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Rebecca Rolfe, Executive Director
(415) 865-5521, rebeccar@sfcenter.org
Rebecca Rolfe is a community activist who has worked on issues of social justice for over twenty-eight years. She is passionately committed to creating an environment where inequities based on gender, race, economic status, and sexual orientation are addressed effectively. She credits her commitment to community activism to her mother, who taught her the importance of commitment to community, a strong sense of justice, and the individual's power to make a difference.

Prior to her appointment as Executive Director, Rebecca served as the Center's Deputy Director for four years. Prior to her arrival at the Center, she worked at San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR) for over sixteen years, starting as a hotline counselor and ending with an eight year term as Executive Director.

Rebecca is active locally and statewide working to create public policy, programs, and coalitions that address issues of violence against women. She served on the Board of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault for eleven years, seven of them as Co-Chair of the Board. She continues to serve in leadership positions on statewide policy committees and task forces, including the Violence Against Women STOP Task Force and the State Advisory Committee of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

Rebecca lives in San Francisco, with Susan Mooney, her partner of fifteen years and their two dogs, Jack and Fergus. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to provide leadership in developing the vision for the Center and to serve San Francisco's diverse LGBT communities.

David Bach, Workforce Development Specialist
(415) 865-5534, davidb@sfcenter.org
David is an experienced "Headhunter" and personnel staffing expert. He is responsible for the orchestration of our job fairs, drop-in job search clinic and much more. His goal is to provide the LGBT job seeking community assistance, counseling and empowerment services. For information on the upcoming job fair, please visit: www.sfcenter.org/job_fair.php.

Beck, Youth Programs Coordinator
(415) 865-5560, beck@sfcenter.org
Beck is an East Coast transplant with West Coast roots. Born in Dallas and raised in San Diego and New Jersey, Beck spent the first two decades of life looking for skate parks and trying to understand why there were no girls there. Beck is a dedicated youth advocate who enjoys junk art, bike rides, wrestling and direct action. Beck graduated from the University of California-Santa Cruz with a BA in Community Studies and minor in Legal Studies. Beck is elated to be a part of the Center team and hopes to aid queer youth in the quest for equality, recognition, freedom and justice!

Loretta Chung, Administrative Assistant
(415) 865-5538, lorettac@sfcenter.org
Loretta moved from Portland, Oregon in 2008 and has worked in various community outreach programs. She has worked in bridging the gap between various high school Latino youth in the Portland Metro Area through the Oregon Center for Hispanic Advancement (OCHA). She holds a degree in Women's Studies and History from Portland State University. She has worked in various financial firms, including Standard Insurance where she held a position as a 401k trading specialist working in the retirement department. Currently, Loretta acts as the connecting representative for the Development and Finance Departments. In her leisure time, Loretta enjoys listening to foreign radio stations, reading blogs, and thrift store shopping.

Clair Farley, Transgender Economic Development Coordinator
(415) 865-5632, clairf@sfcenter.org
Clair is a community leader and mentor working to support transgender people as they overcome barriers in their personal and professional lives. She is dedicated creating safe and equal workplaces for all people that do not discriminate based on ones gender identity or expression. She is the star of the documentary film “Red without Blue” in which she and her family share their beautiful story of transition and change against all odds. The film provided her the opportunity to travel the world and share her inspirational story.

Prior to moving to the Bay Area, Clair attended Sarah Lawrence College, interning as a program assistant for the Greyston Foundation where she mentored high school drop-outs. Prior to her arrival at the Center, she worked at Dimensions clinic as a peer advocate for LGBT youth, starting as a participant in the LYRIC internship program. Today Clair offers a wide range programs and services through the Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative (TEEI) – from providing participants with community mentors, Social support groups, referrals, and self care programs.

David Gonzalez, HIV Services Manager
(415) 865-5615, davidg@sfcenter.org
David's constant passion remains fighting the good fight for other marginalized folk: People of Color, Women, Trans Folk, Drug Users, Queers, the Incarcerated, Homeless, Sex Workers, Street Youth and Immigrants. He has inhabited many roles, but prefers "Subversive Extreme Radical Leftist." He tells folks that for the past 6 years he's worked developing sub-cultural theories and models to better address the psycho-social and health needs of rural Latino migrant workers. Being in HIV Prevention since he was fifteen, David is a published researcher for the NIH and national expert. When not being a smarty pants he enjoys dancing the 360°, playing a mean air guitar, spinning vinyl in his chonies, clowning his boy friend's hair, classic cars and the Homies that drive them, making your mom cry, being on the guest list, reading, writing bad poetry, and not eating his vegetables.

Leticia M. Batrez-Herrera, Kisdpace Childcare Provider
(415) 865-5639, kidspace@sfcenter.org
Leticia was born and raised in San Fra ncisco and has been working with children since 1996. She started her education in Child development at City College of San Francisco and graduated as part of the pilot program for the Safe Start program. In addition she holds a B.A. degree in Human Development from Cal State Hayward. Her experiences range from working with the SF Child Abuse Council/ TALKLINE in the children's playroom to providing respite care at the Allambie house in the children facility.   She also received training as a domestic violence advocate at the Riley Center and volunteers as a Jumpstart Americorps member working in preschools in early literacy and is an advocate for LGBT parenting as she is the daughter of two mothers. She follows the philosophy that children learn through play and activities and through KidSpace she enjoys fostering and nurturing the creativity within each child.

Laura Louie, KidSpace Childcare Provider
(415) 865-5639, kidspace@sfcenter.org
Laura was born and raised in San Francisco, and has been working with children most of her life. She is a substitute paraprofessional and a teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District. She loves the many experiences and skills gained from teaching children. Her goal is to help children explore their imagination with art, toys, games and more. At KidSpace she wants to make sure they are comfortable and know they have a place to have fun.

Erik Martinez, Youth Program Coordinator
(415) 865-5633, erikm@sfcenter.org
Erik is a Youth Program Coordinator at the Center where he oversees services for youth 17 years and younger. He received his master of arts degree in sexuality studies from San Francisco State University where his research focused on the role of sexual diversity in classrooms; focusing on the experiences of teachers in social science and English courses in the Central Valley. Erik is an advocate for social justice and critical education around sexuality and sexual diversity in public schools. He has worked for the National Sexuality Resource Center, Making Waves Educational Program, is an AmeriCorps alumni and has volunteered for the GLBT National Help Center and San Francisco Unified School District. He hopes to move some of the Center’s youth initiatives to a more school-focused approach.

Mike McLeod, Director of Facilities
(415) 865-5655, mikem@sfcenter.org
Mike joined the Center staff in 2005, and has an extensive background in management and building maintenance skills to assist the team with daily operations. He began his relationship with the Center, and quickly found a passion for its work and the community it serves. He has been an active and devoted member of the community for too many years to count and volunteers a great deal of his spare time in helping to bring about a positive change. Mike is a Texas native and found a new home in San Francisco. He extends a big Texas welcome to everyone that comes across his path.

Roberto Ordeñana, Director of Community Development
(415) 865-5665, robertoo@sfcenter.org
Born and raised in San Francisco, Roberto has worked in community-building for over a decade. His community work began in the field of youth development through HIV prevention at the STOP AIDS Project. Through the years he has served as president of the board of directors of BAY Area Young Positives and as a member of the LGBT Advisory Committee of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. At the Center he oversees the arts and culture program, children, youth and family services, and community and policy initiatives. Through his work, Roberto strives to shine a light on the great talent of our community's artists, helps create stronger support services for our youth, ensures that children of LGBT families build a sense of pride in their families and creates opportunities for groups of people to work together to create community change.

Mike Pembridge, Facilities Assistant
(415) 865-5645, mikep@sfcenter.org
Mike comes to the Center bringing a wide variety of skills he acquired from numerous working experiences. Some of these include coffee houses, video stores and 4 years at The Greystone in Noe Valley. When not hard at work here on the facilities team, Mike enjoys good movies and bad sci-fi.

Joseph Peralta, Community Programs Coordinator
(415) 865-5627, josephp@sfcenter.org
A post-9/11 Filipino immigrant and a graduate of UC Berkeley, Joseph is excited to be on board the San Francisco LGBT Community Center. He is eager to pull events and project management skills from his performing arts, public health and LGBT non-profit backgrounds. He has served as a volunteer medic with the Berkeley Free Clinic and a sexual health peer counselor with the Tang Center at Cal. He was also chosen as one of Hargraves Fellows, working intensively on the United ENDA CA campaign. Most recently, he was involved with LYRIC'S The ACCESS Project, developing workshop curricula, coordinating trainings, and talking to youth and staff about the organizational impact of heterosexism and hate speech. He is currently a singing member and the street fair coordinator for the SF Gay Men's Chorus and an Associate Board Member for Folsom Street Events. Joseph is a true Leo and Hayes Valley is his lair. He loves traveling on a dime, playing competitive volleyball, and discovering the joys (and pains) of marathon running.

Anthony Philip, Director of Health and Wellness
(415) 865-5612, anthonyp@sfcenter.org
Anthony joined the Center's team bringing eighteen years worth of experience from various human services agencies ranging from substance abuse, adolescent services, AIDS service organizations and Welfare-to-Work. Since graduating with a political science degree from the University of Maryland, Anthony has worked and lived in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Diego and New York City, but calls San Francisco home.

Anthony hopes that the Health and Wellness department will be a great source of information to help members of the SF LGBT community to enrich their lives mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. If Anthony isn't following sports intensely, he's planning his next holiday or out in the park with his dog.

Todd Randall, Facilities Assistant
toddr@sfcenter.org

Gayle Roberts, Development Director
(415) 865-5524, gayler@sfcenter.org
During her fundraising career, she's been grateful to work with many good causes, including as Brava! for Women in the Arts, Compton's Cafeteria Riot Commemoration, LYRIC, New Leaf, openhouse, Rebuilding Together, Rockwood Leadership Program, Transgender Law Center, Sojourn Chaplaincy and Youth ALIVE! The common thread throughout her career has been a desire to bring people together across race, class, age, gender, sexuality and ability. She's received Certificates of Merit from the California State Senate and Assembly, as well as the San Francisco Pride Festival Freedom Award for advancing the civil rights of LGBT people. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she earned her Certification in Fundraising Management from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Gayle serves as a board member for the Development Executive's Roundtable, a local fundraising trade association.

Cat Stevans, Event Coordinator
(415) 865-5656, cats@sfcenter.org
Cat Stevans moved to San Francisco in 2001 after receiving BFA in Theatre Arts and Film from SUNY Purchase. She has worked in the Bay Area as a set designer, painter, and theatre artisan with many companies, including Aurora Theatre, Berkeley Opera, Crowded Fire, Theatre Rhinoceros and Flux Theatre. Cat was New Conservatory Theatre Center's assistant technical director for the 2002-2003 seasons, then moved up to technical director and resident set designer for the 2003-2005 seasons. She has loved the past four years here at the Center, and is excited to see the Center' continual growth.

Tracey R. Williams, Business Assistance Specialist
(415) 865-5611, traceyw@sfcenter.org
Tracy is an accomplished business and marketing consultant with over seven years experience in primary and secondary market research facilitation, business model assessment and creation of new profit centers. She's a former business consultant for the City of Oakland, where she assisted staff in business, market and integrated media planning. She has been a political consultant for several Oakland and San Francisco City Council and Supervisory campaigns. Prior to coming to the Center, she founded a manufacturing business and was granted United States Patent number 5,388,592