Betty and Tom McCall Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Betty and Tom have been residents of Oakland since 1959, raising a family
of thirteen children. After Betty and Tom’s daughter came out twenty
years ago this month, they founded East Bay PFLAG for education and support
of coming out to family and friends. This led to sharing their experiences
as the parents of a gay child with many groups and with PFLAG chapter
board offices. Currently the McCalls respond to Helpline inquiries and
assist with the chapter newsletter. Their greatest satisfaction is the
role PFLAG has played in helping parents and their GLBT children become
more accepting, appreciative and loving of one another.
Barbara McCullough-Jones Billy DeFrank Lesbian & Gay Community Center
Barbara has served as the Executive Director of the San Jose based Billy
DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center since 1997. Her leadership reaches
local, national and international audiences. Barbara was Co-Chair of GALA
Choruses Festival 2000, an international gathering of more than 6,000
participants over eight days in July 2000. She is the President of the
Alameda Business Association representing more than 1,400 businesses and
is President-elect of the Association of United Way Agencies, Santa Clara
County. Nationally, Barbara has been an invited speaker about programs
and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Barbara
currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Centers. Barbara resides
in San Jose with her partner Sandra and their dog "Hank".
Sal Rosselli, President Health Care Workers Union, SEIU Local 250
Sal Rosselli is the President of Local 250, which represents nearly 60,000
health care workers in every classification throughout Northern California.
During Rosselli's presidency, the membership has grown from 25,000
in 1988 and is now the second largest health care union in the United
States. He directs a staff of 125 and administers a $20 million annual
budget. Twenty percent of that budget is dedicated to new organizing,
reflecting the Union's commitment to improving the lives of health
care workers and enhancing the quality of patient care. A native of New
York, Rosselli moved to San Francisco in 1971. He has been directly involved
in organized labor since 1980, first with Service Employees Union Local
9, then Local 250 since 1983. Sal is a vocal supporter for Pride-At-Work,
the AFL-CIO's organization that advocates for its gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender membership.
Kevin Schaub
Harvey Milk Institute
Kevin Schaub is the Executive Director and Dean of the Harvey Milk Institute,
the world's largest center for queer studies. He serves as the Festival
Coordinator for the National Queer Arts Festival each summer. Kevin also
organized two Femme Gender Conferences (1997 and 1998). He holds an MA
in modern French Literature and Cinema from Ohio State University, and
a BA in French and Political Science from Rutgers University. Additionally,
Kevin has worked as an instructor in language, popular culture and cinema
studies, as an editor and as a translator/ interpreter.
Hal Seip
New Leaf Outreach to Elders
Hal Seip has been a dedicated, responsible and valuable volunteer for
New Leaf Outreach to Elders (formerly GLOE) for 18 years. He has been
a great role model for the senior lesbian/gay community, going out in
the gay and straight communities proudly identifying as a gay man advocating
for lesbian/gay senior rights. He has educated the straight community
about the needs of his peers and has helped to open doors and create opportunities
for many people. Hal is also involved with the Planning Committee for
the Men's Friendship Group and the Men's Brunch, the Steering
Committee for G 40+, Outreach to Elders Advisory Board, Senior Central
District #4 DAC, the Central City Hat Campaign, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
Transgender Pride Committee, and Senior Action Network. He is 81 years
old and continues to be an inspiration to many.
Susan Stryker
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Susan Stryker, the Executive Director of the GLBT Historical Society,
has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1983. Dr. Stryker holds
a Ph.D. in US History from UC Berkeley, has held a post-doctoral fellowship
at Stanford University and has taught at several Bay Area colleges, including
UC Berkeley, Mills College, San Francisco State University, and the University
of San Francisco. She is co-author of the Lambda Literary Award Nominee
Gay By the Bay: A History of Queer Culture in the San Francisco Bay
Area, and contributing editor of the transgender studies special issue
of "GLQ", the nation's leading academic journal devoted to sexuality
and gender studies. She has published more than 50 articles in commercial,
scholarly, and community-based publications, and has been a featured columnist
for PlanetOut and Frontiers Newsmagazine. Her latest book, Queer Pulp,
will be available from Chronicle Books this fall. In addition to her historical
studies, Dr. Stryker has produced critically acclaimed work as a spoken-word
performance artist, and is currently working on a feature-length film.
She was a founding member of Transgender Nation in 1992 and has participated
for over a decade in various aspects of transgender political activism
and cultural production.
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