David Bohnett Gay & Lesbian Leadership Fellowship Alumni
2009 Fellows
David Ambroz - Los Angeles, Calif., Executive Director, Los Angeles City College Foundation
David Augustine - San Francisco, Calif., Policy and Legislative Manager, Treasurer's Office
Daniel Bernal - San Francisco, Calif., District Director, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Cathy Connolly - Laramie, Wyo., Wyoming House of Representatives, District 13
Mark Ferrandino, Denver, Colo., Colorado State House of Representatives, District 2
David Hopkins - Vice President, Maritime at New York City Economic Development Corporation
Marko Liias - Mukilteo, Wash., State Representative, 21st District
Joe McDermott - Seattle, Wash., Washington State Senator
Doug Milliken - Centennial, Colo., Arapahoe County Treasurer
Terry Mutchler - Rose Valley, Pa., Executive Director for the Office of Open Records
Kyle Richmond - Madison, Wis., Board of Supervisors for Dane County, Wisconsin
David Roberts - Solana Beach, Calif., Councilmember
Andrea Shorter - San Francisco, Calif., Human Rights Commission, Equality California
Jeffrey Slavin - Somerset, Md., Mayor
Lupe Valdez - Dallas, Texas, Sheriff Dallas County
Jeffrey Walker - Cambridge, Mass., Chief of Staff, Mayor of Cambridge
2008
Fellows
Dr. Dana Beyer – Rockville, Md., Senior Policy Advisor, Montgomery County Council
Jeremy Bishop – Washington, D.C.
, Executive Director, Pride At Work AFL-CIO,
Spencer Cronk – New York, N.Y., Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner, City of New York
Henry Fernandez – Lawrence, Ind., Lawrence Township School Board Member,
Robert Gaiser – Broomfield, Colo., Councilmember, City and County of Broomfield
Evan Low – Campbell, Calif., Councilmember, City of Campbell
Don Mullen – San Diego, Calif., Chief of Policy, San Diego City Council
David Pierce – State Representative, New Hampshire House of Representatives
Debra Shore – Chicago, Ill., Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Kyrsten Sinema – State Representative, Arizona House of Representatives
Kevin Vaughn – Philadelphia, Pa., Chief of Staff to the City Manager, City of Philadelphia
2007
Fellows
Joe Angelo – Wilton Manors, Fla. City Commission
Noel Bonam – Maine, Bureau Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs
Tod Burnett – California Community Colleges, Vice Chancellor
David Coulter – Oakland, Mich. City Commissioner
Mike Gin – Rodondo Beach, Calif. Mayor
David Hendry – Tallahassee, Fla. Police Captain
Bill Lippert – Vermont, State House of Representatives
Greg Pettis – Cathedral City, Calif. Councilman
Charles Stewart – District Representative, Office of Congresswoman Diane Watson
Kathy Webb – Arkansas, State House of Representatives
2006
Fellows
Jose Cisneros – Treasurer, City of San
Francisco, Calif.
John Frederick – Albany County, N.Y. Legislature
Kevin Lee – Lansdowne, Pa. Borough
Council
Jamie McLeod – Santa Clara, Calif. City
Council
Curtis Shepard – Director of
Government Relations, Los
Angeles, California Gay
& Lesbian Center
Roey Thorpe – Equality Federation
David Van der Griff – Principal Assistant, California State Representative John Laird’s
office
2005
Fellows
Mario Acosta-Velez – Washington, DC Human Rights
Commission
John Brady – Sussex County, Del., Recorder of
Deeds
Michael Fleming – Executive Director
of Bohnett Foundation, Los
Angeles, Calif.
Stephen Glassman – Chairperson,
Pennsylvania
Human Rights Commission
Mark Kleinschmidt – Councilmember,
Town of Chapel Hill,
N.C.
James McKissic – Vice President of
Programs, Urban League of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Annise Parker – City Controller, City of Houston, Texas
2004
Fellows
Toni Atkins – San Diego, Calif. City
Council
Pedro Briones – City Councilmember
Mount Rainier, Md.
Tom Duane –
New York State Senate
Ron Forsythe – Chief of Police,
Suisun City, Calif.
Darryl Moore – City Councilmember,
Berkeley, Calif.
Jeffrey Prang – Councilmember,
West Hollywood, Calif.
Jim Roth – County Commissioner, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mirian Saez – Director of Island
Operations, Treasure City
Calif. Development
Authority
Ken Yeager – Supervisor, District 4
Santa Clara County,
Calif.
2003
Fellows
Robert C. Fyrst - Madison,
Wis.,
Dane County Board of
Supervisors
Jeffrey Gattas - Chief of Staff for
San Diego, Calif., Councilmember Toni
Atkins
Kathy Luz Herrera - Tompkins
County Legislature, Ithaca, N.Y.
Robert Oldakowski –Mayor of the
Village of Key Biscayne, Fla.
Tony Plakas - Manager of
Lake Worth LGBT Community
Center; Alternate Member, Lake
Worth Electric Utility Review Task Force
Philip Reed – former New York City
Councilmember
Cathy Woolard - Atlanta, Ga.- City Council
President, City of Atlanta
2002
Fellows
Mike Smith - Denver, Colo.
Dan Stewart - Mayor of Plattsburgh, N.Y.
David Young - Dade County Fla. Juvenile
Court Judge
