OUR COMMUNITY’S CENTER SINCE 1970
annual REPORT 2015 Board It is with great pride and excitement that we present you with the Pride Center’s of Directors accomplishments for 2014. Simply put, the Pride Center makes life better for LGBTQ people in the Capital Region, and we have just concluded our most successful year yet! PRESIDENT: In 2014, with your support, we offered services to more people than ever before Patricia K. Wood and expanded our reach making an unprecedented impact in the greater Capital Region. Our existing programs remained strong including our Center Youth VICE PRESIDENT: program providing empowerment, strength and hope to our youth all the way up L. Jeffrey Baltes to our Vintage Pride program offering connection and support to our aging community members. TREASURER: For some community members, the Center is the first place they entered without Jeffrey Dyber feeling fear or judgment—where they feel completely safe and comfortable. For others, it offers an opportunity to give back or make change through SECRETARY: volunteerism or philanthropy. Because of our incredible community, we are Gretchel Hathaway, Ph.D able to connect thousands of LGBTQ people to our vital services and educate hundreds of educators and service providers throughout our ten county region. BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE: We celebrated our identity, families and community with over 20,000 people Joseph Bailey in Washington Park at Capital Pride, and featured our community’s most John Daniels distinguished leaders at our October Gala. Kimberly Eck, Ph.D Joseph Kerwin As we wind down our 44th year as the Capital Region’s LGBTQ center, we Vincent Lanzone proudly look ahead to an even more successful future. This is made possible by Paul Patel our dedicated board of directors, an incredibly passionate and qualified staff and Linda Richardson, Ph.D a supported and empowered LGBTQ community. Kisha Santiago-Martinez We look forward to continuing our long tradition of building pride, engaging community and empowering lives. Please enjoy reading about your IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: community’s center! Kenneth P. Mortensen, Jr.
Curran Streett Patricia K. Wood Executive Director Board President
Pride Center Staff
DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR: YOUTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR: MARKETING MANAGER: Rosy Galván James Shultis V. Pilar Arthur-Snead [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] STREET OUTREACH WORKER: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Damian Lee Curran Streett Nicholas Bianchi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR: TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANAGER: Steven Minchin Michael Weidrich Lyndon Cudlitz [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] OFFICE COORDINATOR: Oliver Peters [email protected]
pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION BUILDING pride 2014 Program Highlights
Center Youth Center Families is a safe and empowering space PROVIDES support to LGBTQ headed for all youth to feel affirmed, families and their children through fun, connected and supported engaging social opportunities
PROVIDED SUPPORT for youth STRENGTHENED connections through Albany, Hudson, Saratoga between LGBTQ families and Schenectady youth groups
PROVIDED affirming and empowering WELCOMED campers back for second space for children to thrive successful Youth In Power Camp
EMPOWERED 16 youth leaders “ I have no doubt that the Pride Center saved providing training to educators my son’s life and our family. I don’t know in over 50 schools where we would be without the support and friendship he received and will be forever indebted for all they have done.” — SUE INVESTED in young people through scholarships to enhance education and opportunities
EXTENDED SUPPORT in schools, starting and supporting Gay Straight Alliances
2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 1 EMPOWERING lives 2014 Program highlights
Center Support Center Arts OFFERS life enhancing services OFFER thematically through case management and relevant compelling arts referral services and cultural opportunities
EXTENDS culturally specific ENRICHES community through and affirming low cost counseling dialogue and education
CONNECTS LGBTQ people CREATES affirming platform to one another in safe and for LGBTQ artists comfortable environment
“ Thanks to the Pride Center for holding social events. It really makes difference in our lives when we have an opportunity like this to meet some great people!” — CAROLYN
2 | pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION Trans Pride Vintage Pride OFFERS transgender and CONNECTS older adults gender non conforming people to social support and a safe and affirming space meaningful interaction
PROVIDES vital support, PROVIDES support to homebound information and referrals to trans and socially isolated seniors people and their families
CREATES a stronger network EXTENDS much needed of providers equipped to support education to educators, service LGBTQ people and government providers
“ The Center has given me an opportunity to meet and share thoughts and ideas with other LGBTQ people who I wouldn’t ordinarily come in contact with. It has been a good and sometimes eye opening experience for me.” — BONNIE
2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 3 ENGAGING community
“ Many of my best friends and community are the people I met at the Pride Center. Now I volunteer and donate there so others can have the same relationships.” — ALANA
4 | pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION Agencies we trained in 2014: Albany County Department for Children, Youth, and Families Albany County Department of Aging Albany County Coordinators Albany High Gay Straight Alliance Albany High School Albany Law School Albany Medical College Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce: Women’s Business Council Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern NY Any-Time Home Care CAPTAIN Youth Shelter Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library Columbia County Office for the Aging Columbia Greene Community College Columbia High Gay Straight Alliance Coxsackie Athens High Gay Straight Alliance Doane Stuart School Equinox First Presbyterian Church Green Tech High School Youth Corps Harriet Tubman High School Meeting Hawthorne Valley School Gay Straight Alliance Homeless Social Services Network Honest Weight Food Co-Op Hudson Falls 21st Century Program Hudson Junior High School Hudson Pride Educators Symposium Hudson School Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless Joseph’s House Knights of Columbus – Clifton Park Liberty Partnerships Youth Conference Mohawk Opportunities Montgomery Office on Aging Niskayuna Gay Straight Alliance Northeast Career Planning NYS Occupational Health Clinic Network Occupational and Environmental Health Center of Eastern NY Ombudsman Program Parsons Child and Family Center Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson Queensbury School Safe Inc, of Schenectady Salvation Army Saratoga Co Office for the Aging Schenectady High Gay Straight Alliance Schuylerville High Gay Straight Alliance Shaker High Gay Straight Alliance Shaker Junior High Gay Straight Alliance “ I’m involved with the Pride Center because Shalmont High School Gay Straight Alliance I greatly appreciate the staff’s commitment Shenendehoa High Gay Straight Alliance to inclusiveness, not just in ensuring LGBTQ Siena College folks are embraced within society at large Skidmore College South Glens Falls High Gay Straight Alliance but also to making sure every member of the Stillwater High Gay Straight Alliance LGBTQ community has a place within the Suicide Prevention Network community itself.” Tamarac School Gay Straight Alliance Tech Valley High School — JEN Town of Bethlehem - Senior Services Troy High Gay Straight Alliance Union College YMCA of the Capital Region
2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION Our Community’s Center since 1970
OUR MISSION OUR VALUES The mission of the Pride Center of the Capital Region We Pride ourselves in: is to promote the wellbeing of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, Sustaining a welcoming community transgender and queer identified people and those affected characterized by dignity, inclusivity by discrimination based on gender identity and expression. and compassion. Advocating for equality and justice for our community. OUR VISION The Pride Center envisions an LGBTQ community in which Leveraging our rich history to drive individuals feel safe, secure and affirmed where they live, continuous development and strategic adaptation to meet the changing needs work, worship and play. of the community. The Pride Center will be an integrated part of the social fabric Facilitating empowerment, enrichment of the Capital Region, nurtured by those we have served. and self-expression in our community. Committing to the advancement of the Capital Region as a place where LGBTQ INCLUSIVENESS COMMITMENT people can thrive. We commit ourselves to sustaining an inclusive, welcoming community characterized by dignity and Being fiscally responsible based on integrity, efficiency and stewardship sensitivity, representing the cultural, ethnic and racial of our community resources. diversity of our region.
“ Through the Center, I have found my family, my lifeline and recently my partner. They have been there for me in so many stages of my life, I couldn’t be more grateful.” — DAVE
6 | pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION 2014 financial INFORMATION*
2014 INCOME: INCOME SOURCES: CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT $850,770 36% Grants Absolut Vodka 21% Special Events Revenue Acura Albany Medical Center % 17 Individual Contributions Albany.com / Mannix Marketing 11% Corporate Sponsorship Revenue Anchor Insurance Bank of America 5% In-kind Donations Barefoot Wines 3% Advertising Revenue Buenau’s Opticians 2% Programming Revenue Business Council of New York State CDPHP 2% Restricted – AGMC Central Ave BID 1% Miscellaneous Revenue City of Albany CNY Fertility Cruzan Decresente / Coors Dr. Mabel Cheng Drue Sanders E. Stewart Jones, PLLC 2014 EXPENSES: EXPENSE ALLOCATION: Emma Willard School Empire Merchants North 88% Program Expenses $844,783 Experience and Creative Design, LTD 8% Management/Administration Favley First Niagara Bank % Fundraising 4 Fly 92 Fusco Personnel, Inc. Gekkeikan Sake Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. Goldstein Auto Group GP Fund Solutions Hampton Inn Hilton Garden Inn Troy Jagermeister James Leone State Farm Keeler The Pride Center of the Capital Region’s fiscal year runs KeyBank February 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015. Khols L&P Media LAX *The 2014 audit is not yet complete at the time of this printing so these numbers Le Sutra are unaudited. Our most recent audited financials and IRS 990 can be found on our M&T Bank website: www.capitalpridecenter.org/about-us Malibu Mansion Inn Metroland MVP Health Care Natural Awakenings NBT Bank New York Life Northeast Acura NYSUT Oh Bar IN-KIND DONORS GRANTS RECEIVED Paesan’s Pizza Adirondack Kettle Korn Berkshire Hills Teen Foundation Price Chopper Anne Reynolds Copps Carlillian Foundation Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation Aras Performance Group Community AIDS Partnership of the Capital Region ROCKS Bombers Albany Community Foundation for the Capital Region Samaritan Hospital Cancer Treatment Center Cheesecake Machismo Community Foundation Impact Grant Sauza Shop Rite (Albany) Chipotle Ernest O. Reaugh Trust Fund Skylands Classy Body Art Frederick McDonald Trust Southwest Airlines Co. Charitable Giving Daily Grind Gamma Mu Foundation State Room Emack & Bolio’s Johnson Family Foundation Sunrise Management & Consulting Experience and Creative Design, LTD Mental Health Association of New York State TD Bank Hamilton St. Café New York State Department of Health The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center Hellion’s of Troy Roller Derby New York State Health Foundation The State Room L&P Media Office of Children and Family Services Times Union Lark St. Floral Shop Our Brother’s Keeper Foundation Tri-City Rentals Pacelli Design RBC Wealth Management Foundation UAlbany Price Chopper Ryan White Part D University at Albany Foundation Reform. A True Pilates Studio Street Outreach Grant University at Albany Student Success Romeo’s Gifts Troy Savings Bank Foundation Value Options Security Supply Verizon Skylands Services Walgreens WAMC Spectrum Theater Waterworks Pub Times Union Wealth Advisory Group US Budokai Karate Wells Fargo Advisors WAMC WHMT
2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 THANK you to those individuals who support and sustain us
CHAMPION IN PRIDE Precious Franklin Aaron Broadwell & Peter Marino Dr. Robert Jones John Prokop ($20,000 AND ABOVE Joseph Galuski Michael Broderick James Jones Jr Mabel Pruden & Elsabe Friedrichen PER YEAR) Jason & Robb Ganns Kat Brown Charles Joseph Julie Purdy George Hearst III Christopher Grant & Carl Ritchie Steven Brown Perry Junjulas & Anthony Green David Putnam Anonymous Arlene Istar Lev & Sundance Lev Tom Bubnack Michael Kane Francis & Chryl Putorti Kary Jablonka Allen Calhoun Karen Kaufmann Carman Rau BENEFACTOR IN PRIDE Gerald D. Jennings Hon. Ronald Canestrari Hon. Joe Keegan & Mark Wochinger Raul Rebak ($5000 – $9,999 PER YEAR) James Kellerhouse & Thomas Mackey Sandra Carroll Georgia Kelly Marj Reinhart Neil & Jane Golub Matthew Kenny Aalfred Casagrandi Joseph Kerwin Kristen Rejack Candace Groudine Judd Krasher Nancy & Tom Cassidy Cindy Kilgallon & Jan White Eoghann Renfroe Kathryn Zox Bryan LaVigne & Kevin R. Tyle Suzanne Cecala Lisa King Janet Reynolds William Lawrence David Chico Robin King Victoria Robbins ADVOCATE IN PRIDE James Leone Lawrence Church Richard Klaus Peter Robbins ($2500 – $4999 PER YEAR) Michael Madden Cynthia Clo Gerald Klauser Margaret Roberts L. Jeffrey Baltes & Gene Knapp Veronica Mangione Chris Colarusso & Rita Nolan Susan J. Kohler Terrell Roe Meredith Butler & Gloria DeSole Michael Mazzeo Steven Cooper & Tom Schofield Peter Kozel Linda Rose Judy Disco & Barbara Goldstein Michele McLeod Kristen Corbosiero Richard LaPlante Eric Rottingen Peter Durfee & Peter Manson James & Sheryn McLoughlin Rory Costello Joseph Large Andrew Ruby & Tom Fetchinko Mona Golub & Marie DeBrocky Fredrick Meservey Lynn Couey & Mary McHugh Richard Larochelle Elliot Ruggles Paul Leyden & Paul Murphy & Penny Smith-Bogert Michael Cox Leon Lattimer Michael Russo Kenneth P. Mortensen Jr Michael Mitchell & Mat Petrin Stephen Crouchley Robin Lawlor Andrea Chrissafulli Russo Nancy Neher & Ann Connors BJ Palma Patricia Cunningham Evan Lawrence Kathleen Ryan Paul Patel & Chek Ng Ashley Peacock Robert Curry & Douglas Jasinske Marsha Lazarus & Kathleen Abrams Lauren Ryba & Carrie Barnett Robert Reineke & Jeffrey Linton R. Alan Ray Mark Daigneault Donald LeClair & Jim Mariani Louis Sansivero Anne Saile & Larry Myers T. Norman Rea Maria Decker Thomas Levanduski Kisha Santiago-Martinez Nicole Stein Linda Richardson William & Laura Dehmer Ross D. Levi & Paul Lemoine Sophia Sattar Patricia K. Wood & Carolyn Scofield Erik Ross John Delory Barry & Eileen Levine Scott Sauer Penny Rubin & Jean Corigliano Richard DePue Dennis Leyden Duncan Savage PARTNER IN PRIDE Sheilah Sable ($1200 – $2499 PER YEAR) Barbara Derian & Richard DiMartino Jeffrey Lick & Stephen M. McCarthy Ellen Sax Caroline & Amy Smith Gloria Schilling Timothy Beebe & David Marshall Betty DiMaria Mark & Teresa Little Donald Smith John Schultz Michael A. Boots Robert Doherty Steve Lobel & Marco DeThomasis Cheryl Solomon & Amy Johnson Susan Dubois Thomas Lynch Audrey Seidman Brian Brosen Curran & Corbin Streett Stephen Dvorscak Andi Lyons & Janka Bialek Eric Shackett Kevin Burns Jennifer Sutliff Mark Eagan John Thomas Maguire Hon. Darius Shahinfar Hon. Richard Conti & Steven G. Snow Matt Thornton Maud Easter David & Michael Mancini Saundra Shane Gary Dake Donald Thurston & Robert Englebach Sean Endress Dorothy Mancusi Kathe Sheehan Ulysses deArmas Joe & Penny Vellano Hon. Leif Engstrom David Marshall Hon. Kathy Sheehan Jeffrey Dyber & Jeffrey Herbst Thomas J. Walling Michael Ennis-McMillian John Martin Raven Short & Lester Y. Rosenzweig Judith Fetterley Sue Faerman & Barbara Fletcher Robert Martin Stephanie & Emanuel Shulman Samuel Warner Shelley Florence Bill Faragon Elliott & Catherine Masie Mark Simone Charles J. Zimmerman Stephen & Cathy Ganns Peter Felock Judith Mazza & Maureen O’ Brien Karen Sipe Peter Slattery Hon. James M. Gaughan & Keith Lee MEMBER IN PRIDE Patricia Ford Sara McCain James Smith Richard Haldeman III ($100 - $499 PER YEAR) Philip Forman Monica McClary & Daniel Fitzgerald Tom Smith Stephen Ableman Amy & Mark Frankel Michele McClave L. Lee Helsby & DJ Roche Jan Smith Shawn Allen John Fredrick Sharon McCoach Margaret Hetherington Cynthia & John Sobiecki Stephen Allinger Joel Friedman Hon. Dan McCoy Sean L. Hickey & Daniel Spillaine Mary Beth Sonne Karen Alpern Jennifer Garren Hon. John T. McDonald III Vincent Lanzone & Michael Ryan Glenna Spitze Brian Amidon & Nick Root Dale Getto & Barbara Laven Vincent Meleco Leslie Phelan Robert & Kathi Stanley Steven W. Ammerman Hon. Christopher & Mary Jo Gibson Donald R. Melita Libby Post & Lynn Dunning-Vaughn & Todd Hilgendorff Sharon Giese Jason Meuller Carol Stenger Patrice Regan Deborah Amory Gail Glasser Jeff Mirel Sharon Stwart James Salengo Leslie Apple Laura Gouveia & Lisa Sim Robert Montgomery Mary Louise Stoney Drue Sanders Vidalina Arthur-Snead Alma Graham Philip Morris Rosalie Streett Glenn Shields Karen Asher Lenora Grillo Lillian Moy Brian Swartz Cynthia Swadba & Joyce Elliott Robert Austen Michael Guardino Kenneth Neri & James Phelps Deborah Tagliento William Tuthill & Gregory Anderson Joseph Bailey Emily Guckemus Rachel Nichols Terry Tamer & Geoff Moore Lawrence Waite & James Fleming Judith Barlow Richard Hahn Dr. Lynne Nicolson Brian Tang Gwen Wright & Geri Pomerantz Judith Barnes Marylou Hamlin Patricia Norton Ellen Tanner Barry Batinkoff Nancy Hammell Mark O’Berski Alejandro Taylor & Brian Hull SUPPORTER IN PRIDE Elizabeth Bauer Richard F. Harding Vincent O’Brien Richard Teal ($500 – $1199 PER YEAR) Kathleen Bayconish Robert Haren Kevin O’Brien & Todd Kilmer Susan Thompson & Albert DeSalvo J. Thomas Allison Carolyn & Phil Bayly Christine & David Harmon Chris O’Brien Palinski Mark Thurman Carolyn J. Anderson Pat Beaudoin Julie Harris Daniel O’Connell Cecilia Tkaczyk Matthew & Travis Arnold-Lloyd Ann Beigel Pamela Hassett Mark O’Connor Congressman Paul D. Tonko Billie Aul Jeff & Karen Benjamin Gretchel Hathaway Alana O’Hair Linda Toohey Joe Benny Roberta Bernstein & Viki Sands Gerald & Karen Hausler Jeff Oliver Melanie Trimble Senator Neil Breslin Samatha Bernstein Jessica Hebrank Frances O’Rourke Michael & Lynette Tucker Hon. Jaclyn Brilling Jason Bernstein Laura Heffernan Emily Pain Lois Tyler & Deborah Mull Nancy Burton Sunny Bjerk Frances Heitmann Christopher Palmer William N. Van Alstine III Scott Caggiano Ray & Val Bleser Assunta Herlands & Diana Ramos James Paquin Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard Julie Casper-Roth Kathleen Bonavist Charles Hewett Jr Allen F. Patnode Alison Vankeuren Alfred Chapman Jeremy Bond Doug Hill Stephanie Patten Ronald & Carol Viera Mabel Cheng David L. Bonitatibus & Joseph Schmid Patricia Hilleren Joyce Paul & Susan Harrington James Vitalo George Clifford William R. Bonsal & Robert O’Bara Elizabeth Hitt Hon. Gary Pavlic Elizabeth Voss Michael Davis & Jerry Nathan Charles Boots Jr Ian Hooper Mary Ellen Peck Stephanie & Avrum Wacholder Deborah Dennis & Wendy Hord Christine Bouchard Lois Horowitz Ruth Pelham Kasa Wahl-Losee Jason Doling & John DeCelle Guillaume Bouche Fleur Houle Alvin Peters Margaret Walsh Jennifer Dunn Nancy Brandt Kate Howard Mary Ellen Piche Joyce Weiler Kimberly Eck Paul Brenner Meng-Ling Hsaio Daniel Pickel & Lyndsay Bock Meredith Weiss Candace & Dave Ellis Richard & Paula Brewer Stephen Jabonaski Don Porter Nancy Wells Dr. Tara Estra & Susan Millstein Katherine Briar-Lawson Darrell Jeffers R. Michael Portzer Arlen Westbrook Lisa & Thomas Evans & Hal Lawson Mary & Gerald Jerome Teresa Prescott Jan Whitman
8 | pridecenter OF THE CAPITAL REGION Ingrid Wilke Floria DiCenzo Leigh Kleinklaus Thomas Papura Rich Volo Caleb Wilkinson Susan DiFrancesco Nancy Klepsch & Lauren Pinsley Patrick Pascarella Taryn Vona Matthew Winans Eleanor K. Dillon William Kramek Dr. Barbara Passin Henry Wagner Carolyn Wolf-Gould Kathleen Ditzel Kenneth Krauss Danny Patrick Nora Walker Nora Yates & Erika Lewis Amy Dobberfuhl Michael Kunkel Crystal Perno William Bond Walker & John Balkema Paul Yergin Julie Dominian Paul Lamar & Mark Dulin Tim Perry-Coon & Joan Coon Constance Ward Judith Youngman Jonathan & Mary Jane Dougherty Nicole Lamarre Deborah Peters Mark & Debra Wasserstorm Benita Zahn Sean Dunleavy Hazel Landa Dana Peterson & Penny Tisko Brian Watkins John Zox Adrienne Dvorozniak Craig Landes Mary Ann Phibbs Michael Watters Wanda Zygmuntowicz Tanisha Dyall CD Lang John & Kelly Pickering Sandra Weckter Mark Eamer S.D. Lansing Dean Plummer Michael Weidrich FRIEND IN PRIDE Thomas Easterley Joseph Lanza John I. Prividera Michael Weisberg & Ralph Penny (UP TO $99 YEAR) Colleen Edwards Jim Larson Brianne Ptak James & Brenda Welter David Abbott & Jim Bell Tom Eletto Ben Legacy Nathan Putnam Sharon Wemple Julian Adams Bryan Empire Robert Lenardon Vincent Quackenbush Patrick Whalen Helen Adams-Keane Hon. Patricia Fahy Mabel Leon Alissa Quinn Sarah Whipple Natalie Aiello Richard Feldman Daniel Lesage Dale Raisig Connie Wilbur Charles Alexander Jeffrey Field Kim Lockridge-Hetko Courtney & Tim Ray Harry Wilbur James Amanatides Hon. Lisa Fisher Brian Logan Jean Raymond Esther Willison & Joseph Kenyeres John Fisher Peggy Lombardo Cheryl Reeves & Martha Shultz Robert Willower A.E. Amato-Carlsen Susan Fitting Toni LoPresti Jeannette Reheuser Susan Woerner Robert Anderson Leonard Flath Philip Mabey Dorothy Richards Kathy Wohlfeld Bridget Anderson & David Newton Denise Foley Audrie MacDuff Jonathan Richardson Craig Wojciekofsky Richard Angelo Debra Foley Nancy Machold Alan Ricker Barbara Wood Michael Armato Pierre Font Frank Madigan Karina Ricker Alan Woolf Patti Austin Lauren Ford Patrice Matalestinic Denise Ringer Daniel Wyman Ophelia Austin-Small Joanne Fotunato Shawn Mancini Curtis Rogers Theo Zegers Joyce & Paul Bascom Benjamin Fox Thomas Manella & Mike Watters Todd Rosch Anonymous Jonathan Batchelder Sandra Fox Thomas Marino Kaitlen Rougier Kathryn Beilke Lori Francesconi Stephen Marks Richard Roy & Stephen K. Peterson This list includes gifts from our fiscal year, Melissa Bellew Marina Franchild Bob Martin David Rozen Feb. 1 2014 – Jan 31, 2015. You are Brian Bennett very important to us. If we have listed you Francine Frank Regina Masterson Todd Rumsey Kristen Berdar incorrectly, please let us know. Burnton & Gloria Frankel Terrence Matthews & Stephen Arlene Sampson Debra Best Philip Fusciello Doud Einy Santos John Bianchino Donna Galeoto Donald Matthews Jonathan Saunders Kathleen Biondo Joseph Galu Susan Mattice Steven Scharf Kimberly Blair PRIDE CENTER Rosy Galvan Joanne Maurer Ellen Schell Matthew Blanchfield BUSINESS ALLIANCE Colleen Garbarini Michael McArdle & Thomas Holland Deborah Schoonmaker Rachel Belssing-Brugeman Members as of December 1, 2014 Eugene Garber Jeffrey McCain JoAnne Schrader Richard Bogusch Paola Garcia Hon. Gary McCarthy Thomas Schreck AIDS Council of Tara Bolduc Dean Gates Kyle McCarthy Noreen Seaphoexis Northeastern New York Charles & Eileen Boots Kerri Gennett Erin McGarry Elizabeth Sears Albany.com Leonard Bopp Tricia George Sean Heather McGraw Pamela Selensky Aras Performance Group, Inc James & Daniel Borgia-Forster Elizabeth Gialanella Michele McGreevy Karen Sgarlata Buenau’s Opticians Kevin Boucher Sean McLaughlin Peter Giftos Eric Sharer Capital District YMCA Terrence Boyle Victoria Gorman Willard McMorris Robert L. Sharkey Kathleen Bracken Canterbury Animal Hospital Deborah Greene Ryan Lewis Merritt Bradley Shear Carla Brind Central Avenue BID Thomas G. Grizey Jean Merritt James Shultis Patty Brown Charles F. Lucas Nicole Grottoli Tracy Metzger Carol Shunk Michele Brumsey Confectionery / The Grocery Robert Guerrin Marie Miklic Susan Sickles Anita Burns Classy Body Art Robert Gugliuzzo P.K. Miller Matthew Side Steven Bush Corey Jamison Consulting, LLC. William Hall James Miskell Carolyn Siewers Lisabeth Calandrino Connections Psychotherapy Randy & Gwen Hall Mary Monaco Vincent Simko Paul Calarco Jr Lisa Hampton Joline Mondore Amber Sinclair Deb Best Practices Karen Carpenter-Palumbo Joan Hayner Cindy Moorcroft Maureen Singer Deja Vu Jennifer Castellani Julia Helfman Donald Moore Allie Sipp Experience and Creative Design, Ltd. Michael Chapman Jamie Helm Wendy Moore Lauren Sirkin Geri Pomerantz, Esq Benjamin Chi Jack Herbst Jose Morales Robert Smealie Homo Radio / WRPI Bates Childress & Eric Rottinger Joe Herwick Allison Moran Shannon Snyder Janet Stein / Arbonne International Stuart Chris Shirley Matthew Morris Robert L. Hill Sharon Stanton Jay Zhang Photography David Christopher Ellen Hillander Margieann Morris Lawrence Steffler Winifred Chuckrow Joseph Roche Bruce Hilliker & Ken Jackson Barbara Moshier Tom Stephany Joyce Chupka Journey United Church of Christ Linda Hillman Ann Moynihan Mark Stephens Paul Ciavardoni L&P Media Annmarie Hinrichsen Elizabeth Murphy Jennifer Sternfeld Sue Clark Mazzone Hospitality / Aperitivo Bistro David Hodgdon Sheila Murphy Kenneth Strickler Michael Clifford Mexican Radio Schenectady Scott Hotaling David Murphy Sean Sullivan Lisa Coluccio Pamela Howard Jim Murray Jonathan Sullivan Montgomery County Office for Aging Christine Commisso James Hughston Patricia Naggiar Mina Sun Northeast Acura Cathy Crosky Tony Iadicicco Annette Nanes Jerome & Ilene Sykes Rain Modern Chinese Lyndon Cudlitz Catherine Iuliano Maram Nashar Michael Taglione Jr Ronnie Mangione / Wealth Lauren Daknis Gregory Jabaut John J. Neil Linda Terricola Advisory Group Blaise Dambrosio Hon. Kathleen Jimino Peter Newman Audrey & Anthony Tesoriero RBC Wealth Management Vincent Dandrea Annette Johnson Victoria Nofi Fiona Thompson Security Plumbing & Heating Supply John Daniels Nancy & Timothy Johnson Christopher J. Nolin Gail Tolley Skylands Services, INC Marcia David Paul O’Brien Thomas Johnston & Keith McCauley Suzanne Trauth Spectrum 8 Theatre Karl Davis Richard Kalb David & Francis O’Connell Constance Trigger Claudia Dean Sunrise Management and Consulting Susan Karmo Robert Odess Jonathan Truslow Margaret Deangelis Tri City Rentals Emily Kaufman Carolyn Olsen Bernard Turner George DeCresce Wells Fargo Richard Kernan James O’Neill Christina Valentin Jason DePasquale Candace Kirkland Peggy Osborne Elizabeth Villalobos Jim deSeve & Kian Tjong Dane Kirkland Paul R. Pageau Albert Vinck Timothy DeTraglia Laurence Klein Victor Palma Jordan & Jessica Vinson Joseph & Kelly Dibella
2014 ANNUAL REPORT | 9 Supporting THE PRIDE CENTER
We are grateful to have strong support from individuals, businesses and foundations. The Pride Center engages supporters in a variety of ways. These include:
Monthly Pride Circle: Ongoing monthly support easily deducted via credit card
Pride Center Business Alliance: The region’s only LGBTQ-friendly business network coordinated by the Pride Center providing visibility and regular networking opportunities 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY 12210 P 518.462.6138 F 518.462.2101 Legacy Society: People who have made a lasting commitment to the LGBTQ www.capitalpridecenter.org community by including the Pride Center in their estate planning FIND US ON FACEBOOK: CapitalPrideCenter Sustaining Donors: An extraordinary group of people who contribute a FIND US ON TWITTER: personally significant annual gift providing critical support to the Pride Center @CapitalPrideCtr
If you would like to learn more about these giving programs or to make a gift, please contact Curran Streett at 518.462.6138 or [email protected]. You can also make a gift online at www.capitalpridecenter.org.
“ I am a proud donor of the Pride Center because they fight for my rights every day. How could I NOT support my own cause!?” — JEN