Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga

Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga

Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga (she/her), newlywed, Mrs. McQueen, transitioned to Manhattan after being an 11-year resident of Atlanta. As the first LGBTQ+ liaison in Atlanta, Georgia as appointed by State Representative Park Cannon of District 58 in January 2018 and parted from the position in September 2022. During that time, Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga has been a contributor to many Atlanta political and governmental legislation.

Kaden Borseth

Kaden Borseth

Kaden Borseth (he/him) is a trans-masculine identified advocate for LGBTQ social justice issues. Actively involved in the LGBTQ community since 2002 he served as President of the University of Northern Iowa's Pride group for three years, helping it grow into a thriving and active group. After graduating, he worked for several years as an Alumni Chair for Iowa Pride Network (IPN), an organization that educates and mentors middle school through college-aged LGBTQ youth. Kaden currently leads a support group for gender variant and transgender teens in Atlanta.

Letitia M. Campbell

Letitia M. Campbell

Letitia Campbell (she/her) is the Director of Contextual Education I and Assistant Profession in the Practice of Ethics and Society at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. A teacher, researcher, and administrator who is also a native Atlantan, she has taught religious studies at colleges and universities and as part of the Certificate for Theological Studies at Lee Arrendale State Prison. Letitia holds a Ph.D. from Emory University and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She is an inaugural board member for the LGBTQ Institute at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Morna Gerrard

Morna Gerrard

Morna Gerrard (she/her) is the archivist for Women’s/Gender and Sexuality Collections at Georgia State University. In this role, she collects, preserves, and makes available the records and oral histories of women and the LGBTQ+ communities in Atlanta, Georgia, and the South. A native of Scotland, Morna is a fellow and past president of the Society of Georgia Archivists, a long-time board member of the Georgia Archives Institute, and serves on the advisory board of the Historic Atlanta LGBTQ HPAC.

Hillery Rink

Hillery Rink

Hillery Rink (he/him) serves as president of The Georgia LGBTQ Archives Project, where he focuses on outreach to LGBTQ groups and individuals in order to arrange presentations introducing The Archives Project and its work to their organizations and social networks. In addition, Hillery works at StoryCorps, conducts oral history interviews for Georgia State University’s Special Collections & Archives, and does event management at The Fox Theatre.

Dr. Michael Shutt

Dr. Michael Shutt

Dr. Michael Shutt (he/him) has over 20 years of experience providing strategic leadership in the LGBTQ movement. He currently serves as the Southern Regional Director of Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal organization working to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV. Michael is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Counseling and Human Development in the University of Georgia’s College of Education and is a member of the Georgia Equality Board of Director.