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
Darius (Daddius ONYX) Taylor Safety Committee Co-Chair, Darius.Taylor@sflcd.org  August, 2029
MamaBear Mama.Bear@sflcd.org  August, 2029
Rio Spooner Rio.Spooner@sflcd.org  August, 2029
Hal Mayo Hal.Mayo@sflcd.org  August, 2027

 

Current Staff, Associate Board Members, and Committee Chairs:

Bob Goldfarb Executive Director, Bob.Goldfarb@sflcd.org  October 2021-current
Cal Callahan Cultural District Manager, Cal.Callahan@sflcd.org August 2020 – current
Paul Dally Land Use Committee Chair, Paul.Dally@sflcd.org 
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,
Richard.Dupler@sflcd.org
May, 2024 – current
Apaulo Hart Associate Board Member, Apaulo.Hart@sflcd.org November, 2025 – current
Konner Associate Board Member,
Konner.JustKonner@sflcd.org
November, 2025 – current
Daddy Gauge / Bigdawgg~ Associate Board Member,
Gauge.Strongarm@sflcd.org
May, 2026 – currentG

Past Directors and Staff:​

Name Photo Positions Held Term as Director
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 Director, President, Program Associate April 2023 – July, 2025
Eric See Director, President, Fundraising Committee Chair August 2020 – August 2026
Bob Brown Director, President, Treasurer,  Communications Committee Co-Chair, Governance & Legislation Committee Chair August, 2021 – August, 2026
Val Langmuir Director, Diversity Committee Chair August, 2020 – August, 2026
Diablo Director, Membership Committee Chair August, 2023 – August, 2026

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