Meet The Committee

I work hard to listen, make positive changes in my community and support marginalized communities with my vote, time and energy.  I have helped plan outdoor Queer festivals and parades for 13 years. I grew up in Ogden in a blue collar home and now live in Rose Park with my wife, kids and dogs. I have taught in Title I public schools for 16 years. Proud to of advised the QSA, BSU, and student councils at multiple public schools. I was a proud SLEA/UEA member and believe we are stronger when we stick together. I worked tirelessly to break the systemic racism that was keeping Students of Color and Queer students out of AP and college prep classes, running for student office, or not attending school dances and activities. Excited to see former students engage the community and make real change for their neighborhood and city.  I am here to do the work, behind the scenes and be the difference for people whom I do not know, but care about and respect. Love to garden and repair neighborhood kids bikes all summer. Also...my nephew has me wrapped around his finger. 

Hello, My name is Roberto; I have been actively involved in community organizing, education, and advocacy within the OTBiPOC/LGBTQIA+ community for 10.5 years with a deep commitment to promoting inclusivity and equality for the QTBiPOC and LGBTQIA+ community. As a first-generation immigrant from Mexico, my background allows me a unique perspective and understanding of the challenges faced by QTBiPOC /LGBTQIA+ individuals from diverse backgrounds. I am proud father of three, Who values the importance of resilience, love, and unwavering support. I have served on several board and committees including Project Rainbow, Unidxs SLC, UPC, Redrox Music Festival. And currently as leadership for F.A.M. Utah, Co-Director of Fashion Fluid and Co-Director of SLC Pride.

Hola me llamo Roberto, Yo estado involucrado activamente en la organización, educación y defensa comunitaria dentro de la comunidad OTBiPOC/LGBTQIA+ durante 10.5 años con un profundo compromiso de promover la inclusión y la igualdad para la comunidad QTBiPOC y LGBTQIA+. Como inmigrante mexicano de primera generación, mis antecedentes me permiten una perspectiva y comprensión únicas de los desafíos que enfrentan las personas QTBiPOC/LGBTQIA+ de diversos orígenes. Soy un orgulloso padre de tres hijxs que valora la importancia de la resiliencia, el amor y el apoyo inquebrantable. He formado parte de varias juntas y comités, incluidos Project Rainbow, Unidxs SLC, UPC, Redrox Music Festival. Y actualmente como dirigencia de F.A.M. Utah, Codirectxr de Fashion Fluid y Codirectxr de SLC Pride.

Hello, I'm Kyle, a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. Over 15 years of experience in leading people, I've been dedicated to supporting non-profit causes. Happily married to my husband of 7 years and a dog dad. I bring passion and commitment to drive for positive change and inclusivity.

Quinn Winter is a local fiber artist, photographer, and multimedia communications specialist. They’re the marketing and communications manager for Utah Arts Alliance, an arts nonprofit, as well as an artist vendor at a variety of events, including ones they organize. They’re passionate about furthering inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility efforts through marketing, communication, and event planning. They have volunteer experience and currently volunteer at Under the Umbrella Bookstore. Outside of their work, Quinn can be found walking their dog, listening to an audiobook, or making a nice cup of tea.

Sammee St. James (They/She) is a chameleon in the art world from clown to drag to director! They quickly found a calling to utilize their stage management, and fundraising background to elevate the local queer community. She has spent the last 20 years as professional performing artists finding every way imaginable to create art and find community wherever she lands. They strive to use their art to encourage everyone to truly love the skin you're in and to always choose kindness. They are a local artist, educator and producer in the Salt Lake Valley for the Queer and Black communities with a focus on theatre and performance art.

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Emily is the Community Outreach Coordinator for The Inclusion Center for Community and Justice. She has been involved with the ICCJ for over 10 years. She has volunteered with Pride festivities for 7 years. She believes that the mission of The Inclusion Center aligns perfectly with what SLCPride is aiming to accomplish and is excited to be involved in a grass roots, local, inclusive, accessible endeavor.

Kat Kellermeyer is a nonbinary menace with a great love for music, theatrics, and the local art scene. They have 7 years of experience community organizing and managing entertainment and hospitality for festivals. They are excited to return to that work and help build a lineup that celebrates the amazing wealth of LGBTQIA+ musicians, artists, poets, and entertainers that call Salt Lake (and Utah) home.

First and foremost I'm a mom, it's the most important title I will ever have!  I'm passionate about building a world I can feel proud to pass on to my children, and raising children I feel proud to share with the world.  

I have 10 years experience volunteering with queer festivals, 7 in a leadership capacity.  It's important to me that our youth are centered in the planning of  SLC Pride, that we are creating a space that celebrates them and at the same time feels like coming home.  

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Liz is a Salt Lake City native and has for many years been a social justice activist and community volunteer in Utah and elsewhere. Liz served as the Utah Pride Festival Director in 2017 & 2018. She was also on the founding Board of Project Rainbow Utah and was one of the producing directors of the Redrox Music Festival 2017-2021. Liz is currently the President & CEO of The Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce. They earned bachelors degrees from the University of Utah in Women's Studies & Political Science and a Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington. Liz is a librarian at heart and worked for many years in enterprise system sales, sales enablement, event management, and training before pivoting to a career in local LGBTQ+ non-profit work. Liz is a mother to a most amazing non-binary young adult, Chance. She is also an avid skier, loves travel, live theater, all things outdoors, and operates a ski lift in their spare time.

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C Meyer, (she/they), holds a master's in social work from the University of Utah and a bachelor's in Recreational Therapy. As a therapist at Flourish Therapy, she strives to enhance accessibility to gender-affirming care. An avid outdoor enthusiast, C enjoys camping, snowboarding, running, motorcycling, climbing, and embarking on various adventures. Passionate about community integration, outdoor inclusion, and transgender rights, they actively participate in organizing Pride Ride Utah, an annual event at Brighton Utah, breaking barriers for the LGBTQIA2S+ community. With a decade of experience working with gender-expansive, neurodivergent youth, C is dedicated to her role as a youth coordinator for SLC Pride.

Heather Eisenstein (She, Her) is the Senior Executive Assistant to the Security and IT Teams
at HealthEquity, Inc. As the mother of 2 queer children, Heather is passionate about
representation and visibility in the LGBTQ+ Community. Heather has 4 dogs: Molly, Maisy,
Daisy, and Penny. She loves spending time with her family, live music, travel and doing
anything with her sweetheart, Troy.
Heather has worn many hats in her career; receptionist, assistant chef, executive assistant,
personal assistant, payroll administrator/HR and her current role as a Senior Executive
assistant. She is a servant leader taking care of people and her team. Heather believes in
leaving things better than she found them, including people.
Heather is the founder and Co-Chair of the Pride+ Connections group at HealthEquity.
She enjoys being co-chair and looking forward to advancing visibility to the LGBTQ+
teammates and their communities. Service is her passion. In 2022, she joined the Purple
with Purpose Community Outreach team as the Utah co-champion to set up volunteer

opportunities across the state for teammates to use their volunteer hours.

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Amy has been a part of the inception of grassroots organizations, including Moab Pride and Rock Camps in Utah! For the last few years I’ve been working with the unsheltered population and am now focusing on policy surrounding these underrepresented folk. I enjoy local art, local music and all the outdoor fun Utah has to offer.

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Alexzander has been actively volunteering for at least a decade now, starting with food pantries and helping with clothing exchanges as a teenager and moving onto active teaching positions and other direct outreach as adulthood allowed. He has worked every single nook and cranny of food service, and organized panels and booths for conventions and conferences, along with performing at a semi-professional level in jazz trombone and classical singing. He is also always actively learning and growing in his field of choice and interests, keeping an open mind for when things come up he hasn't thought about yet.

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I'm a project manager looking to support the LGBTQIA+ community in any way I can. While my volunteering experience is limited, my love for Salt Lake and this community is not. I can't wait to work with this amazing team to bring a PRIDE festival that's just what the community needs and wants!

Charlotte is a queer graduate student at the University of Utah pursuing a degree in Political Theory. They have worked with a number of political activism organisations in the community and on campus. She has worked with the queer community volunteering for a number of years. They find education and the democratization of education critical to constructing study and thriving community. Community action is the focus of her education and volunteer work to push for a liberated people. They also enjoy some quilting and her puppies on the side.

I am a nonbinary audio engineer and music producer currently studying at Utah Valley University. I am also a bartender at Whiskey Street. I have worked on several local small films, as well as made music for youtube intros/outros, audiobook intros/outros, and have several years of percussion performing experience with Riverton High School and Gold Spike Percussion.

Craig Sorensen is an emcee, comedian, and improviser. This comedic powerhouse proudly represents and advocates for queerdom everywhere he goes. See him teach and lead in Equinox Entertainment and Crowdsourced Comedy. He also co-produced the alt festival RIOT Pride in 2023, and won 'Best Local Comedian' in Best of Utah '23. Queer culture and rights are part of his soul, and yes he will pick you up from the airport if you ask nicely.

My volunteer work is vast and far. I have been on the Utah Pride Festival committee since about 2009-2019. I fix breakfast for the homeless youth once a month at VOA. I work in construction since 1986.

Aaron Welcher moved to Utah from Indiana a year and a half ago to join the ACLU of Utah as Communications Director. He joined SLC Pride to become more connected with the LGBTQ+ community in SLC. Previously, he volunteered with Indy Pride and led statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy in faith spaces across Indiana. He believes that dynamic relationships are paramount to uniting changemakers; concurrently, communications are the vehicle to bolster these efforts and inspire action. Adopting non-traditional partnerships invigorates him to redefine the standard dogma around relationship-building. Fun fact: he has two cats, Oliver (Olly) and Owen (Owski).

Jamelle Avei went to Anytown in 2003.  He was an Intern for the Inclusion Center and Liaison of Woods Cross High School from 2003-2005.  He has several years of experience in education, as well as worked for non profit organizations such as the the LBGT Pride Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Wildwoods Foundation in Los Angeles, California.  Jamelle took a break from the Inclusion Center from 2009 and returned as staff in our Camp Anytown in 2019.  He also is a member of the Action Research Team, to update our current Anytown programming.