- Basic Rights Oregon

2009 ANNUAL REPORT
STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2013
A BOLD PATH TO EQUALITY
OVERVIEW
Basic Rights Oregon’s Strategic Plan represents a bold new approach to ensure
that all LGBT Oregonians experience
full equality. Discrimination against LGBT
people continues in Oregon – we are excluded from the freedom to marry, LGBT
teens have the highest rates of suicide,
our youth endure bullying at school, and
transgender people are denied basic
medically necessary health care. Marriage discrimination has a daily impact
on caring, committed couples, hurting
Oregon families in very real ways.
Mission Statement
Basic Rights Oregon will ensure
that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender Oregonians experience
equality by building a broad and inclusive politically powerful movement,
shifting public opinion, and achieving
policy victories
Building An Inclusive Movement
Cultivate the leadership of transgender people, youth
and LGBT people of color. And prioritize their interests
while deeply engaging businesses, community leaders and
straight allies in a statewide network to broaden support
for equality.
Winning majority support for the freedom to marry
for all Oregonians
Ultimately, marriage has a federal solution, but Basic Rights
Oregon will play an important role in creating the national
tipping point by achieving a statewide marriage victory. To
win, we need to build majority support for marriage equality and run an inclusive campaign that addresses the needs
of transgender families, LGBT families of color and young
people.
Achieving significant policy change to improve the
lives of transgender and
gender non-conforming Oregonians
Basic Rights Oregon supports policies that are inclusive of
transgender Oregonians. We seek to understand and articulate the impact of all of our campaigns on trans people
across the state. In addition, in the next five years, Basic
Rights Oregon will coordinate ambitious policy campaigns to
increase the safety and well being of transgender members
of our community.
Increasing and enforcing protections for LGBT and
allied youth across Oregon
Basic Rights Oregon will build upon our work with LGBT and
allied youth. We will lead a policy agenda that increases the
safety and well being of LGBT and allied youth.
Enforcing and Defending Our Victories
Fully implement and enforce domestic partnerships and
nondiscrimination laws by working with businesses and state
agencies to educate about these laws. We are also committed
to defending against any and all attacks on LGBT equality
and working through the courts and the legislature to close
any loopholes.
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RACIAL JUSTICE AND ALLIANCE BUILDING
At Basic Rights Oregon, we are committed to anti-racist work in our organization and in the state as a whole.
As a primarily white LGBT organization in a primarily white region, we work both to develop an analysis of the
impact of racism in our organization and community and to act on that understanding.
Our commitment to racial justice shows in our strategic plan and work plans, in ongoing political education with
our base, in the action we take for racial justice and in explicit statements addressing how our work affects gay
and transgender people of color. Today, we have increasingly multi-racial leadership in our organization, a
track record of support for racial justice and a reputation as
being a dependable ally. We do
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WE HAVE A VISION FOR WHAT IS POSSIBLE:
Imagine a ballot measure fight where the media and
opposition can’t pit gay and transgender communities
and communities of color against one another.
Imagine the power of a movement for justice that is
united across identity, where advocates for LGBT justice work side by side in the struggle for immigrant
rights and for economic justice.
Imagine a movement where people are able to bring
their full selves and find community–where we can
break down the dynamic in which gay and transgender people encounter homophobia and transphobia
in situations that are supposed to be safe for people
of color, and racism in places that are supposed to be
safe for LGBT people.
EDUCATING OUR BASE TO BE EFFECTIVE
ALLIES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
Nearly 500 participants have attended Basic Rights Oregon’s workshops
on dismantling racism in the LGBT movement. In 2009, we compiled the
resources and tools we have used in our work for racial justice and released Standing Together: Coming Out for Racial Justice.
CENTERING THE LEADERSHIP OF
PEOPLE OF COLOR
As part of the Safe Schools for ALL Youth campaign, Basic Rights
Oregon worked in coalition with many organizations of color including CAUSA Oregon, the Urban League, and the Asian Pacific
American Network of Oregon. Basic Rights Oregon also partnered with the Oregon Students of Color Coalition to produce
their special report on the disproportionate impact of bullying
and harassment on students of color in Oregon.
BEING A DEPENDABLE AND PUBLIC ALLY
TO RACIAL JUSTICE
Supporting racial justice organizations and campaigns led by
people of color is a priority of Basic Rights Oregon. In 2009,
we supported comprehensive immigration reform, took a public
stance in favor of honoring the life and contribution of an advocate for justice with the naming of Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard,
and more.
STANDING UP FOR TRANSGENDER JUSTICE
Justice for transgender communities is a key component of Basic Rights Oregon’s work. Transgender Oregonians
face serious barriers to meeting such basic needs as housing, employment, health care, and accurate documentation. And protections on the basis of gender identity and expression affect all of us—especially those of us who
don’t always look traditionally masculine or feminine. To make real change for trans justice, that change must be
led by trans Oregonians.
TAKING THE LEAD FROM TRANS COMMUNITIES
In 2009, Basic Rights Oregon convened a Trans Policy
Working Group. Working Group members represent
a broad range of experiences and areas of expertise,
with the majority identifying as transgender, genderqueer or gender nonconforming. The Working Group
conducted months of careful research and analysis,
soliciting input from transgender and allied Oregonians
from across the state, and developed a strategic plan
to advance transgender equality in Oregon.
Once the responses were in, Working Group members
sorted through the priorities identified by the community and selected several arenas in which to shift policy.
Chief among those was Basic Rights Oregon’s new
campaign to increase access to competent health care
and inclusive insurance for transgender Oregonians.
Working Group members facilitated listening sessions
in Portland and Eugene for transgender Oregonians
and their families to identify the most pressing policy
changes that need to be made by and for trans communities. Listening sessions were supplemented by a
comprehensive online survey.
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WHY HEALTH CARE?
THE WORK AHEAD
Transgender Oregonians face serious barriers to accessing appropriate, affordable care:
In 2010, Basic Rights Oregon will continue
to engage the leadership of transgender
Oregonians in our work to increase access to
appropriate care and inclusive insurance across
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It’s common practice in Oregon to deny health care
to transgender Oregonians just because of their
identity. In fact, the vast majority of health care
plans specifically exclude transition-related care—
so transgender Oregonians can’t access medically
necessary care.
Many health care providers have little or no experience treating transgender patients, making it
extraordinarily difficult for trans people to find
appropriate care—and leaving many doctors and
nurses unsure of how best to treat their patients.
These factors leave many transgender Oregonians
without access to critical health care—solely because
of their gender identity. It’s tough enough for anyone
to get health care. No one should be denied care just
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Increasing access to inclusive insurance coverage from major employers, cities and counties
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Engaging and educating health care providers so
more transgender Oregonians can receive appropriate, meaningful care from their doctor, nurse or
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TRANS COMMUNITIES WEIGH IN
Participants at listening sessions: 32
Completed online surveys: 73
SAFE SCHOOLS FOR ALL YOUTH
HB 2599–THE OREGON SAFE SCHOOLS ACT
Our flagship legislative campaign in 2009 was passing HB2599, the Oregon Safe Schools Act. This legislation
provides greater safety and accountability to students who are bullied and harassed in Oregon’s public K-12
schools by instituting one of the nation’s most comprehensive anti-bullying policies. Youth and students from around
the state shared their stories of bullying with lawmakers and led much of the work on the ground and at the State
Capitol.
THE SAFE SCHOOLS FOR ALL YOUTH COALITION
Basic Rights Oregon led the Safe Schools for ALL Youth
Coalition, which included 39 organizations representing diverse communities, including communities of
color, immigrants and refugees,
people with disabilities, girls’
advocates, education professionals
and gay and transgender communities. This multi-constituency, multiissue framework created deeper
organizational relationships critical
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BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
APANO (Asian
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a statewide,
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social justice
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civic involvement and
Pan-Asian leadership development. The organization brings
together diverse Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities across
ethnicity, language, gender, sexuality and age. APANO was one
of the 39 organizations that made up the Safe Schools for ALL
Youth Coalition, led by Basic Rights Oregon.
HB2599 was a priority for both organizations in the 2009 session.
Social isolation and bullying due to race, culture and ethnicity in
public schools create hostile learning environments for Asian and
Pacific Islander youth. Nationally, Asian Pacific Islander Students
are twice as likely to be victims of serious violence in and out of
school.
“Having worked with many API families who do not speak English
and are recent arrivals to the US, I have seen the damage and
harm, emotionally and physically, caused by bullying. It’s because
of our families’ and others’ personal stories that prompted APANO
to support this legislation,” said APANO Board Member Kathy
Wai.
On May 8, 2009, over 100 Asian Pacific Islanders lobbied legislators in support of HB2599 at APANO’s first Legislative Lobby Day.
APANO leaders joined Basic Rights Oregon and many others from
the Safe Schools for ALL Youth Coalition at the Governor’s signing
ceremony on June 12, 2009.
“By building coalitions with diverse organizations, APANO is able
to build solidarity with other communities and continue to be a
voice for those most affected,” said Kathy. “The values of social
justice, equality and dignity are not just API issues–they’re everyone’s.”
YOUTH ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Basic Rights Oregon’s youth organizing and leadership development program works to lift up the voices, issues
and leadership of young LGBT and allied activists as leaders in the organization. We provide skills and analysis training, statewide networking for young activists and leadership opportunities in the organization’s political,
lobbying and community education work. We are especially committed to working on issues that affect gay and
transgender youth of color, transgender youth, youth facing multiple forms of oppression and youth most deeply
affected by homophobia and transphobia.
The LGBT and allied leaders of our youth activist team, QPOWER
(Queer Portlanders Organizing and Working for Equal Rights), gain
experience in organizing for change by learning to create strategy,
build power and do the on-the-ground work necessary to win campaigns for LGBT rights and more. This year, QPOWER
led the youth programming for our
Day of Action in Salem,
created eight videos sharing their coming-out stories
and supported Basic Rights
Oregon’s efforts to pass tax
measures to fund critical services for our community.
2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION RESULTS
Bill
What it does
Status
Vote margin
HB2599
Strengthens and enhances state
anti-bullying policies for K-12
schools
House: 50 to 9
Senate: 26 to 2
HB2839
Technical adjustments to state
domestic partnership law
House: 51 to 8
Senate: 27 to 0
HJM22
Supports passage of federal hate
crimes law
House: 59 to 0
Senate: 27 to 0
“[I]f anyone can get the bigotry out of our ballot box,
it’s Basic Rights Oregon… They’re a tough lobbying
group on other LGBT issues, too: The legislature passed
all three of the bills Basic Rights Oregon supported last
session.”
– Portland Mercury (11/19/09)
MARRIAGE MATTERS
In 2009, three more states–Vermont, Iowa and New Hampshire–embraced the freedom to marry. Meanwhile,
legislators in Maine opened up civil marriage to committed same-sex couples – only to have voters reverse course
in the election.
STATEWIDE EDUCATION
Oregon’s path to marriage starts and ends with the
ballot. That’s why Basic Rights Oregon is building a
multi-year campaign to win overwhelming public support for the freedom to marry.
Working with the Bus Project and Freedom to Marry,
Basic Rights Oregon contacted 20,000 Oregonians at
their doorstep and in the mailbox, helping conflicted
voters understand that excluding committed gay and
lesbian couples from civil marriage denies the love
and commitment that they share.
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followed up with thousands of calls to evaluate the
impact of the program. This groundbreaking research
has already won national recognition.
This is all part of our work to open up a new dialogue
about the freedom to marry.
MAKING A DIFFFERENCE
When Anja Wright signed up for a
summer fellowship with the Bus Project,
she knew the program would be
exciting. She didn’t know that she’d
be helping to lead a cutting-edge
experiment focused on marriage
equality.
“I just wanted to help people,
do something that made a difference,”
says Anja, one of 24 young leaders in the Politicorps
fellowship program. Basic Rights Oregon and Politicorps
partnered on an intensive program to build support for the
freedom to marry in five counties across the state.
“We knocked on 17,000 doors in just two months. It was intense. One of my favorite experiences was talking to an older
man in his 70s. At the beginning of the conversation he made
it clear that he didn’t support marriage equality. But as we
talked, he began to open up–especially when I helped him
think about what freedom means in America. By the end of
the discussion he really started to move on the issue.”
For Anja, the issue of marriage equality is personal. “This issue affects so many people I know. And as a person of color,
you knock on a door and they expect you to sell something,
not talk about LGBT equality. The queer movement has been
characterized as this white male thing. That means providing
a different face for the conversation is really important. It
doesn’t affect just one group–it affects all of us.”
After an intensive summer of organizing for equality, Anja
is confident about the campaign. “I’m optimistic. I know it’s
going to take time for people to grow and to understand why
marriage matters to gay couples. But when we get out there
and engage people in real dialogue, Oregonians begin to
embrace civil marriage for all committed couples.”
STARTING THE CONVERSATION
Sometimes it can feel challenging to start the
conversation about marriage with the people we
know. But when we actually talk to our neighbors
about the impact of shutting gay and lesbian Oregonians out of marriage, we change the tone of
the discussion, and open up hearts and minds.
We developed an innovative tool to help Oregonians start the conversation.
At www.MarrriageMattersOregon.org,
supporters are recording and sharing personal
video messages and using email, Facebook and
Twitter to send their videos to friends, family
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“Marriage matters to us because it’s a way of
letting our friends and our society know that
we’re a family.”-Eric and Anne
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
2009
2008
ASSETS
BASIC RIGHTS OREGON AND
BASIC RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND
Cash and cash equivalents
$
Pledges receivable
Property and equipment, net
TOTAL ASSETS
$
133,060
Other assets
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
(WITH COMPARATIVE TOTALS FOR 2008)
482,057
381,110
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9,427
2,327
47,204
44,213
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$
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LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Total liabilities
18,758
16,490
18,758
405,554
340,879
Net assets:
Unrestricted:
Available for operations
47,204
44,213
Total unrestricted
452,758
385,092
Temporarily restricted
202,500
23,800
Total net assets
655,258
408,892
Property and equipment, net
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
2009
2008
Support:
Contributions
$
847,233
$
685,587
Special events, net of expenses of $162,865
for 2009 and $204,669 for 2008
Donated goods and services
Other income
Total support
232,986
265,994
84,447
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1,165,015
73,459
5,314
1,030,354
Expenses:
Program services:
Marriage equality
360,345
501,341
Alliance building
53,386
9,150
Transgender justice
28,512
Youth organizing and leadership development
Electoral candidate work
Advocacy and lobbying
Total programs
62,745
1,328
192,466
698,782
Management and general
72, 595
140, 860
261,392
985,338
88,028
88,244
Fundraising
131,839
134,493
Total expenses
918,649
1,208,075
Change in net assets
246, 366
(177,721)
408,892
586, 613
Net assets:
Beginning of year
End of year
$
655,258
$
408,892
$
671,748
$
427,650
BASIC RIGHTS OREGON LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Basic Rights Oregon is pleased to acknowledge our donors who made single or multiple
gifts totaling $1000 or more from January
1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Through
their vision and leadership, these supporters
provide financial stability for our work to end
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. These generous
contributions allow us to be on the frontlines,
ensuring fairness and equality for the gay and
transgender community.
We thank you for your continued investment.
LIBERTY CIRCLE ($10,000+)
Businesses & Foundations
Civil Marriage Collaborative
Freedom to Marry
Gill Foundation
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
The Standard
Tides Foundation’s State Equality Fund
Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
Western States Center
INDIVIDUALS
Al Machemehl & John Harrell
Bill Dickey & David Wagner/Witham &
Dickey
Curtis Thompson
Dr. Raymond Frye/Bling Dental
Jeff Heatherington/FamilyCare, Inc
Lane Hickey
LeAnn Locher & Adela Rios
Terry Bean/Charles M. Holmes Supporting
Foundation
EQUALITY CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)
Allied Video Productions
Businesses & Foundations
Comcast Cable Communications
Fred Meyer
Lane Powell
New Seasons Market
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Oregon Education Association
PFLAG Oregon State Council
Portland General Electric
Pride Foundation
Royce’s Prop Shop, Inc.
Stoel Rives LLP
The New World Foundation
Zephyr Fund
JUSTICE CIRCLE ($2,500 - $4,999)
Corporations & Foundations
Bank of America
Cafe Nell
Equity Foundation
First Unitarian Church of Portland
Oregon Health Science University
The Boeing Company
US Bank
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
INDIVIDUALS
Brian Wilson
Debbie Burke & Richard Durant
INDIVIDUALS
Al Horn & Jim Carpenter
Corriedawn Greiling-Fritsch & Michael Fritsch
Dennis Johnson & Steven Smith
Jason Zidell/JEZ Foundation
Robin Castro & John Halseth
Val Solorzano & Nicole Hamann
PLANNED GIVING LEAVES A LEGACY FOR EQUALITY
Al Horn and his beloved partner,
Jim Carpenter, were dedicated supporters of Basic Rights
Oregon for nearly 20 years.
Since the early 1990s, they
have been active in the LGBT
equality movement in Oregon,
sharing their story to promote
the value of love and of the
importance of committed
couples. Sadly, on June 7,
2009, Jim passed away
after a long battle with cancer.
“We wanted to talk to people about love, to be able to love one
another just the same as everyone else,” says Al, looking back to
how he and Jim decided to get involved.
Through the years, Al and Jim supported the movement through their
financial contributions to Basic Rights Oregon.
In October 2008, they chose to celebrate their 40th year anniversary by becoming domestic partners. They both were so happy to
have the opportunity to honor their relationship in this way. One of
Jim’s final wishes was to leave a legacy that could be used to advance the important work for equality. And that is exactly what he
did, by making a generous bequest to Basic Rights Oregon in 2009.
Al and Jim met more than 40 years ago in Dallas, Texas, where
they had an instant connection and shared a love of camping and
the outdoors. In 1976, they relocated to Portland, Oregon, looking
forward to a new and exciting life in a beautiful part of the country.
“Jim and I decided to pick our top three organizations to be beneficiaries of his final will, and Basic Rights Oregon was one of them,”
explains Al. “The work that they have done and continue to do for
equality was so important to both Jim and me.”
In 1992, amid the swirling headlines of the No on 9 campaign, they
were faced with a decision: watch the negativity from the sidelines,
or stand up for what they believed in and speak out for LGBT equality.
We are grateful for their leadership and generous support.
Erin & Melissa Sexton-Sayler
Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Yolanda Lozano
Martin Vavra/Galaxy Sailor Productions
Rodney Voisine
FREEDOM CIRCLE ($1,000 - $2,499)
Corporations & Foundations
937 Group LLC
Ashforth Pacific Inc
Azumano Travel
Bank of the West
Davis Wright Tremaine
El Hispanic News
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Frito Lay
Gerding Edlen Development LLC
Holding Onto Oregon’s Priorities (HOOPS
PAC)
Kaiser Permanente
Key Bank
Livingston Foundation, Inc
McDonald Jacobs, P.C.
Metropolitan Group
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Nordstrom, Inc.
Northwest Natural Gas
Pacific Power/Pacificorp
Pollin Hotels
Portland Association of Teachers
Portland Hilton
Providence Health & Services
Russell Street Bar-B-Que
SEIU Local 503
SkinnerLopata Harris LLC
TAOW Productions LLC
The Original
The Regence Group
Tonkon Torp LLP
Travel Portland
Umpqua Bank
United Way Columbia-Willamette
US Bank National Association
Wells Fargo
INDIVIDUALS
Anita Stelling & Annie Brown
Anne Hoot & Laura Stepp
Beatrice Dohrn & Jennifer Middleton
Betsy Wessler
Bill Fish & Ed Reeves
Brady Davis
Brian Houle & Peter Rossing
Dan Yonker & Mike Druydd
David Conrad
David Cook & Mary Overgaard
Dawn Barry-Griffin
Diane Benjamin
Eric & Rebecca Friedenwald-Fishman
Fred Elledge & Mark Poe
Jason Phillips
Jeana Frazzini & KD Parman
Jeff Miller & Will Carter
Jesse Lough & Russ Riggs
Joel Kimble
John Leonard
Jon Andrew Howe & Duane McKenery
Julia Felsman & Cynthia Ondrick
Kathleen MacNaughton
Kregg Arntson & Ted Fettig
Laura Calvo
Lisa Hunefeld & Ann Schatz
Lisa Watson & Peter Shanky/Cupcake Jones
Loren Smith
Marilyn Stewart-Frank
Mark Clift & Jeff Knapp
Mary & Lieselotte Zorn-McCarty
Melissa Beal & Cindy Alexander
Michael & Diane McKeel
Moira Bowman & Diane Goodwin
Neil Kimmelfield
Norm Kalbfleisch & Neil Matteucci
Stephanie Fuhrman
Thomas Barreto & Brian Sinclair
Tim Thunder
Valorie Freeman
Vanessa Usui & Kimberlee Stafford
William Apt & Grant Molsberry
Basicr Rights Oregon is proud of our relationship with supporters at every giving level. We
regret that, due to space limitations, we cannot
acknowledge all donors in this publication. If we
have unintentionally omitted or misspelled your
name, please accept our sincere apologies and let
us know how we may acknowledge you accurately
in future Basic Ritghts Oregon materials.
A PARTNER COMMITTEED TO ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE
Spirit Mountain
Community Fund
has become an important partner
in our work for
gay and transgender
equality in Oregon. Since
2005,
Spirit Mountain Community
Fund has invested
more than$45,000 in Basic Rights
Education Fund to build a fair and equal Oregon. Basic Rights
Education Fund and Spirit Mountain Community Fund share
a common vision of improving the livability of the local community by building a broad and inclusive movement to advance
social justice.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund was founded in 1997 to honor
the traditions of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde–traditions that include sharing and giving back to the community in
the ancient tradition of potlatch. The Fund donates 6% of the
profits from Spirit Mountain Casino to nonprofit organizations
across Western Oregon.
“As a terminated Tribe, we know how it feels to be excluded.
Our Restoration in 1983 was a turning point, but much work was
yet to be done. When we began our casino in 1995, we hoped
for self-sufficiency for our government and our people. We
are proud today to say that we’ve invested over $50 million in
organizations that support our friends and neighbors and their
visions of self-sufficiency and inclusion. Basic Rights is doing
critical work, and we are proud to be a supporter,” said Director
Shelley Hanson.
These shared values have allowed Basic Rights Education Fund
to form a trusting and valuable relationship with Spirit Mountain Community Fund during the past five years. Basic Rights
Education Fund’s goal is to lift up the voices of all people in the
movement for gay and transgender equality. We believe that an
effective and powerful movement must represent all communities in our state. Basic Rights Education Fund looks forward to
the opportunity to work together with Spirit Mountain Community Fund in the years to come.
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2009 STAFF AND BOARD
BASIC RIGHTS OREGON STAFF
Jeana Frazzini, Executive Director
Thomas Wheatley, Organizing Director
Juan Martinez, Development Director
Dan Yonker, Director of Finance & Administration
Rebecca Flynn, Regional Director
Aubrey Harrison, Field Manager
Jessica Lee, Racial Justice & Alliance
Building Program Manager
Alejandro Juarez, Communications
Coordinator
Cathy Abbruzzese, Donor Outreach
Coordinator
Andrew Hogan, Development Associate
INTERNS AND NEW ROOTS FELLOWS
Ernesto Dominguez
Kyle Sexton
Lisa Frank
Louis Ortega
Kellen Lenzer
Tash Shatz
PROJECT STAFF & CONSULTANTS
Maura Roche, Government Relations
Consultant
Samantha Swaim, Events Consultant
Courtney Morse
Emily Saxton
Key Jackson
Mike Grigsby
Talya Husbands-Hankin
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Laura Dellinger, Co-Chair
Steven Johnston, Co-Chair
Al Machemehl, Treasurer
Debbie Burke, Secretary
Frank Dixon
Kerry Johnson
Margi Hoffman
Moira Bowman
Scott Hossner
Vanessa Usui
Photo Credits
Byron Beck , Jack Elliot,
Elliot, Sam Leinen, Jennifer Meyer/ Tribute
Web Design & Photography
Photography,, Rosemary Ragusa /monAmour
photography and Anonymous supporters around the state.
state.
Special thank you to Witham and Dickey
for donating the printing of this report.
P.O. BOX 40625
PORTLAND, OR 97240
PHONE: 503.222.6151
FAX: 503.236.6686
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