Wanda Sykes Joins EQCA Board of Directors

The face of gay activism?

Equality California just sent out a press release naming the new people who have recently joined their board of directors and it is a notably diverse group. Newly out Black gay comedienne Wanda Sykes, United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, former Assemblymember Lloyd Levine are names people will recognize immediately.

The Equality California Board of Directors:

Cary Davidson (Los Angeles), President
Deb Kinney (San Francisco), Vice President
Xavier Barrera (San Francisco), Secretary
Tim Hohmeier (Palm Springs), Treasurer

Jim Abbott (San Diego)
Brandon Brawner (Los Angeles)
Betsy Butler (Los Angeles)
Larry Colton (San Francisco)
Joe Guardarrama* (Los Angeles)
Susan Guinn (San Diego)
Jeff Haber (Los Angeles)
Mariah Hansen (Palm Springs)
Dolores Huerta* (Bakersfield)
Rabbi Steven Jacobs* (Los Angeles)
Roslyn Jones (Riverside)
Lloyd Levine* (Los Angeles)
Rev. Abel Lopez* (Los Angeles)
Tom Maddox (San Diego)
Jimmy Nguyen (Los Angeles)
Jeff Orr (San Francisco)
Thom Rollerson* (Santa Barbara)
Sal Rosselli* (San Francisco)
Rick Saputo (Palm Springs)
Linda Scaparotti (San Francisco)
Kathy Spillar (Los Angeles)
Alan Uphold (Los Angeles)
Jacques Whitfield* (Sacramento)

The Equality California Institute Board of Directors:

Gary D. Soto (Palm Springs), President
Cathy Schwamberger (Sacramento), Vice President
Michael Martinez (Sacramento), Secretary
Randy Clark (San Diego), Treasurer

Gwyneth Borden (San Francisco)
Chris Carnes (San Francisco)
Jose Cisneros (San Francisco)
Jody Cole (Mendocino)
Troup Coronado (Los Angeles)
Ellen Evans* (Los Angeles)
Carrie Farrell (San Francisco)
Kelly Ferrero (Palm Springs)
Clarissa Filgioun* (Los Angeles)
Andrae Gonzalo* (Los Angeles)
Christopher Heritage* (Palm Springs)
Ben Patrick Johnson (Los Angeles)
Leslie Katz (San Francisco)
Martin Mendelson* (Orange County)
Shannon Minter (San Francisco)
Dennis Rasor (Orange County)
Stacy Smithers (Los Angeles)
Laura Spanjian (San Francisco)
Doug Spearman (Los Angeles)
Wanda Sykes* (Los Angeles)
Phil Ting (San Francisco)

*New Directors

MadProfessah was on the Board of Directors from 2002 to 2004 so I will explain that "Equality California Institute" is the 501(c)(3) non-profit "foundation" arm of the agency while "Equality California" is a 501(c)(4) organiztion to hwhom dibations are NOT tax-exempt. EQCA also has a PAC, which they can use to give politicians financial donations and endorse candidates running for elected office. EQCA does not endorse or donate any candidate who does believe in civil marriage rights for all people.