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LASVEGASPRIDE.ORG/INTERPRIDE
OCTOBER 14 - 18, 2015
LAS VEGAS 2015
INTERPRIDE CONFERENCE
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS
STAYS IN VEGAS
2015 INTERPRIDE AGM & CONFERENCE 5
WELCOME TO THE
INTERPRIDE 2015
CONFERENCE
JOINING TOGETHER TO
STRENGTHEN PRIDE
ORGANIZATIONS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD!
PHOTO COURTESY LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY
ALOHA!
I remember attending my first InterPride
in Long Beach back in 2010, it was
myself and the rest of our Executive
Board all attending the conference for
the first time. I remember all of us saying, “We need to host this event,” and
“people would love to come to Vegas.”
Our dream became a reality at the
2013 Montreal Canada AGM when the
InterPride membership voted “yes” and
Las Vegas PRIDE was given the honor to
host InterPride AGM 2015.
After many hours of planning, thousands of emails, endless meetings and
more, here we are, InterPride 2015. What
a wild and crazy journey it has been.
Of course, none of the executive officers that wanted to host InterPride with
me back at the conference in Long
Beach were still serving on the board to
help, ha ha.
Welcome to Las Vegas! I hope you had
safe travels and are well rested; we all
worked very hard planning this 4-day
conference just for you. Thank you to
the board of InterPride for all of your
help and guidance. To Sue and Brett,
thank you for being great leaders. To
the CSIC Co-Chairs Dave and Emilio,
thank you for all your help and support.
It takes a very strong team to do this
every year, my team and I have learned
a lot.
Mahalo (“Thank You”) to the board of
directors of Southern Nevada Association of PRIDE, Inc. for all of their love,
support and hard work. Organizing
an InterPride AGM is not easy, it has its
challenges, but we are all here for the
same purpose and understand the
drive behind what we do. It’s a thankless job, but we would do it again if
asked to do so.
Sponsors: this event would not have
been possible without the commitment
and support from our sponsors, thank
you for all that you do and for supporting our vision and providing funding/
resources to help this conference come
to life. Also, a very big thank you to our
host Alexis Park All-Suite Resort.
I hope you get to reunite with old
friends and have a chance to make a
couple of new ones as well. Now is our
chance to network with one another
and share our knowledge and experiences. I remember what my old boss
Steve Wynn told me when I first moved
to Las Vegas 15 years ago, during a
conversation after a grand opening
meeting, “Ernie you’re only going to get
out of your experience what you put
into it, you should always give 110%”...
he was right.
Enjoy yourselves, be safe, have a great
time and be nice to one another.
In Pride!
Ernie “Pineapple” Yuen
Executive Director
Southern Nevada Association of PRIDE,
Inc.
8 2015 INTERPRIDE AGM & CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 (REGISTRATION & HELP DESK OPEN 2:00PM TO 5:00PM)
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Noon
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
8:15 PM
InterPride Business: Conference Structure and Integrity Committee (CSIC)
EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM
IP Business: Finance Committee
EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM
Lunch (on your own)
IP Business: Methods and Standards Committee
EXCUTIVE BOARDROOM
IP Business: Member Services
EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM
Break
IP Business: Fund Development
EXECUTIVE BOARD ROOM
Break
Deep Eddy Happy Hour
Las Vegas PRIDE Family Bingo
Happy Hour (6 – 7 PM) / Bingo Starts at 7:00 PM
Restaurant Service & Cash Bar Available
Dinner (on your own)
Evening Activity (on your own)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 (REGISTRATION & HELP DESK OPEN 10:00AM TO 4:00PM)
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Noon
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:15 PM
6:45 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
Breakfast (on your own)
IP Business: Board Meeting
EXECTUIVE BOARDROOM
Lunch (on your own)
AGM: Conference Orientation
IP Business: Scholarship Committee
ZEUS C
PARTHENON 5
Break
Key Note Speaker - Workshop Session 1
PARTHENON 1 & 2
Break
Transgender Panel Discussion - Workshop Session 2
PARTHENON 1 & 2
Break (Get Ready for Reception)
Travel to Reception & City Tour
MEET IN MAIN LOBBY
Scholarship and Welcome Reception at The Las Vegas LGBT Center
The Center will be closed for this private event & staff will be available to offer guided tours.
Complementary Wine and Champagne by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Full Cash Bar provided - Heavy
appetizers will be served. The Bronze Cafe at The Center will also be open.
Travel to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Evening Activities (on your own)
Attendees are responsible for return transportation to hotel
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The schedule begins Wednesday, October 14, 2015 and ends Sunday, October 18, 2015.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE EDUCATING AND INSPIRING WORKSHOPS OR THEIR PRESENTERS,
PLEASE FIND THE DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOGRAPHIES INCLUDED LATER IN THIS GUIDE.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 (REGISTRATION & HELP DESK OPEN 7:00AM TO 4:00PM)
7:30 AM
Breakfast (PARTHENON 3&4)
Workshop Session 3 (8:30-9:40)
8:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
12:30 PM
ATHENA
Time Mgmt.
for the Busy
Professional
ZEUS A
Changing
Trends in SEO
ZEUS B
How to Create
Your First Pride
Guide
AGM
ZEUS C
Women’s
Caucus
PARTHENON
1&2
FIRST COMES
LOVE (...)
3:00 PM
Luncheon & Presentation (PARTHENON 3&4)
ATHENA
ZEUS A
Ticketing Done Transgender
Right
101
ZEUS B
Using Surveys
to Grow Your
Event
IP Business:
ZEUS C
Intro to Pride
Mobile App
Technology
PARTHENON
1&2
Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
PARTHENON 5
Human Rights
Committee
Coffee Break (ZEUS FOYER)
3:10 PM
Conference
Orientation
Plenary 1
PARTHENON 1 & 2
1:50 PM
PARTHENON 5
ATHENA
Healthy Pride How Not to be
Fried by Your
Big Event
ZEUS A
Transgender
Caucus
ZEUS B
LGBTI Human
Rights
Strategies
Within Pride
IP Business:
ZEUS C
Pride
Mobile App
Technology:
Features &
Demos
PARTHENON
1&2
Setting Your
Parade Lineup
EXEC. BOARD
ROOM
Board Meeting
Regional Meetings (4:30-5:45)
4:30 PM
ATHENA
Region 7
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
ZEUS A
Region 6
ZEUS C
Region 1
Break
Dinner & Evening Activities (on your own)
CELEBRATING ITS 32ND YEAR IN 2015, LAS VEGAS
PRIDE IS PROUD TO SERVE THE LGBT COMMUNITY
OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND BEYOND.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 (REGISTRATION & HELP DESK OPEN 7:00AM TO 4:00PM)
7:30 AM
Breakfast (PARTHENON 3&4)
8:30 AM
ATHENA
ZEUS A
InterPride Pride Time Mgmt.
Rada 2015
Priorities & Procrastination
IP Business:
ZEUS B
Establising a
Production
Partnership
with Vendors
ZEUS C
Partner for
Success
PARTHENON
1&2
PARTHENON 5
2015 Theme
Festival
Security
ATHENA
9:45 AM
11:00 AM
Transgender
Inclusion
ZEUS A
IP Business:
ZEUS B
My Point of
Canada Pride
View - A Pride
Presentation &
Festival Vendor Discussion
ZEUS C
Misogyny &
Misandry:
No Place
in the LGBT
Community
PARTHENON
1&2
Leveraging
Technology to
Maximize Vendor & Parade
Sales
World Pride
Committee
11:10 AM
PARTHENON 5
ATHENA
Top 10 Must
Haves for
Event Websites
ZEUS A
ZEUS B
Crowdfunding: Pride Under
Building
Attack: How
Community, Schedule
InterPride
Raising Funds can Help
12:30 PM
Lunch (PARTHENON 3&4)
1:45 PM
Plenary 2 (PARTHENON 1 & 2)
3:45 PM
IP Business:
ZEUS C
Don’t
Gamble
with Pride,
Insure it!
PARTHENON PARTHENON EXEC. BOARD
1&2
5
ROOM
Best Sponsorship
Practices
Small Pride Board
Caucus
Meeting
Regional Meetings (4:00-5:15)
4:00 PM
ATHENA
ZEUS A
5:15 PM
7:00 PM
11:00 PM
ZEUS C
Region 6
Region 7
Region 1
Dinner Gala
Evening Activities (on your own)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 (REGISTRATION & HELP DESK OPEN 8:00AM TO NOON)
8:30 AM
ATHENA
Planning a
Regional
or World
Conference
ZEUS A
Pride 2.0 Innovating
for Growth,
Relevance &
Sustainability
ZEUS B
Trans Sexuality
IP Business:
ZEUS C
Facebook
Advertising
Strategies
PARTHENON 5
Resolution
Information
Session
9:30 AM
Brunch (PARTHENON 1 & 2)
10:30 AM
Plenary 3 (PARTHENON 1 & 2)
12:30 PM
InterPride Business: Board Meeting (EXECUTIVE BOARD ROOM)
EXEC. BOARD
ROOM
Communication
Committee
Meeting
2015 AGM
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WORKSHOPS
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND
THESE WORKSHOPS BOTH EDUCATING AND INSPIRING.
OCTOBER 16TH
TIME MANAGEMENT FOR THE
BUSY PROFESSIONAL
ATHENA BALLROOM - 8:30 AM
Presented by Greg J. Chase, Director of
Guest Experience, New York New York
Hotel & Casino
Time management training most often
begins with setting goals. These goals
are recorded and may be broken down
into a project, an action plan, or a
simple task list. Activities are then rated
based on urgency and importance,
priorities assigned, and deadlines set.
This process results in a plan with a task
list or calendar of activities. This entire
process is supported by a skill set that
should include personal motivation,
delegation skills, organization tools, and
crisis management.
CHANGING TRENDS IN SEO
ZEUS A - 8:30 AM
Presented by Heather Brown, Owner /
CEO, Cultural Sponge
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the
process of ranking your website high on
the result list of a search engine, thus
increasing the number of visitors to your
website. This class takes the intimidation out of SEO. As trends change on
the internet, search engines change
the way they optimize your website.
Find out what search engines consider
important and changes you can make
to improve your website ranking.
HOW TO CREATE YOUR FIRST
PRIDE GUIDE
ZEUS B - 8:30 AM
Presented by Sylvain Bruni, President,
Boston Pride
In 2015, Boston Pride created our very
own and very first Boston Pride Guide.
Learn from our journey: from assembling a team to building a budget, from
securing advertisers to recruiting con-
tributors, from negotiating printing contracts to organizing distribution… we
will tell you what our experience was,
what mistakes we made (and learned
from!). We will discuss how you too can
take the leap… and generate revenue
for your organization while providing a
great service to your community. Don’t
forget to bring your current Pride Guide
to the workshop!
FIRST COMES LOVE: PORTRAITS OF ENDURING LGBTQ
RELATIONSHIPS
PARTHENON 1 & 2 - 8:30 AM
Presented by Barbara Proud, B Proud
Photography
This lecture provides a source of joy
and affirmation to the members of our
community and may be educational for you as well. We will discuss this
project and book focusing on the real
stories of the LGBTQ community and
not the legal march through the courts.
It speaks of our day-to-day lives. It also
provides hope to the younger generation that they can have long-lasting
relationships.
will learn from case studies of LA Pride
and Flagstaff Pride and discover how
to put the Flavorus full-service ticketing
platform to work for your organization.
You will learn about: multi-platform,
3-step checkout; mobile box offices;
Facebook ticketing; RFID & Mag Cards;
and private label, custom solutions. You
will also discover how Flavorus can help
you increase your marketing reach via
event syndication.
INTRODUCTION TO PRIDE
MOBILE APP TECHNOLOGY
ZEUS C - 1:50 PM
Presented by Lee Castoro, Marketing
& Communications Director of Edge
Publications & Pride Labs
In this introductory workshop, we will
cover the basics of getting started,
what exactly the mobile app development process entails, the time frame for
development and also some key technology features that our Pride app partners utilize and love. There are countless
benefits to integrating a mobile app
into your technology portfolio, and we’ll
be covering many of those benefits!
During this informative and easy to
understand introductory course we will
be running live demos and will be more
than happy to answer questions from
the audience!
THE EVOLUTION OF THE PRIDE
FESTIVAL: FROM COMMUNITY
EVENT TO REVENUE-GENERATING FESTIVAL
PARTHENON 3 & 4 - 12:30 PM
TRANSGENDER 101
Presented by Jeff Consoletti, Founder &
ZEUS A - 1:50 PM
Principal of JJ | LA
PRIDE events transform annually because of the strategic partnerships and
collaboration between festival production experts that organizations can lean
on as a means to grow their events in
audience size and overall revenue. Festival Production Team JJ|LA, ticketing
powerhouse Flavorus, and innovative
concessionaire DLS Events, discuss how
their partnership and services have
sparked new revenue driving opportunities for the PRIDE Event. Something
that your event might benefit from!
TICKETING DONE RIGHT
ATHENA BALLROOM - 1:50 PM
Presented by Jim Murphy, COO, Flavorus
Event ticketing can be a headache
for organizers and attendees when
not done right. In this workshop, you
Presented by Holly Reese, Senior and
Transgender Programs Manager, The
LGBTQ Center - Las Vegas
Participants can expect to leave the
workshop with an understanding of
what is means to identify as a transgender person, as well as learning what
vocabulary is friendly and what is offensive, in the effort to build understanding
and bridge gaps in our community.
USING SURVEYS TO GROW
YOUR EVENT
ZEUS B - 1:50 PM
Presented by Jake Naylor, Event Consultant and Past Las Vegas PRIDE President
Surveys are an often overlooked source
of information vital to both the improvement of your event, and its continued
growth. During this workshop, you will
learn the importance of surveys, when
& where they are appropriate/most
successful, and why they are so valuable. You will also discuss what types of
questions are most valuable and how
to turn that information into greater
event successes year after year.
Asking the right questions will not only
help you improve your next event, but
may also help you land that new sponsor, or gain greater sponsorship from
your existing sponsors.
VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT &
RETENTION
Presented by Dave Wait, Chair, Motor
City Pride
Panel discussion on the topic of volunteer recruitment and retention.
HEALTHY PRIDE – HOW NOT
TO BE FRIED BY YOUR
BIGGEST EVENT
ATHENA BALLROOM - 3:10 PM
Presented by: Sherri Rase, Urban Telegraph; Malcolm Carey, Boston Pride;
Chad Phillips, Capital Pride Alliance
Are you Fried by Pride? Every year we
are committed to our events – big or
small, we make them all! And at the
end of Pride Season, most of us feel like
we’ve been ridden hard and put up
wet. Healthy Pride will help you perform at peak even if you’re not in peak
physique. There are three aspects to the
better self care that makes a more effective Pride organizer – sleep, exercise
and proper nutrition. If you’re like most
of us, then you take better care of your
volunteers than you do yourself. Treat
yourself like family and go further, faster
with no more “Pride Hangover”. Chad,
Malcolm and Sherr will show you how
it’s done.
PRIDE MOBILE APP TECHNOLOGY FEATURES & LIVE DEMOS
ZEUS C - 3:10 PM
Presented by David Foucher, CEO and
Publisher of Edge Publications & Pride
Labs
Pride Labs, in conjunction with our sister
company Edge Media Network, is the
largest LGBT media platform in the
world, reaching 3 million+ people via
native mobile apps. We’re the official
technology provider for InterPride and
hundreds of other Pride/LGBT organizations. For our intermediate workshop
(following the introductory workshop)
We will focus more on the technicalities
of mobile apps and some of our exciting advanced features.
BUT... WE ARE ALWAYS AT THE
BACK: SETTING YOUR PARADE
LINE-UP
Marsha Levine, San Francisco Pride
Parade Manager & InterPride Founder
Putting together a Parade line-up can
be done several ways — which one will
work best for you and your community?
Parade veterans Marsha H. Levine (San
Francisco Pride) and David Studinski
(NYC Pride) will review scalable methods used that any committee can
adopt.
PRIVILEGE WALK
PARTHENON 5 - 3:10 PM
Presented by Shannon Lank- Board
Chair Phoenix Pride
Privilege surrounds us every day in ways
that we sometimes do not recognize.
Societal identifiers placed on us as
children have a lasting effect into adulthood often unconsciously. Through
this interactive and participant driven
workshop we will explore how those
identifiers have shaped us individually
and our society. Understanding how
our own personal privilege has shaped
us can help us individually and collectively learn how to best navigate
societal change.
SUCCESSFUL LGBTI HUMAN
RIGHTS STRATEGIES WITHIN
PRIDE
ZEUS B - 3:10 PM
Presented by Frank van Dalen, Pride
United
Human Rights have become increasingly important within InterPride. Many
prides, big and small, are trying to find
ways to include human rights programs. A debate, exhibition or movies
are tools to fulfill this objective. But how
not only to inform the public, but also
to have impact on the legal or social
climate regarding LGBTI themes on
the local or international level? In this
workshop van Dalen will share do’s and
don’ts in order to set up a successful
LGBTI Human Rights strategy within the
pride program. Extra attention is paid
on how to include visitors of a pride,
how to create media-visibility and how
to get connection with politicians and
make them act in order to obtain results. Meaningful international solidarity
is also a topic.
OCTOBER 17TH
PRIDE RADAR 2015
Presented by Frank van Dalen – Pride
United & Michele Irimia – NYC Pride
Pride Radar is the flagship report from
InterPride showcasing hundreds of
prides around the world. The first report
was published in 2012 and in 2014 a
draft was presented for the second
report to be published in 2015 in Las
Vegas. A global survey amongst pride
organizers will be added to the report,
uncovering worldwide trends within
the global community of prides. In the
workshop the second Pride Radar will
be discussed in depth. While discussing
the report and the outcomes we try
to answer the question what a global
pride movement is and needs to develop further. Can we identify key factors
for success and how should success be
measured. The challenges for the future
of a sustainable pride movement will
be brought to the table as well.
PARTNER FOR SUCCESS
ZEUS C - 8:30 AM
Presented by Jake Naylor, Las Vegas
PRIDE Sponsor and Past Las Vegas
PRIDE President
Recruiting sponsors for your event can
be a daunting task. During the first half
of this workshop, you will learn about
both the unique power of sponsorship and the difference between bad,
good, and great sponsorship. You will
also learn how to prepare yourself for
success including creating policies,
strategies, resources, tools, contracts,
and how to leverage successful sponsorships for your organization. In the
second half of this workshop, you will
take a look at sponsorship from the
sponsor’s perspective. You will discuss
expectations and how to ensure your
sponsors view their dollars as well
spent. You will also learn about the
importance of following up with your
sponsors after-the-fact to retain them for
future events.
MISOGYNY & MISANDRY:
NO PLACE IN THE LGBT
COMMUNITY
ZEUS C - 9:50 AM
TIME MANAGEMENT, PRIORITIES, AND PROCRASTINATION
ZEUS A - 8:30 AM
Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of
women or girls. As activists in the
LGBT+ community, we don’t tolerate
misogynistic behavior within our ranks.
We acknowledge the hard work and
successes of LGBT+ women. They were
pioneers in the gay rights movement,
as well as the fight against HIV/AIDS. Of
course, that doesn’t mean that there
aren’t misogynistic behavior within our
community from time to time, but as
whole we find it unacceptable.
Presented by Shannon Lank, Phoenix
Pride Board Chair
Stressed out? Can’t figure out where
to start on your ‘to do’ list? Find yourself getting things done but not the
ones you want? It’s because of how
your brain works. In this workshop we’ll
explore how to trick your brain into
making better decisions. Learn why
long meetings don’t work well. Figure
out your procrastination type and how
to work it instead of against it, which in
turn will help make you more productive in your every day life.
ESTABLISHING A PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP WITH
YOUR VENDORS
ZEUS B - 8:30 AM
Presented by Randy Arnold, Barefoot
Ambassador & Joe Gonzales, National Multicultural Marketing Manager,
Barefoot
With over 25 years of support for the
LGBT community, Barefoot has sponsored over 1,000 LGBT events since
2009. We’re the wine sponsor for InterPride and hundreds of other Pride/LGBT
organizations from all over the world!
For our introductory workshop we will
talk about what makes a winning
vendor partnership (domestic and
internationally) with a Pride. During this
informative and easy to understand introductory course we will walk you step
by step on how to begin a partnership
with a vendor, what you will need to begin, how to link and leverage your event
and have fun while doing it. We will be
more than happy to answer questions
from the audience!
FESTIVAL SECURITY
This workshop session will be an open
forum / panel discussion regarding
pride festival security.
Presented by Richard Bell, President,
Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance
Misandry, the dislike of, contempt for,
or ingrained prejudice against men
(i.e., the male sex) hasn’t been taken
as seriously. We see this manifested in
sexual discrimination, belittling of men,
and sexual objectification of men. Our
greatest successes as a community
have come by working together to accomplish our goals. Now is not the time
to revert to divisiveness.
TRANSGENDER INCLUSION
Presented by Jeremy L. Wallace, Author
Pride events have always been about
celebrating the triumphs and uniqueness of the LGBT community, however,
fully including the “T” in the celebration
has been challenging, leaving many in
the Trans community feeling left out or
invisible. This workshop will explore past
& current challenges, as well as best
practices in embracing and fully including the Trans population, creating an
atmosphere of Pride in the entire LGBT
spectrum.
FIERTÉ CANADA /
CANADA PRIDE
ZEUS B - 9:50 AM
there will be an open discussion and
interaction with the audience in order
to brainstorm and receive other Pride
organization’s impressions.
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY
TO MAXIMIZE VENDOR & PARADE SALES
Presented by Scott Shuemake, Event
Producer & Jacob Dornan, Exhibitor
Platform Manager
IDK Events, LLC is the platform powering the vendor and parade sales and
support for some of the largest prides in
the US and Canada; Including Toronto
Pride, SF Pride, Oakland Pride, Indy Pride,
Houston Pride, St Louis Pride, St Pete’s
Pride and More! During this workshop,
we will help attendees leverage technology to drive parade and exhibitor
revenue. Additionally, we will provide a
hands on demonstration of our software and include some success stories.
We will also have an opportunity for
questions.
MY POINT OF VIEW – A PRIDE
FESTIVAL VENDOR
ZEUS A - 9:50 AM
Presented by Steven Hannestad, We The
People Clothing
Review the pros and cons of being a
Pride Festival vendor, and discuss how
vendors plan for an event, the importance of accurate website information,
and where all of the LGBT vendors have
gone. We will also discuss the differences between for profit and non-profit
vendors and festival layout from a
vendor’s perspective. Have you considered how your sponsor’s booths affect
your vendor’s bottom lines? We will also
review vendor on vendor wars while
sharing our history attending many
Pride Festivals.
TOP 10 MUST HAVES FOR
EVENT WEBSITES
Presented by Steven Ross, Director of
Communications, Montréal Pride &
Jean-François Perrier, Marketing Director, Presented by Heather Brown, Owner/
CEO Cultural Sponge
Montréal Pride
This will be a presentation about
Canada Pride. We will discuss the new
brand/event and why it will take place
in 2017. Following the presentation
As event planners, you are aware how
important a website is to the success
of the event. In this workshop you will
learn 10 website must-haves to help
you maximize attendance and online
buzz. Take away website tips that can
be implemented immediately. Each
participant will have the opportunity to
schedule a private 30-minute marketing
consultation with Cultural Sponge.
DON’T GAMBLE WITH PRIDE...
INSURE IT!
ZEUS C - 11:10 AM
Presented by Dori Shields, Executive
Vice President of the Casswood Insurance Agency
The Casswood Insurance Agency has
been associated with InterPride since
its founding days in Boston and continues as proud sponsor of the InterPride
Insurance Program, one of the longest
running member benefits of InterPride
membership. This Insurance workshop
will cover two areas of interest to Pride
event planners: 1. Don’t Gamble With
Your Bottom Line...Event Cancellation &
Weather Insurance. 2. Don’t Shoot The
Messenger...Literally! An Overview of
the Pride Claims of 2015
CROWD FUNDING: BUILDING
COMMUNITY. RAISING FUNDS
ZEUS A - 11:10 AM
Presented by Laura Pople, PresidentJersey Pride & Executive Director of Seer
Farms
Crowd funding campaigns put fabulous ideas in front of thousands of people and help raise money and build
community around those ideas. Pride
committees often struggle to raise the
funds needed to produce their events.
Crowd funding provides a supplemental strategy to the reliance on corporate
donations, admission fees, and other
funding streams that prides have relied
on in the past.
PRIDE UNDER ATTACK: HOW
INTERPRIDE CAN HELP
ZEUS B - 11:10 AM
Presented by Sylvain Bruni, Boston Pride
In the last two years, many Prides have
been under attack from within our own
community: protests by #BlackLivesMatter (in Boston and Chicago), complaints about being too political (in
Vancouver and London) or not enough
(in Glasgow and Albuquerque), and
how to measure the success of your
revolts against entertainment selection
(in Pittsburgh). As a network of Pride or- campaigns and determine your best
ganizations, we can certainly learn from strategies.
one another how to anticipate, prepare
for and respond to these events.
BEST SPONSORSHIP
PRACTICES
Dot Belstler, Executive Director, Twin
Cities Pride
Dot’s background working as Sponsorship Consultant for a major firm gives
Dot some “inside knowledge” on what
companies are looking for in a sponsorship. You don’t have to have a “Cookie
Cutter” sponsorship; custom packets
work best for most companies.
OCTOBER 18TH
RESOLUTION INFORMATION
SESSION
PARTHENON 5 - 8:30 AM
Presented by James Hermansen-Parker,
Regional Director – Region 5 & Dustin
Brookshire, Regional Director – Region 5
The resolution information workshop will
answer questions members may have
regarding the voting process, any bylaw revisions coming before the membership and any resolutions that have
been presented by member organizations to be voted on by the entire voting
body at the Annual General Meeting
and World Conference.
FACEBOOK ADVERTISING
STRATEGY, SETUP AND
OPTIMIZATION
ZEUS C - 8:30 AM
Presented by Heather Brown, Owner/
CEO Cultural Sponge
Learn how to maximize your Facebook
advertising efforts and create a system
for success. Have you ever been on a
website and then seen an ad for that
very website on your Facebook wall?
This workshop will cover all aspects of
Facebook advertising from Targeted
Advertising, Re-Marketing, Sponsored
Posts and Boosted Posts. You will learn
what makes an advertisement effective,
how to re-market to your website visitors
and how to target the exact audience you want. Lastly we will show you
PRIDE 2.0 – INNOVATING FOR
RELEVANCE, GROWTH AND
SUSTAINABILITY
ZEUS A - 8:30 AM
Presented by Fran van Dalen, Pride
United
Gay Pride over the years has transformed into massive party events in
an increasing number of cities. What
started as a protest against anti-LGBT
forces, is more and more a tool for cities
to demonstrate themselves as tolerant and to attract LGBT-tourists. These
developments are not without possible consequences. Big gay prides like
Amsterdam, London, Berlin and many
others in the western world in recent
years are struggling with the question
how to stay relevant. Frank van Dalen
will explore, in an interactive session,
a strategy for bigger prides on how
to innovate their prides and develop
strategies to strengthen their relevance
towards their own community as well as
the society as a whole.
TRANS SEXUALITY
ZEUS B - 8:30 AM
Presented by Greta Gustava Martela,
Co- Founder, President and Executive
Director of Trans Lifeline & Blue Montana
This workshop will explain the difference
between gender identity and sexuality,
and explore the different sexual identities with in the trans and gender non
conforming community.
PLANNING A REGIONAL OR
WORLD CONFERENCE
Presented by Dave Wait, Chair, Motor
City Pride
Learn about the requirements and
process to prepare a bid to host an
InterPride AGM and World Conference.
ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP DETAILS &
INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON
THE INTERPRIDE AGM WEBSITE AT:
LASVEGASPRIDE.ORG/INTERPRIDE/
KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
solo and group shows around the
globe. Her “First Comes Love” Project,
a traveling exhibition of photographs,
stories, video and now a hardbound
book, has received multiple awards.
Barbara is an adjunct associate
professor at The University of the Arts in
Philadelphia.
BLUE MONTANA
ACTIVIST & SPEAKER
Blue Montana grew up in Chicago, and
enlisted in the Marine Corp in 1993. He
served 13 years and was discharged
in 2005. He currently lives in San Diego,
where he’s a nationwide activist
speaker, and leader on issues for Trans,
QPOC, TWOC, and LGBT civil rights. He
has a bachelor’s in LGBT studies and a
master’s in non-profit leadership.
JEREMY WALLACE
AUTHOR
Jeremy is an author and professional
keynote speaker. His book, Taking The
Scenic Route To Manhood chronicles
his journey as a transgender man
and combining his expertise as an
entrepreneurial business owner with
life challenging experiences, Jeremy
speaks to corporations, organizations
and groups of any size about
embracing change, becoming our true
selves and living up to our full potential.
Jeremy enjoys being involved with the
LGBT community as a Board Member
of the LGBTQ Center of Las Vegas and
a Steering Committee member with the
Human Rights Campaign.
SPEAKERS &
PRESENTERS
BARBARA PROUD
B PROUD PHOTOGRAPHY
As both a commercial and fine art
photographer, Barbara Proud has
exhibited her award-winning work in
CHAD PHILLIPS
EXECUTIVE CHEF AND FOOD SERVICE
DIRECTOR FOR DEFENSE HEALTH
HEADQUARTERS
Chad Phillips is the Executive Chef
and Food Service Director for Defense
Health Headquarters, the Office of
the Surgeon General, in Falls Church,
Virginia. He plans and orchestrates
preparation of a healthy and nutritional
menu for over 3000 people daily.
Chad served as director and chef
for President Obama’s first inaugural
ball in 2009, serving over 8000 people,
and has worked with many school
systems to initiate healthy eating and
menu development. Chad began
volunteering with Capital Pride 7 years
ago and is currently co-chair Producer
for the Festival and for the Mr. and Miss
Capital Pride Competition.
DAVE WAIT
CHAIR, MOTOR CITY PRIDE
Dave Wait has been involved with Motor
City Pride since 2004 and has served
as its chair since 2008. In addition to
Motor City Pride, Dave also serves as
the Chairperson of Equality Michigan,
Michigan’s statewide advocacy
organization. With his advocacy
experience, Dave has been able to
grow MCP into a festival that meets
the interests of our diverse community.
At a national level, Dave has been
a member of the National LGBT Task
Force’s annual Creating Change
conference management team and
is co-chair of InterPride’s Conference
Structure and Integrity Committee.
When not volunteering, Dave works as
the Executive Director of three nonprofit
organizations that provide leadership
and career development conferences
and competitions to over 14,000
Michigan high school students.
DAVID FOUCHER
PUBLISHER AND CEO EDGE MEDIA NETWORK
AND PRIDE LABS
David Foucher is the Publisher and
CEO of Edge Publications and
Pride Labs, the largest digital LGBT
media company in the world. He is
a member of the National Lesbian
and Gay Journalist Association, and
is accredited with the Online Society
of Film Critics. Mr. Foucher brings over
20 years of experience to a rapidly
changing industry, and has held
senior management positions at MIT,
Technology Review, IX Interactive and
Boston Medical Center. David lives with
his daughter in Dedham, MA.
DAVID STUDINSKI
CO-CHAIR, HERITAGE OF PRIDE
David Studinski is Co-Chair of Heritage
of Pride / NYC Pride. He was March
Director of the historic and recordbreaking 2015 NYC Pride March, an
unexpected honor in only his second
year as volunteer director. Prior to
directing the event, Studinski trained as
a key manager in the 2011-13 Marches
while serving in other event-day
leadership roles such as stage and site
management. In his day life, Studinski
is Director of Product Management
at Sailthru. He was born and raised in
Indiana and has proudly called New
York home since 2009.
DORI SHIELDS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
CASSWOOD INSURANCE AGENCY
Dori and her wife Caryl after a 15 year
engagement, married August 4, 2010,
with the blessing of the State of New
York. What are the chances that the
judge they picked to marry them , was
the only Republican, whose wife left
him for a woman… seriously! Living in
upstate New York and looking forward
to retirement in Venice, Florida with
their “fur kids” Winne and Riley, (they
bark). Dori’s insurance career started
in 1969 (not a typo, really 1969) and
along the way she managed to get
her law degree which she uses only to
review insurance clauses in the Pride
contracts. As an industry expert in the
area of Special Event & Entertainment
insurance, Dori is always willing to take
the time to give that Pride newbie their
first insurance 101 lesson.
he serves as a Director At-Large on
the Charleston Pride Festival’s Board
of Directors. Professionally, Dustin
works as a Manager of Compliance
for a managed care organization.
He holds a B.S. of Public Policy with a
concentration in Public Management
and Governance. When he is not
working or volunteering, Dustin works on
what he calls his “other life” as a writer.
FRANK VAN DALEN
PRIDE UNITED
Frank van Dalen is former chair of
COC Netherlands and Amsterdam
DOT BELSTLER
Gay Pride. For COC Netherlands the
board implemented a new strategy
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TWIN CITIES PRIDE
called “High Profile Politics” resulting in
society embracing pro-LGBTI-policies.
Dot Belstler was hired as the Executive
Amsterdam Gay Pride renewed
Director, and only employee, of
its strategy under his leadership
Twin Cities Pride in 2009 when the
broadening en deepening the
organization was experiencing a
program. This resulted in a doubled
great deal of change. She has worked
number of participating organizations,
to establish transparency in Pride’s
drastic increase of media-attention,
finances and has implemented
support from society and twice as
industry best practices, earning the
many visitors. Frank is now chair of the
Charities Review Council’s “Meets
global operating LGBTI Human Rights
Standards” seal. Specializing in
workgroup of Liberal International
Community Relations and Outreach,
and chair of Pride United. In recent
Sponsorships, and Volunteerism, she
years he brought together ILGA, Glisa
works with the board of directors, 25
and InterPride. For InterPride Frank is
year-around volunteer staff members,
developing Pride Radar 2015. Last
(and 1 paid staff person!) and 300+
years he visited and contributed with
event volunteers to create one of the
advocacy to numerous prides in hostile
largest annual LGBT Pride celebrations
environments (f.e. Belgrade 2010
in the country. Prior to Pride, Belstler
worked at RBC Wealth Management in and Uganda 2013) and in pressured
Sponsorship Marketing and Community environments (f.e. Hong Kong 2014,
Affairs. She holds an MNPA degree from Cuba 2014 and Sofia 2015).
Metropolitan State University and a BA
degree from the University of MN.
DUSTIN BROOKSHIRE
REGIONAL DIRECTOR - REGION 5
Dustin Brookshire serves on the
InterPride Board of Directors as one
of the Regional Directors for Region 5,
AKA Prides of the Southeast (POSE).
He also serves as co-chair of the
Methods & Standards Committee.
Dustin brings with him over ten years
experience in the Pride movement.
He has volunteered with the Atlanta
Pride Committee (APC) in various
roles including: lead volunteer, CoChair of Festival Donations on the
Festival Committee, secretary of the
Board, and he is finishing 2015 as the
Vice Chair of the Board. In addition,
GREG J. CHASE
DIRECTOR OF GUEST EXPERIENCE, NEW
YORK-NEW YORK HOTEL & CASINO
Greg J. Chase is an accomplished
hospitality professional known for
his engaging, passionate speaking
style and a unique ability to connect
emotionally with his audiences. Over
the last decade, he has worked
for a diverse range of prestigious
organizations, including hospitality
giants and military institutions. In
his current role as Director of Guest
Experience for New York-New York Hotel
& Casino in Las Vegas, he is responsible
for the development & implementation
of strategic guest service strategies.
In his previous role as Learning &
Development manager, he was
responsible for launching leadership
development initiatives for senior
executives, mentorship programs and
innovative guest service training
programs utilizing his theory of
“Trainertainment.”
Prior to his roles at New York-New
York, Greg was Senior Learning &
Development Specialist for MGM
Resorts International. There, he
designed and delivered leadership
development, manager on-boarding
and customer service training
programs for the company’s 60,000
employees. He started his career
working with The Walt Disney World
Resort in Orlando, FL, where he served
as a Guest Services Manager &
Sous Chef. Greg also works with the
United States Navy’s Adopt-A-Ship
program, presenting on-board learning
opportunities for crews of US Navy ships.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from
the University of Missouri, Columbia in
Hotel and Restaurant Management
and is certified by The Protocol School
of Washington® as an Etiquette &
International Protocol Consultant. He
is completing a Master’s of Science
degree in Organizational Psychology.
Greg is a Master Graduate of Rapport
Leadership International and is a
certified facilitator for The Pacific
Institute in Seattle, Washington. He
was named to the Southern Nevada
Hotel Concierge Association Board of
Advisors and is an active member of
the American Society for Training and
Development, the Nevada Hotel and
Lodging Association and the Society for
Human Resource Management.
A Professional Member of the
National Speakers Association, Greg
gives presentations and keynotes at
conferences across the country.
GRETA GUSTAVA MARTELA
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
TRANS LIFELINE
Greta Gustava Martela is the cofounder and Executive Director of
Trans Lifeline. Ms. Martela has drawn
on her own experience with suicidality
to create a resource that is able to
respond to the needs of the trans
community. Prior to Trans Lifeline Ms.
Martela worked as a software engineer.
HEATHER BROWN
OWNER/CEO CULTURAL SPONGE
Heather Brown is the owner and
CEO of Cultural Sponge, a marketing
firm located in Phoenix, Arizona. She
graduated from Arcadia University with
a BFA concentrating in graphic design.
After graduation, Heather worked as
a national marketing director before
launching Cultural Sponge in 2007.
Cultural Sponge is dedicated to
assisting business that change the
world and solve societal problems by
aligning ourselves with their vision and
amplifying their messaging. Heather
is a seasoned trainer and college
professor on topics such as SEO, digital
publishing, marketing, WordPress,
print design, and sales. She has been
honored to receive the Kiwanis’ Service
Above Self Award and Spotlight On
Local Heroes Award for her human
rights passion and work.
HOLLY REESE
SENIOR AND TRANSGENDER PROGRAMS
MANAGER, THE LGBTQ CENTER LAS VEGAS
Holly Reese has a long history of
involvement with various charitable
communities, including Habitat for
Humanity, Ronald McDonald House
charities, and the Special Olympics.
Of Choctaw descent, Reese has also
taught workshops on Native American
art and culture for more than 20
years and continues to incorporate
elements of these workshops into
current community trainings. After
moving from Florida to the Las Vegas
valley in 2007, Reese became involved
with Betty’s Outrageous Adventures, a
lesbian social group with over 3,000
members. In more recent years, she has
been heavily involved in supporting
and empowering the transgender
community and from 2012-2015
worked for Gender Justice Nevada, a
transgender-focused non-profit as the
Queer Anti-Violence Project Advocacy
Services Coordinator; in this position,
she was responsible for creating,
implementing, and training advocates
in a variety of topics from BDSM/kink,
LGBTQIA2+ needs, elder/child abuse
reporting, and much more.
In August of 2014, Reese took a position
with The Center and has since created
the successful ACT III program, which
provides services for LGBTQIA2+ people
50 years of age and up. Additionally,
Reese has also created Identi-T
program, which provides various groups
and services for the vast Las Vegas
trans* community. In her capacity as
Senior and Transgender Programs
Manager, Reese also engages in
trainings HIV awareness/prevention
and sex/gender inclusivity for
organizations such as SAFY, the Clark
County School District, and others. In
her free time, Reese loves spending
time with her partner of 7 years, also
named Holly, and their two quirky but
loveable dogs.
JACOB DORMAN
EXHIBITOR PLATFORM MANAGER, IDK
EVENTS
After a successful career at Disney,
Jacob started IDK with the acquisition
of For Your Event, Inc. Jacob quickly
demonstrated the invaluable Customer
service skills learned at Disney and
his incredible sales ability. Providing
white-labeled support to a variety of
IDK’s clients; Jacob is responsible for
the smooth operations of the Vendor
and Parade Support line of business.
He knows what vendors want and how
to work with a Festival to ensure that
the vendor experience matches the
participant experience.
JAKE NAYLOR
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & INDEPENDENT
CONSULTANT
With nearly 18 years of marketing and
creative direction experience, Jake has
developed a sharp eye for successfully
branding businesses and special
events. For 10 years, Jake was the
Creative Director for a large internetbased media group. There he was
responsible for the branding, marketing
and design development of more than
7,000 websites and numerous special
events of all sizes. In 2009, Jake began
working as an independent consultant
in special event planning, creative
direction and marketing. Showcasing
his wide range of ability, his diverse
client base spans a broad range
of industries including educational
institutions, civic and sporting events,
nightclubs, production companies, the
gaming & hospitality industry, non-profit
organizations and more. Also a veteran
of PRIDE, Jake has served as a member
of the Las Vegas PRIDE Board of
Directors in several capacities including
Sponsorship Director, Marketing Director
and President.
JAMES HERMANSEN-PARKER
REGIONAL DIRECTOR - REGION 5
James Hermansen-Parker is a former
Board Member and President of
Hampton Roads Pride, serving from
October of 2007 until August of 2013.
James also served as the Membership
Chair and Treasurer of the Hampton
Roads Business Outreach, Virginia’s first
LGBT Chamber of Commerce. James
moved to the Hampton Roads area in
June of 2001 while serving in the U.S.
Navy as a Nuclear Machinist Mate
on board the USS Montpelier. He was
discharged honorably under “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” and decided to make
the region his new home. James is now
a Registered Nurse at Sentara Norfolk
General Hospital, with a Bachelor’s
Degree from VCU with plans on
becoming a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
He currently works with an interfaith
group based in Norfolk, Virginia called
Tidewater LGBT Pagans, who helps
plan and coordinate the annual
Interfaith service for Pride week. He is
also a Regional Director for InterPride,
the International Association of Pride
Organizers. James and his husband
Josh were married in October 2010 in
Washington, D.C and now live in Norfolk.
JEAN-FRANÇOIS PERRIER
MARKETING DIRECTOR, MONTRÉAL PRIDE
Member of the Board of Directors of
Montréal Pride since its inception in
2007, Jean-François has occupied the
position of Director of Marketing since
2008, and is also involved in some
of the logistics. His direct implication
with the LGBT community began with
Tourism Montréal in 1998 when he was
appointed manager of the LGBT market
to position Montréal as a major tourist
destination with this clientele. JeanFrançois has hosted in Montréal many
media representatives (journalists, TV
crews and photographers) and worked
successfully on many bids to host LGBT
events in Montréal. He was successful
in securing Montréal’s bid to host the
2006 Gay Games which then became
the 1st World Outgames. He was
appointed full time staff for the Games
as webmaster and artistic director. His
passion for event organization and
Montréal led him to join Montréal Pride
thereafter.
JEFF CONSOLETTI
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL OF JJ | LA
Jeff Consoletti, is an Executive Producer,
Production Manager, Event Designer
and Logistics Expert with over twelve
years of experience leading special
event production and design,
innovative multi-platform campaigns,
activations, promotions and product
launches for a variety of entertainment,
consumer products and non-profit
brands. For the past six seasons, he has
been the Festival Producer/Director
for Christopher Street West’s LA PRIDE
Festival, transforming the event from
a community event to a nationally
recognized music and art’s festival
grossing over $2M annually. Other
notable projects include MLB’s AllStar Gala, DIRECTV’s Super Saturday
Night at Super Bowl, PrimeSport’s New
Year’s Day Village at the Rose Bowl,
The Retreat at Coachella, The Trevor
Project’s TrevorLIVE and OUT Magazine’s
OUT100 Awards.
JIM MURPHY
COO, FLAVORUS
Jim Murphy, currently Flavorus’ COO,
brings 20+ years experience as a
financial and operations executive
at some of the largest and most
successful media and entertainment
platforms in the US. Jim has been
instrumental in transitioning Flavorus,
a national primary ticketing and
technology platform, from a privately
held organization to a publicly traded
company. He has also directed Flavorus
to commit resources and expertise to
the LGBT Community and in particular
Pride organizations as they migrate
toward attracting a younger and more
diverse audience. As an executive at
iHeart Media, Jim managed the Los
Angeles operations of the largest radio
and digital platform in the Country.
These assets included 102.7 KIIS FM as
well as seven other radio properties
and their associated concerts and
community events. In addition, Jim
acted as Executive Producer of two
of LA’s longest running music festivals
– KIIS FM’s Wango Tango and Jingle
Ball. Jim has been very active in the
LBGT Community, acting as Chair of
the Board of AIDS Project Los Angeles
as well as Board Treasurer of the Trevor
Project.
JOE GONZALES
NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL MARKETING
MANAGER, BAREFOOT WINE & BUBBLY
Joe Gonzalez aka “Toe-Se” is a native
Texan and has been working in the
wine industry since he graduated from
Texas Tech University in Lubbock,TX,
earning his Bachelors in International
Business in 2007. Joe started his career
as a Sales Representative based out
of Houston, TX. He was then promoted
to a District Manager in 2008. Joe
continued his journey to San Antonio
and was then promoted to Area
Manager in Austin in 2011. Joe joined
the Barefoot team in 2012 in Southern
California (Los Angeles) as the National
Hispanic Market Specialist. He was then
promoted on the Barefoot brand as the
Field Brand Manager for the Caribbean
and Latin America in 2013. Today, he
continues his work on the Barefoot
brand as the National Multicultural
Marketing Manager.
LEE CASTORO
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING- EDGE MEDIA
NETWORK AND PRIDE LABS
Lee Castro is the Director of
Marketing and Communications for
Edge Publications and Pride Labs.
He developed and executes key
campaign strategies, marketing
initiatives and puts creative “juice”
into all RFP’s from Madison Avenue to
Main Street. Lee has over 10 years of
experience in LGBT marketing and
communications and has served on
the executive board of the Manhattan
Chamber of Commerce and the HRC
Greater New York Federal Committee.
He lives in the South End of Boston.
MALCOLM CAREY
BOSTON PRIDE
Malcolm Carey joined Boston Pride
in 2004. Over the years, he has been
deeply involved in the logistics of all
the myriad aspects of Boston Pride’s
events. In 2007 & 2008 he coordinated
the Boston Pride Parade and in 2008
he joined the Board of Directors.
He now serves as Boston Pride’s in
house bookkeeper, as well as on the
finance committee and corporate
governance. Malcolm holds a degree
in International Relations from Hawaii
Pacific University and has been working
as an accounting professional in the
Boston area since 2002. Malcolm’s
hobbies include weightlifting,
gardening, crochet and video games.
MARSHA LEVINE
SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE PARADE MANAGER &
INTERPRIDE FOUNDER
Marsha H. Levine, a 35-year Pride
organizing veteran, is the Parade
Manager for San Francisco Pride and
Founder of InterPride. Before moving
to San Francisco, Marsha was involved
with Boston Pride for five years, the last
three years as Board President. She has
been SF Pride’s Parade Manager for the
last 15 years, on top of a 15-year tenure
performing that and other roles as a
volunteer for the organization. Marsha’s
activism began when she was 15-yearsold, when she joined Students for a
Democratic Society, and has been a
strong advocate for civil and human
rights since that age.
MICHELLE IRIMIA
NYC PRIDE
Michele Irimia is an Educational
Technology Educator at an elementary
school in New Jersey. She is a long time
member of Heritage of Pride, Inc. (HOP),
aka NYC Pride and currently holds the
position of Secretary on the board. She
has also held the positions of March
Director and Co-Chair. Michele has also
been a long time member of InterPride.
She sits on the board of InterPride as
one of the Regional Directors for Region
6, North East Regional Prides (NERP).
Michele is also Co-Chair for the Human
Rights Committee.
RANDY ARNOLD
BAREFOOT AMBASSADOR, BAREFOOT WINE
& BUBBLY
Barefoot Ambassador, Randy
Arnold, was born in Sonoma County,
California. Randy grew up in the idyllic
surroundings of his family’s orchards
and vineyards in the Sebastopol area.
His wine grape growing experience
began at the “ground level” helping
plant grapevines in his family’s
vineyards.
SCOTT M SHUEMAKE
EVENT PRODUCER, IDK EVENTS
With Michael and Bonnie’s support,
when Randy arrived at Barefoot he
set about expanding this marvelous
idea. Over two decades later, Randy
– with Barefoot Winery’s support – has
assisted over 200 non-profits and
has also personally attended and
poured at more than 1,200 non-profit
benefits. One of the first “out” Sale
Managers in the wine business, Randy
has been central to Barefoot Winery’s
long-standing support of the LGBT
community and has developed key
relationships for Barefoot with a wide
assortment of non-profits supporting
the LGBT Community. Randy really
embodies Barefoot’s aim to “make the
world a better place through wine.”
SHANNON LANK
BOARD CHAIR, PHOENIX PRIDE
Scott has been working in logistics
and operations of festivals, large
and small, since 2002. He started as
a volunteer with San Francisco Pride
Following a degree in Wine Marketing,
where he learned skills that took him
Randy learned first-hand about the
to operations roles at 2 Olympics, 5
wine industry by working for numerous
Super Bowls and a World Cup! Realizing
vineyards, wineries and distributors
that LGBTQ Festivals are his passion,
throughout Northern California. This
he formed IDK Events with business
year marks the 25th anniversary of
partner’s Jacob & Frankie with the
Randy joining Barefoot Winery. Prior to
intent of providing a one-stop shop for
Randy’s arrival at Barefoot, the Winery
Festivals of all sizes. IDK Events produces
founders, Michael Houlihan and Bonnie SF Pride, Oakland Pride & Castro Street
Harvey, would spread the word about
Fair. Additionally, their vendor and
Barefoot by donating wine to events
parade sales platform powers some of
organized by local non-profits, they liked the largest festivals in North America.
to call this “worthy cause marketing”.
RICHARD BELL
PRESIDENT, SANTA FE PRIDE
Richard Brethour-Bell is the former
president of the Santa Fe Human Rights
Alliance. He is currently the Region 3
Director for InterPride. He is Co-chair of
World Pride Madrid 2017. As president
of Santa Fe Pride, Richard helped to
organize the 2014 CAPI Conference
in Santa Fe, NM. He is also a board
member with Equality New Mexico
(EQNM), one of the organizations that
helped bring marriage equality to
the state. He is a business owner who
has studied psychology, sociology,
and anthropology. Richard is
currently pursuing a Master’s of Public
Administration at the University of New
Mexico.
STEVEN HANNESTAD
OWNER, WE THE PEOPLE CLOTHING
Steven was born in a small town in
North Dakota. In 1984 he attended the
LA Gay Rodeo and LA Pride with t-shirts
of his own design. His first shirt, “Pride
and More in 84” did so well that he also
attended the Long Beach Festival that
year. At the time, he was also working
in a popular North Hollywood gay bar
when his friends began getting sick. As
he would later recount, “AIDS changed
my life.” Today, he is the only person still
living who worked at that bar during
the mid to late 80’s. In 1992 Steven
moved to a small town in Montana
began designing t-shirts with a western
theme. He did well and his company
became the largest western wear t-shirt
company in the USA.
Steven moved his company to Dallas,
TX in 2000, and remained focused
on his business until 2008 when the
Shannon is current Board Chair for
economy turned and his company
Phoenix Pride, President of CAPI, and a
did not survive. Feeling the need to
VP of Operations for InterPride. She has
worked within the LGBTQ community on do something, he returned to his roots
and began to produce t-shirts for gay
a volunteer basis for the past 16 years
Pride and rodeo events. Since 2008, he
after getting involved with Boston Pride
has been doing Pride events all over
in 2000. Professionally she is a full time
the country, with his husband who he
instructor at Arizona State University
married in 2013. During his time in LA,
working exclusively within University
he was also the vendor coordinator for
College and the Academic Success
an event called “Street Scene” which
Programs. She enables both freshmen
continues as an annual event in North
and upper-classmen alike to reach
their full potential no matter where they Hollywood, CA.
are on the academic spectrum.
SHERRI RASE
ACS, ALB URBAN TELEGRAPH
From her first impromptu speech in
8th Grade at Sunrise Middle School
(where she spoke about her favorite
pen), Sherri Rase has shown creativity
and connection in her public work.
A long-term leader with several New
Jersey organizations, her board service
and strong sense of community feed
her work. Sherri offers workshops in
communication skills with her company
Urban Telegraph and writes theatre and
concert reviews, and reviews books,
movies and music for online and print
publications in the New York Metro
area.
SYLVAIN BRUNI
PRESIDENT, BOSTON PRIDE
Sylvain is President of Boston Pride
and Publisher of the Boston Pride
Guide. Since 2004, he has volunteered
as Parade chair, Back Bay Block
Party chair, and Board member,
where his duties have ranged from
communications and technology
to security and fundraising. Sylvain
was Co-Chair of the 2012 Annual
World Conference of InterPride held
in Boston, and is now a volunteer
on the Communications, CSIC and
Governance committees of InterPride.
Professionally, Sylvain is a Senior Human
Systems Engineer and leads the
Cognitive Systems Integration research
area at Aptima, Inc. Sylvain holds an
S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics
from MIT and a Diplôme d’Ingénieur
from Supélec (France).
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR SELECTING LAS VEGAS PRIDE AS THE HOST
FOR THE INTERPRIDE 2015 CONFERENCE.
4001 S. DECATUR BLVD. #37 540
LAS VEGAS, NV 89103 5800
PHONE: (866) 930 3336
FAX: (866) 930 3336
EMAIL: [email protected]

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