Mission Statement
“The Boston Pride Committee, serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied community, works to enhance the visibility of Boston's LGBT community through a week of events each June, in conjunction with year-round activities, to promote LGBT awareness, dignity, and understanding.”
Meetings of the Pride Committee
The Boston Pride Committee meets every other Tuesday September to December, and every Tuesday January to June at 6:30pm at The Non-Profit Center at 89 South Street, one block from South Station. All are welcome! Learn more about the format of our meetings here.
Board of Directors
Sylvain Bruni – Member, Board of Directors
Sylvain has been involved with Boston Pride since 2003. First a volunteer for several events (Parade, Festival, Block Party, Idol etc…), Sylvain chaired the Parade in 2005 and 2006, and the Stuart Street Block Party in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2007, he also joined the Board of Directors of Boston Pride. In 2010, in addition to his Board duties, Sylvain is the coordinator of the Pride Parade and the director of IT for Boston Pride.
Sylvain is a human systems engineer, working at Aptima, Inc., a small business based in Woburn, MA. Sylvain is also a PhD student at MIT, in Aeronautics and Astronautics. His work at Aptima and research at MIT focuses on human-machine interaction and collaborative human-computer decision making in aerospace and defense environments. He holds a Master's Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, and a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Supélec (France).
At MIT, Sylvain has been strongly involved with student government and advocacy, campus life and large event planning, as a former Graduate Student Council President and Vice-President, Director and Treasurer of the MIT Career Fair, and officer for the Rainbow Coffeehouse, the graduate LGBT student group. Sylvain is also the current treasurer of BGALA, MIT's LGBT alumni association. Sylvain currently serves on Fenway Health's Young Leadership Council and on the French American Chamber of Commerce in New England's Young Professionals Committee.
Email Sylvain: sbruni@bostonpride.org
Malcolm Carey – Clerk, Board of Directors
Malcolm is not shy about telling anyone who asks “I joined Pride to meet
guys”. In January 2004 during a blizzard Malcolm walked into the first
annual volunteer recruitment meeting that year and has been with pride
ever since.
Over the years he has been heavily involved in the production of the Pride
Parade and done a little bit of just about every job there is to do for
Pride. In 2008, Malcolm joined the board of directors as a member of the
finance committee, applying his 9-5 job knowledge to the organization he’s
grown to love.
In his imaginary free time, Malcolm likes to spend his time crocheting,
playing Dungeons and Dragons and wasting endless hours with his Pokemon.
Email Malcolm: clerk@bostonpride.org
Linda DeMarco – President, Board of Directors
Linda DeMarco started as a volunteer for the Pride Committee in 1998 as
Chair of the Festival on the Boston Common and is currently the President
of the Board of Directors. Linda is a successful entrepreneur and owner
of Boston Pretzel Bakery Inc. for over 15 years. Linda serves on the
Board of Directors of the Faneuil Hall Merchants Association as well as
the Small Merchants Association of Downtown Crossing. She brings her
expertise in business and finance to the Boston Pride Committee. Linda
met her spouse during a pride meeting many years ago and they still
volunteer together during Pride week! When Linda isn’t working on Pride
or twisting pretzels she is home with her partner enjoying their 3 cats
and cheering on Boston’s home town sports teams. Her favorite thing about
Pride is the smiles people have on their faces all day!
Email Linda: president@bostonpride.org
Kathleen Donahue – Member, Board of Directors
Kathleen Donahue is a long time resident of the South End and has a lengthy history of actively participating in Pride events. Kathleen is an active volunteer and firmly believes in service to her community. She currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Respond, Inc., and New England’s first domestic violence agency located in Somerville, MA where she grew up. She was actively involved in Boston’s bid to secure the Gay Games in 2014 and served as the organization’s treasurer. She is very excited to be working with Boston Pride.
Kathleen is a graduate of Suffolk University with a degree in Accounting and Business Administration. Kathleen is a Vice President and Controller at City Year; an international non-profit organization headquartered in Boston, MA. Prior to joining City Year, Kathleen was the Assistant Controller for The Community Builders, the largest non-profit, urban housing developer in the U.S.
Email Kathleen: kdonahue@bostonpride.org
Pierce Durkin – Member, Board of Directors
Pierce Durkin has been involved with the Boston Pride Committee since 2003. He began his volunteer work by planning the Stuart Street Block Party, and coordinating the general logistics of Pride. Pierce increased his involvement in 2004 by co-chairing the Festival. Pierce is currently on the Board of Directors, and completing his Masters in Management and Administration at Harvard Extension School in Cambridge. Pierce's favorite thing about Pride is the experience of realizing that you are not alone. "One summer I walked home from Pride Day, no longer afraid about what people thought about me being gay" he says to friends. His favorite thing about Boston is its roots in democracy, and the three time Super Bowl champions the Patriots. Pierce comes from a large Irish family, and loves good conversation with interesting people.
Email Pierce: pdurkin@bostonpride.org
Alicia Greene – Member, Board of Directors
Bio coming soon!
Email Alicia: agreene@bostonpride.org
Wilfred Labiosa – Vice-President, Board of Directors
Wilfred Labiosa, born and raised in Puerto Rico arrived to Boston in 1989
to study at Boston University and then at Northeastern University. Since
then he has been involved in community organizing and advocacy for Latinos
GLBT and Immigrant rights. Besides being involved with Boston Pride for
many years, he is the current regional representative and member of the
Board of Directors to Unid@s: the National Organization for Latino/as GLBT
Human Rights, and Board Member of Acceso. He is co-founder of Somos
Latin@s LGBT Coalition of Mass, and of Latino Pride of New England,
currently in its 7th year. He is a mental health care provider and public
health researcher, working in the field for over 15 years. He likes to
cook, travel, and entertain friends and family in his home.
Email Wilfred: vp@bostonpride.org
Staff
Keri Aulita – Deputy Director
Keri Aulita comes to the Boston Pride Committee with a long history of service
to the non-profit sector and the LGBT Community.
Keri is a 10-year veteran of the Pride Committee and most recently served
as Vice President of its Board of Directors. In that role, she worked
tirelessly to uphold the mission of agency, acted as spokesperson for the
organization, developed fundraising and community events, coordinated
media campaigns, and networked with city officials, community groups and
corporate partners.
In addition, she brings with her 15 years of development and special event
experience and has worked with some of the regions largest non-profits
including AIDS Action Committee, JRI Health, The Boston Living Center,
Youth Pride and Fenway Community Health.
Most recently she served as the Director of Annual Fund and Special Events
at Rogerson Communities, an organization that provides housing and adult
day health services to low income elders and people with disabilities. At
Rogerson, Keri coordinated the agency’s special events, developed new
fundraising initiatives, and managed annual fund and major gift efforts.
In the newly created position of Deputy Director, Keri will oversee the
Pride Committee's overall functioning including coordinating Pride Week
activities, cultivating corporate partnerships, developing new educational
and human rights programming, generating event revenue, working with
community groups and agencies, and managing the committee’s media
relations.
Also complimenting her work with Boston Pride is her position as Regional
Director for the Northeast Region of InterPride, the international
association of Pride organizations. In this Board role, Keri participates
in decision-making activities for the organization, collaborates with
Pride organizers from across the globe, assists in planning conferences,
and relays information on international human rights issues to the local
community.
Keri is a member of Fenway Health's Board of Visitors and Women in
Development and holds a B.S. in Rehabilitation and Human Services from
Boston University.
Email Keri: deputydirector@bostonpride.org
Committee Chairs
Steven Cullipher – Festival Chair
This is Steven's first year involved in Boston Pride. He recently transplanted to Boston from South Florida to begin work on his Ph.D. in Green Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Boston campus. He joined Pride as a way to meet people in the community and give back his time and energy for a cause he believes in. He hopes to make this year's Pride Festival a memorable 40th Anniversary event!
Email Steven: festival@bostonpride.org
Rocky Graziano – Fundraising Chair
Email Rocky: fundraising@bostonpride.org
Heather Mills– Logistics Chair
This is Heather’s second year as the Logistics Chair. Heather attended her first Boston Pride in 2004 and loved it so much that, after graduate school, she decided to join the committee. She enjoys her role as the Logistics Chair as it gives her the opportunity to work with all of the other committees of Pride and see the "whole picture" of how it’s put together. She has thoroughly enjoyed the opportunities that being on the Pride Committee has given her to be more involved in the LGBT community in Boston.
Heather is a native of the Puget Sound region of Washington State and the Central Coast of California (and it still getting used to New England winters!). She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Wheaton College and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her day job includes working in IT for a software company in Boston. Outside of work and Pride, Heather enjoys just about every outdoor/athletic activity, sci-fi/fantasy, hanging out with friends, cooking from scratch and reading up on/practicing sustainable living.
Email Heather: logistics@bostonpride.org
Cale Moore – Merchandise Chair
This is Cale’s third year working with the Boston Pride Committee. He started attending Boston Pride meetings as a way to become active in the community. Later in the year he became more involved when he was asked to help co-chair Merchandising. Cale’s favorite thing about Pride is the getting to meet all the different people that make our community so diverse and interesting. As a new committee member he hopes to bring a fresh and exciting perspective to the group. Cale lives in Dorchester, teaches mathematics, and coaches swimming. He enjoys cooking, biking and swimming when he can get the chance.
Email Cale: merchandise@bostonpride.org
Frank Pitts – Outreach Chair
This is Frank’s first year with the Boston Pride Committee. Frank is a proud Brother of the Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. Delta Chapter since 1995 and they are currently active within LGBT communities of color. Frank has always been involved in the community in some form or fashion, starting as a camp counselor for an ABCD program in his early teens. Over the years he has worked and/or volunteered for numerous agencies including AIDS Project Worcester, the Multicultural AIDS Coalition, AIDS Action Committee, Cambridge Cares About AIDS, The Greater Worcester Men’s Health Coalition, You Inc, the YMCA and the Bayard Rustin Breakfast Committee. Frank is very passionate about helping to uplift the LGBT community and brings a lot of drive and determination to the table. Frank’s favorite thing about Pride is seeing everyone enjoying themselves without hassle and he looks forward to a time when it can be Pride year round. Frank loves to travel and cook and is working on a couple of novels. He currently lives in Brockton and has a 15 year old son.
Email Frank: outreach@bostonpride.org
Sarah Prager – Volunteer Chair
Sarah has been volunteering for the LGBT community since she led her high
school GSA in Connecticut. She came to Boston in 2004 to attend Boston
University, and received her B.A. in Spanish while volunteering for
MassEquality, Fenway Community Health, and other LGBT non-profits. She
currently works for a social justice non-profit that provides training
around issues related to HIV/AIDS and lives with her
fiancee in Chinatown.
Sarah attended Paraguay's first ever Pride Parade while spending a summer
there and worked for Bulgaria's only LGBT right organization before they
had ever had a Pride Parade. She also won the award for "most
poorly-planned last-minute weekend trip" when she traveled to Brussels
just in time for the counter-rally to protest the Pride Parade she had
missed the day before.
Email Sarah: volunteer@bostonpride.org
Carol & Cheryl Sabin – Pride Day @ Faneuil Hall Chairs
Carol has been a long-standing volunteer for the Boston Pride Committee. She has been a member of Moving Violations Motorcycle Club since 1992 and has been a liaison between the motorcycle club and Pride Committee for a number of years. She has had a focus on volunteering during the Boston Pride Faneuil Hall Marketplace event in the past. Often during the day of the parade and festival, she is acting as a volunteer representative for both organizations. She works in the accounting division for the company that employs her and has worked for that company for almost 30 years.
Cheryl Sabin has assisted Carol's volunteering efforts throughout the last 7 years. She has been an active volunteer of Moving Violations Motorcycle Club since 2001 and became a club member in 2002. Volunteerism and community service have been life-long activities including 10 years as a 4-H member and 2 years as a leader, working as a camp counselor, and other activities involving her career as a RN.
Carol and Cheryl met through the MVMC and will have been married 6 years on June 1st. Service to their communities is an important value in their marriage.
Email Carol & Cheryl: faneuilhall@bostonpride.org
Jimmy Yohe– Entertainment Chair
This is Jimmy's first year volunteering for Boston Pride. He moved from Portland, Oregon in 2005 where he had attended Portland State University to study Opera and Clarinet. In between the practice rooms and studying, he volunteered with Pride Northwest, Imperial Sovereign Rose Court, PSU Queers & Allies, and Portland Leather Alliance. He joined Pride Northwest Entertainment Committee in 2001 as soon as he was 21 years old and able to attend the meetings at the bar. Serving as Entertainment Committee member 2001-2002, Entertainment Vice-Chair 2003, and Entertainment Chair / Board Member 2004, Jimmy never had the opportunity to see a Pride Parade until moving to Boston and was very moved.
His favorite part of Pride is the entertainment and the way Pride Festivals bring together the LGBTA communities to not only show our unity, but also to help those insecure or lonely. It is so much easier to be proud of who you are when you realize you are not alone.
In his down time, you can find him protecting Azeroth from the evil Lich King.
Email Jimmy: entertainment@bostonpride.org
Committee Members
Lucky Belcamino, JP Block Party
Ed Carroll, Administrative Support
Michael Chen, Parade
Shelly Demerle, JP Block Party
Rod Ferguson, Web
David McCarthy, Club SIZZLE Youth Event
Matt McKay, Administrative Support
Parker Pescatore, Stuart Street Block Party
Cat Sauer, Festival
Elizabeth Stewart, Social Media
Darrell Tabb, Club SIZZLE Youth Event