Our Team

We’re built a team of passionate, dedicated and creative volunteers to deliver Global Pride.

The Secretariat is the committee that oversees the Global Pride project, with representatives from every region of the world and all partner organisations. It meets twice weekly to drive the project forward and give strategic direction to our teams. The full list of Secretariat members can be found below.

Global Pride 2020 is divided into four teams:

  • Production & Tech: The team responsible for programming, producing and scheduling Global Pride, and will then deliver the broadcast and manage the audience interaction
  • Communications, Media & PR: The team responsible for all our external communications, public relations, social media, brand, and our website
  • Partnerships: The team working with our partners in business, civil society, tech and other sectors
  • Outreach: The team managing our relationship with Prides around the world, encouraging and helping them to create content

You can see a list of who’s in each team below.

Team leaders

  • Project Manager: Patrick van der Pas (Netherlands)
  • Production: Michelle Meow & Ron deHarte (USA)
  • Partnerships: J Andrew Baker, Geneva Pride / InterPride (Switzerland)
  • Communications: Steve Taylor, Copenhagen 2021 / European Pride Organisers Association (Denmark)
  • Outreach: Jen LaBarbera, San Diego Pride (USA)
  • Finance: Uwe Hörner (Germany) & Dave Wait (USA)

 

Secretariat (the Leadership team)

The Secretariat is the committee that oversees the Global Pride project, with representatives from every region of the world and all partner organisations. It meets twice weekly to drive the project forward and give strategic direction to our teams.

  • Kristine Garina (Co-Chair), Baltic Pride / European Pride Organisers Association (Latvia)
  • Emmanuel Temmores (Co-Chair), Guadalajara Pride / Orgullo Latin America (Mexico)
  • Natalie Thompson (Co-Chair), Capital Pride / InterPride (USA)
  • Matt Akersten, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras (Australia)
  • J Andrew Baker (Partnerships Lead), Geneva Pride / InterPride (Switzerland)
  • Giovanni Boschini, Varese Pride (Italy)
  • Hadi Damien, Beirut Pride / InterPride (Lebanon)
  • Ron DeHarte (Executive Producer), Palm Springs Pride / InterPride / US Association of Prides (USA)
  • Linda DeMarco, Boston Pride / InterPride (USA)
  • Jenny Dewsnap, Doncaster Pride / UK Pride Organisers Network (UK)
  • Sue Doster, Heritage of Pride / InterPride (USA)
  • Sussie Hedlund, Svenska Pride (Sweden)
  • Uwe Hörner (Finance Co-Lead), CSD Rhein-Neckar / CSD Deutschland / European Pride Organisers Association (Germany)
  • Maria Jern, Skövde Pride / Svenska Pride (Sweden)
  • Robyn Kennedy, First Mardi Gras / InterPride (Australia)
  • Jen LeBarbera (Outreach Lead), San Diego Pride (USA)
  • Marsha H. Levine, San Francisco Pride / InterPride / US Association of Prides (USA)
  • Dana Marsh, Edmonton Pride / Fierté Canada Pride (Canada)
  • Michelle Meow (Executive Producer), San Francisco (USA)
  • Gian Molinu, Pride Cymru / UK Pride Organisers Network (UK)
  • Cathy Renna, InterPride (USA)
  • Stein Runar Østigaard, Oslo Pride / European Pride Organisers Association (Norway)
  • Julian Sanjivan, New York City Pride / InterPride (USA)
  • Dan Shier, Fierté Canada Pride (Canada)
  • Steve Taylor (Communications Lead), European Pride Organisers Association (Denmark)
  • Matthew Van As, Cape Town Pride / InterPride (South Africa)
  • Dave Wait (Finance Co-Lead), Motor City Pride / InterPride (USA)
  • Ronald Zinke, CSD Bielefeld / CSD Deutschland (Germany)
Communications team

Responsible for our digital and social media, public relations, and all communications activity.

  • Lead: Steve Taylor, European Pride Organisers Association (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Head of Design: Jeff Prystajko, Come Out With Pride (Orlando, USA)
    • Graphic Designer: Dan Shier, Fierté Canada Pride (Canada)
    • Graphic Designer: Phil Cobucci, Nashville Pride (USA)
    • Graphic Designer: Mazz Image, Witney Pride (UK)
    • Graphic Designer: Oxana Serbina, Moscow (Russia)
  • Head of PR: Cathy Renna, InterPride (USA)
  • Head of Social Media: Alex Villafuerte, San Diego Pride (USA)
    • Social Media Manager: Janice Roberts, Vancouver (Canada)
    • Social Media Manager: Jay Edwards-Bannon, Southampton Pride (UK)
    • Social Media Analytics Coordinator: Tyler Vazquez, San Diego Pride (USA)
    • Social Media Planning Lead: Jose Manuel Antoral, Madrid Pride (Spain)
    • Social Media Planning Lead: Matt Akersten, Sydney Mardi Gras (Australia)
    • Channel Lead, Instagram: Stefan Petrovski, Skopje Pride (North Macedonia)
    • Channel Lead, Twitter: Jocelyn Courneya (Canada)
    • Channel Lead, TikTok: Ana Mafalda (Portugal)
    • Mailchimp Manager: Perry Hughes, Cornwall Pride (UK)
  • Head of Web Development: Giovanni Boschini, Varese Pride (Italy)
Finance team

The finance team are responsible for ensuring that funds raised by Global Pride are received on time, and disbursed appropriately.

  • Uwe Hörner, Treasurer, European Pride Organisers Association (Mannheim, Germany)
  • Dave Wait, Treasurer, InterPride (Detroit, USA)
Outreach team

The Outreach team are reaching out to Prides and LGBTI+ community organisations around the world to ensure they are included in Global Pride.

  • Lead: Jen LeBarbera, San Diego Pride (USA)
  • Outreach team
    • Jed Dowling, Dublin Pride (Ireland)
    • Robyn Kennedy, First Mardi Gras (Australia)
    • M Šarakauskaitė, LGL (Lithuania)
    • Jesús Duarte Garcia
    • Jonathan Garcia
    • Melanie Mijares
    • Jordan Hosein-Hedmann, Sacramento LGBT Centre (USA)
    • Olga Cortes
    • Roberto Orlando (Italy)
    • Jody Ekert (Australia)
    • Beatriz Estrems
    • Luis Canuto
    • Nigel Briers, Weston super Mare Pride (UK)
    • Hadi Damien, Beirut Pride (Lebanon)
    • Lo Roberts Houston Pride (USA)
    • Pat Tietgens
    • Cedric Yin-Cheng
    • Michelle Zhang
Partnerships team

The Partnerships team create and maintain relationships with corporate and civil society partners.

  • Lead: J Andrew Baker, InterPride / Geneva Pride (Switzerland)
  • European Partnerships: Katharina Kacerovski, Vienna Pride / European Pride Organisers Association (Austria)
  • International Partnerships: Julian Sanjivan, InterPride (USA)
  • Partnerships Support: Sue Doster, Heritage of Pride / InterPride (USA)
  • International Partnerships: Hadi Damien, Beirut Pride / InterPride (Lebanon)
Production team

Our Production team have the enormous task of bringing our broadcast together.

  • Executive Producer: Michelle Meow, San Francisco (USA)
  • Executive Producer: Ron deHarte, Palm Springs Pride (USA)
  • Project Manager: Patrick van der Pas, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • Production Assistant: Julia O’Grady, ITM Events (Canada)
  • Producers
    • Jethro Patalinghug
    • Nick Kjeldgaard
    • Janine Bloomfield
    • Mike Worsley
    • Phil Cobucci
    • Val Castro
    • Cristobal Marroquin
    • Bentley Jones
    • Sarah Collier
    • Lynn Schmidt
    • Ephraim Adamz
    • Matthew Van As
    • Robyn Kennedy
    • Rahul Upadhyay
    • Matt Akersten
  • Content Manager: Gardenia Partridge, San Diego Pride (USA)
  • Content Curators
    • Matthew Van As
    • Robyn Kennedy
    • Rahul Upadhyay
    • Matt Akersten
    • Emmanuel Temores
    • Marsha Levine
    • Alan Reiff
    • Andew Bidwell
    • Mark Monk
    • Frankie Martinez
    • Matthew Kenworthy Gomes
    • Beatriz Navas
    • Luis Canuto

Join our team!

Visit the Volunteer page for information on current roles.