LEADERSHIP &
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Phillip Alexander Downie (He/Him/All)
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Executive Director, Live In Your Truth
Chairperson, Montgomery County Pride In The Plaza
Co-Chair, Coalition for Inclusive Schools & Communities.
Makeda Richardson (She/Her)
Chairperson
Board of Directors
Lee Blinder (They/Them)
Executive Director, Trans Maryland
Co-Chair, Coalition For Inclusive Schools & Communities
Rev Ali K.C. Bell (He/They/Ali)
Co-Chair, Coalition For Inclusive Schools & Communities
Adrian Hinderline (He/They)
Co-Chair, Coalition For Inclusive Schools & Communities
Ezra Towne (They/Them)
President, Maryland Trans Unity
Board Member Emeritus, Co-founder
Janine Rauscher (She/Her)
Co-Chair, MoCo Pride Prom
Alexzander Baetsen (They/Them)
Co-Chair, MoCo Pride Prom
CoCo Della Note (She/Her)
Board Member
Matt Huffner (He/Him)
Board Member, Treasurer
Jason Edwards (He/Him)
Board Member, Secretary
Lamonté Valentine (He/Him)
Board Member
Karen Kendra Holmes (She/Her)
Board Member at Large
West H. Woods (They/Them)
Director of Programs & Marketing, Live In Your Truth
Dr. Madeleine “Maddie” Roepe (She/They)
Program Director – Bethesda Location-Montgomery County Pride Family Resource Center
A Message from Our CEO: We Are Here for You!
Dear Community Members,
My name is Phillip Alexander Downie (he/him). I am happy to serve you as the Chief Executive Officer of the MoCo Pride Center and Montgomery County Pride Family. I want to share a message from the heart.
The Montgomery County Pride Family is here for you. We are dedicated to uplifting our most underserved, disenfranchised, and marginalized community members. Our mission is to serve all LGBTQIA+ and intersectional underserved communities with love, support, and unwavering dedication.
You are loved. You belong. And in everything you do, always live in your truth!
Together, we will create a more inclusive, supportive, and joyous community.
With love and solidarity,
Phillip Alexander Downie (he/him)
Chief Executive Officer
Montgomery County Pride Family: MoCo Pride Center, Inc.
EMAIL ME: pad@mocopridecenter.org