About

Board of Directors

Meet our amazing Board Members.

As community members and volunteers, Gay City’s Board of Directors use their diverse perspectives, experiences, and identities to inform and promote the organization.

The Gay City Board is deeply committed to increasing the representation of communities most impacted by the injustices our mission, vision, and values seek to address.

Board Leadership

Erik Engstrom

Erik Engstrom

Secretary

He/Him

GoDaddy
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Gay City Committees
Mission & Governance

Raven Tyler

Raven Tyler

Board Co-Chair

She/Her

NWP Consulting
Political Consultant

Gay City Committees
Mission & Governance Committee and Community Connections Committee

Ronn Arii

Ronn Arii

Board Co-Chair

He/Him

Nordstrom
Technical Program Manager

Gay City Committees
Mission & Governance committee and Racial Equity Taskforce

Board Members

Andrew Ashiofu

Andrew Ashiofu

Board Member

He/Him

HealthPoint CHC
Program Manager

Committees
Community Connections and Mission & Governance Committees

Brian Davis

Brian Davis

Board Member

He/Him

UW Center for Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Administrative Assistant

Committees
Mission & Governance

Domenico A. Minotti

Domenico A. Minotti

Board Member

He/Him

Retired Physician
Gay City Committees
Community Connections Committee

Nick Woo

Nick Woo

Board Member

佢/he/she/him/her

Fred Hutch Cancer Center
HIV Vaccine Outreach Specialist & Community Health Worker for Indigenous Populations

Committees
Community Connections and Mission & Governance Committees

Whitney Fraser

Whitney Fraser

Board Member

She/Her

Lodestone Environmental Consulting LLC
Principal Scientist

Committees
Community Connections and Finance Committees

Community Advisors

Amanda Marr

Amanda Marr

Community Advisor

She/Her

First & Goal, Inc.
Training & Employee Experience Manager

Gay City Committees
Development Committee

Jeffrey Kirk

Jeffrey Kirk

Community Advisor

He/Him

Merrill Lynch
Financial Advisor

Gay City Committees
Development Committee

Patrick Carr

Patrick Carr

Community Advisor

Patrick

YMCA of Greater Seattle
District Director of Membership (South King County)

Gay City Committees
TBA

Sharon Nagawa

Sharon Nagawa

Community Advisor

She/Her

Swedish Medical Center
Nursing Assistant

Gay City Committees
Community Connections Committee

Trey Rabun

Trey Rabun

Community Advisor

He/Him

Amara
Associate Director of Kinship and Community Services

Gay City Committees
Community Connections Committee

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