

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