Board Members
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Glen Medders, Chair Dr. Glen Medders, a native of the Raleigh area, has been involved in the development of the LGBT Center for several years. He is a physician in Raleigh and active in many local organizations, including Equality NC, Human Rights Campaign, and the Raleigh Business and Professional Network. He feels strongly that the Center will strengthen and unify the many individuals and groups that make up our community. |
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| Andrea Mastrobuono, Vice Chair Andrea Mastrobuono is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to relocating to Durham, NC, she spent four years in Washington, DC working in the nonprofit education advocacy sector. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland University College Master's Program in Nonprofit and Association Management and looks forward to using her education and experience to help grow the LGBT Center of Raleigh and serve our community. |
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Justine Hollingshead, Secretary Justine Hollingshead has twenty plus years of success working as an administrator in Higher Education on various college campuses across the country, as well as in the business sector. She currently serves as the Director of the GLBT Center at NC State University. For the past fourteen years Ms. Hollingshead has coordinated an educational ally training program called Project SAFE at NC State University, has been a part of a national team of trainers for a diversity outreach program called The Beyond Tolerance Roadshow implemented by the American College Personnel Association, and is active in several local, regional and national organizations. |
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| Les Geller, Treasurer & Gay & Gray Initiative Co-Chair Les Geller is a native of New Jersey who moved to the Triangle in 1994. A graduate of the Syracuse University School of Architecture he practiced architecture in New York and New Jersey, and now specializes in residential design in central North Carolina. He also was a member of the NC Gay and Lesbian Film Festival fundraising committee for four years. |
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Erin Iannacchione, LGBT Center Librarian and Community Outreach Co-Chair Through the establishment of the Center's Library, Erin is dedicated to providing our community with access to resources for LGBT study and entertainment and to encourage exploration of the LGBT experience in a safe and welcoming environment. Erin resides in Raleigh and is a Corporate Librarian in the biopharmaceutical industry. She also serves as Membership Chairperson for the NC Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. |
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| Lorraine Johnson, Gay & Gray Initiative Co-Chair Lorraine Johnson grew up between Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland. She attended Campbell University, graduating with a degree in Trust Management and Estate Planning. She is the Principal of Triangle Financial Advisors, an independent financial planning and investment firm. Lorraine serves on the boards of Equality North Carolina and the LGBT Center of Raleigh. She spends as much time as possible with her partner of 16 years and enjoys music, theatre, and travel. |
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Larry Leslie Larry Leslie is a native North Carolinian who grew up in Southern Pines. Attending Fayetteville State University, Larry earned a BA in Speech/Communication. While earning his degree, Larry worked in radio and television, serving as radio personality and television host. Larry went back to Fayetteville State in the early 90’s and earned Middle Grades Teaching Certification and has been in education for the last 18 years |
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| Daire Roebuck, OutRaleigh & Family Services Daire Roebuck is an estate planning attorney with Roebuck Law, PLLC. She and her partner are Raleigh natives. She began her involvement with The LGBT Center of Raleigh as a member of the inaugural OutRaleigh leadership committee. Daire now leads the Gay Parents Initiative and looks forward to serving the LGBT families with children in our community. |
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Kelly Spaulding Kelly Spaulding, a native North Carolinian and local mover and shaker, earned a BA in English and Communications at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC before jumping head long into the technology industry. She has worked at Merisel Americas and Verizon Wireless before taking a sales position at one of the most influential resellers in the Southeast, Alphanumeric Systems. Kelly became involved with the LBGT community when her best friend in high school came out to her and contracted HIV during the 80’s. Based on her experience, it became of great personal value to forge the straight and gay alliance that bonds many in the Triangle community. In addition to being a member on the LBGT Center of Raleigh Board, Kelly is also the VP of the Raleigh Business and Professional Network Group, and she is an active member of the Benjamin and Edith Spaulding Descendants Association. In addition to participating in a number of LBGT initiatives, Kelly is an avid lover of social media and marketing. |
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| Greg Tanner Greg Tanner is the Associate State Director for Community Outreach for AARP North Carolina. He has been employed with AARP for 8 years in his current position. Mr. Tanner responsibilities include consumer protection, diversity outreach, and working directly with local AARP chapters in eastern North Carolina. Through has work and outreach at AARP, he has helped the association increase the brand of AARP in diverse communities and within several organizations in North Carolina. Prior to joining AARP, Mr. Tanner worked at two different Area Agency on Aging offices. He worked in Robeson County, at Lumber River Area Agency on Aging for 4½ years, and later in RTP at Triangle J Area Agency on Aging for 3 years. At both agencies he served as the Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman (advocate for residents in long term care facilities). Mr. Tanner is a former educator and coach with the Durham Public School system. There he taught Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry II. He served as the head track coach and assistant football coach at Durham High School now formerly known as DSA (Durham School of the Arts). He is an active board member with AT&T North Carolina, The LGBT Center of Raleigh/Triangle Area, and recently appointed to The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. National Board. He is a native of Durham and received his formal education from North Carolina Central University. |
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Chad Turner, Community Outreach Co-Chair Chad Turner describes himself as an Air Force brat who was born in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and has lived in many parts of the country. He did high fashion runway modeling in Milan and New York City. Before moving to Raleigh, he was in Real Estate and Property Management in Pennsylvania. He still loves to travel, but he loves to call Raleigh home. Currently, Chad is a Controller at a local hospitality company. He is passionate about the Center’s mission and its outreach. |
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