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About Us

Our Mission

The LGBTQIA+ Center serves as a haven for all. We welcome and celebrate the diversity of our communities and strive to empower all to live authentic lives. 

Our Core Values

We are a Community of Caring 

We Support in difficult times 

We Celebrate our community in joy 

We Empower everyone to thrive 

We Build Bridges in difficult places 

We Lead with courageous integrity 

We Hold ourselves Accountable and commit to rising to improvement, recognizing blind spots and privilege 

Our Vision

Living and thriving as our authentic selves.

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200k+

People Served in 2022

Who We Are

The Center Staff

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John Waldron, Ed.D

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Leana Ramirez, PharmD, AAHIVP, CSP

CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER
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Donya Monroe

Chief Financial Officer
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Gregory Gudenkauf

Chief Operating Officer
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Holly Reese

Senior Director of Programming
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Mona Lisa J. Paulo, MPH

DIRECTOR OF CLINIC & HIV SERVICES
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AJ Huth

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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Andre Martin

DIRECTOR OF INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING
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Matthew Dang, MA

Director of Grants, Analysis & Administration
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Laura Hernandez

Director of Senior and Youth Programs

Veronica Arana

Director of Clinical Operations

Jerry Cade, MD, MBA, AAHIVS

Medical Director

Howard A. Grossman, MD, FACP

Medical Doctor

Sarah Sentz

Nurse Practitioner

Thomas McNeil

Nurse Practitioner

Emily Browand

Nurse Practitioner

Miguel Pineda

Operations Manager

Governing Board of Directors

Ryn Bartel, Esq.

PRESIDENT

Shalom Stephens, Esq.

VICE PRESIDENT

Christopher Melton

Treasurer

Denise McCurry

Secretary

Wayne Cassard

Immediate Past President

Andrea Behrens

BOARD MEMBER

Dr. Marc Bodman

BOARD MEMBER

Monica Brown

BOARD MEMBER

Travis Chance

BOARD MEMBER

Matt Cox

BOARD MEMBER

Matthew Dempsey

BOARD MEMBER

Kaitlyn (Katy) Jones

BOARD MEMBER

Anne Mazzola

BOARD MEMBER

Shushan Sadjadi

BOARD MEMBER

April Thomas

BOARD MEMBER

Ms. Ivana Walborn

BOARD MEMBER

Kangcheng (Kang) Yin

BOARD MEMBER

Center Foundation Board

Wendy Kraft

president

Carole Fisher

vice president

Chuck Neuwohner

treasurer

Alex Bybee

secretary

Shelley Berkley

BOARD MEMBER

Robert Dolan

BOARD MEMBER

Karla Perez

BOARD MEMBER

Community Partners

Agilitec IT

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Allied Universal

Security

Anne Mazzola

Interior Design

Bright Star Foundation

HOUSING

Broadway In The Hood

YOUTH PROGRAMMING

ContentGro

MARKETING

Cragin & Pike

BENEFITS/INSURANCE

Greg Wilken, Esq, Endunamo

HUMAN RESOURCES

J.C. Melvin

REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS CONSULTATION

Kelly Travis

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Makeo James

CREATIVE CONSULTANT

Novus Architecture

Architects

Opportunity Village

JOB ASSESSMENT & TRAINING

Randall Wick

Volunteer Business Consulting

Sam Nicholson

Construction Management

The Mexican Consulate of Las Vegas

LATIN COMMUNITY SERVICES

The Stacey Wedding Group

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Three Square

FOOD DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

Umbrella Bookkeeping

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

UNLV

COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH