Our Leadership

Meet Some of the People of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District

Current Board of Directors

Name Picture Email Board Term Expires
Alicia (AB) Bee President

Alecia.B@sflcd.org

August, 2027
Johnny Rodriguez Vice-President

Johnny.Rodriguez@sflcd.org

August, 2028
Robert Costic Secretary
Safety Committee Co-Chair

Robert.Costic@sflcd.org

August, 2028
Tina Beachy Tina.Beachy@sflcd.org August, 2028
Jonathan Ojinaga Jonathan Ojinaga  Jonathan.Ojinaga@sflcd.org August, 2027
Safety Committee Co-Chair August, 2029
  • MamaBear
August, 2029
Rio Spooner August, 2029
Hal Mayo August, 2027

 

Current Staff, Associate Board Members, and Committee Chairs:

 

Bob Goldfarb Executive Director October 2021-current
Cal Callahan Cultural District Manager August 2020 – current
Paul Dally Land Use Committee Chair
Russell Ihrig Arts & Culture Committee Chair, russell.ihrig@sflcd.org  July, 2025 – current
Gayle Rubin Historian,
Board Member Emeritus
Gayle.Rubin@sflcd.org
August 2023 – current
Richard Dupler Associate Board Member May, 2024 – current
Apaulo Hart Associate Board Member November, 2025 – current
Konner Associate Board Member November, 2025 – current

Daddy Gauge / Bigdawgg~ Associate Board Member May, 2026 – current

Past Directors and Staff:​

Bob Goldfarb Director and President August 2019-October, 2021
Stephan Ferris Director August, 2019 – August, 2020
Steve Gaynes Director August, 2019 – August, 2020
Beth Hunt Cultural District Manager September 2019 – August 2020
York Ng Director & Treasurer August, 2019 – August, 2021
Erik Will Director August, 2019 – August, 2021
Gene Edmond Director, Diversity and Membership Committee Chair August, 2020 – April, 2022
Beatrice Stonebanks Director November, 2021 – May, 2022
Stan Wong Director May, 2022 – August, 2022
Tessa Antonia Delsener Director May, 2022 – August, 2022
JConr B. Ortega Director August, 2025 – July, 2023
Gayle Rubin Director August 2019 –  August 2023
Byrd Bannick Byrd Bannick Director August, 2021 – August, 2024
Sumiko Saulson Director, Vice-President,
Diversity and Membership Committee Chair
August, 2022 – August, 2024
Ben Demers Government Affairs Coordinator August 2021 – _____, 2023
David Hyman Director August 2019 – August 2025
Stephen Roberts Director August 2024 – August 2025
Reika Faust President, Program Associate April 2023 – July, 2025
Eric See President, Fundraising Committee Chair August 2020 – August 2026
Bob Brown President, Treasurer,  Communications Committee Co-Chair, Governance & Legislation Committee Chair August, 2021 – August, 2026
Val Langmuir Diversity Committee Chair August, 2020 – August, 2026
Diablo Membership Committee Chair

 

August, 2023 – August, 2026

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