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NYAC's Board of Directors is composed of individuals from across the United States, who bring a diverse blend of personal and professional backgrounds and experiences. The Board affirmatively seeks applications from youth, people of color, and people of transgender experience. The following individuals are currently Directors of NYAC.
JESÚS
CHAPA-MALACARA (Brooklyn,
New York) has been
involved in social justice work
since he was a child, and LGBTQ
organizing for seven years. Among
his community service and volunteer
work, he¡s served as a board
member of the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation¡s Youth Advisory Board
and a co-coordinator of the LGBTQ
Co-operative at Yale University,
and currently serves on the board
of directors of Yale GALA: the
LGBT Alumnae/I Network. Most
recently, Jesús has worked as
co-director and production manager
of MIMA Productions (a performance
art production company) and as
a consultant to Jerusalem World
Pride. He currently works as
a modern dancer and independent
consultant in New York City,
and holds a B.A. in political
science from Yale University
(2004).
Jesús was born in Monterrey,
Mexico, and grew up in Kansas
City, Missouri.
WESLEY FORTE (Washington, D.C.)
FUREIGH (New York, New York)
CHAD GRANDY (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
LAURA
HART (College Park,
Maryland)
MAYA
MARCEL-KEYES (Chicago,
Illinois)
LISBETH MELÉNDEZ-RIVERA (Washington, D.C.)
SCOTT MILLS (San Francisco, California)
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