Rick Claggett (he/him/his)
Rick Claggett is the Owner, Publisher and Editor of Watermark, Central Florida and Tampa Bay’s LGBTQ news source. Rick began his career with Watermark in 2002 as the administrative assistant, working his way up the ranks to eventually purchase the newspaper business in 2016. Rick has been greatly involved in…...
Alex Corzo (he/him/his)
Alex Corzo is a co-founder of Smart Panda Labs, an Orlando-based digital experience consulting agency, which partners with medium to large size organizations with a high consideration sales cycle on customer journey strategies and experiences. The firm was started by a group of highly-diverse team, which won Orlando Business Journals…...
Jer’myles “Shea” Cutliff (she/her/hers)
Shea is a Project Manager for the top public housing agency in America specializing in Section 8. Moving to the area at a young age, she has called Central Florida her home for the last 17 years. She is an alumni of Valencia College graduating on President’s List with degrees…...
Ashley Figueroa (she/her/hers)
Ashley Figueroa is an award winning leader in social services and a proud Trans Latina American woman. Ashley is the Founder and Executive Director of the Gender Advancement Project (GAP), which focuses on the progression and inclusion of Transgender and Gender Non Binary individuals in Central Florida. Ashley also serves in…...
Yasmin Flasterstein (she/her/hers)
Yasmin Flasterstein is a young, latinx leader in the mental health and LGBTQ+ community. In college, she brought membership of a mental health advocacy group from 20 to over 200 members in a semester. Since then, Yasmin has worked as a Behavioral Health Technician and Milieu Coordinator at La Amistad…...
Leah G James, CPA, MSTax (she/her/hers)
Leah G James, CPA, MSTax is the president of gecko CPA Firm in Winter Park, Florida where she works closely with LGBTQ+ individuals, businesses, changemakers, and not‐for‐profit organizations. She has been in the field of public accounting for 30 years, providing tax, accounting, consulting, and management advisory services. Leah has been a resident…...
Adrian Kierulf (he/him/his)
Adrian Kierulf serves as an Associate for Public Affairs in JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Corporate Responsibility function. In this role, he helps drive strategic communications, civic engagement, community and government relations, and advances the firm’s philanthropic efforts across the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase in…...
Andrea Massey-Farrell (she/her/hers)
Andrea began a new chapter of her career when she was appointed President/CEO of the Harvey and Carol Massey Foundation. She also took on the role of Sr. Vice President for Community Relations for Massey Services, Inc, the nation’s fifth largest pest prevention company. In her work with the Foundation, Andrea oversees its…...
Tony Sandonato (he/him/his)
Tony Sandonato leads Learning and Development and Corporate Events at Travel + Leisure Co., which features “Destination U,” the corporate university designed to develop and grow a team of 15,000 associates spanning approximately 110 countries across the globe. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s largest vacation ownership…...