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Chapters

NLGJA : The Association of LGBTQ Journalists is a chapter-based organization with more than 20 chapters in the U.S. Our membership growth as an organization depends on active, relevant and vibrant chapters. It is at the local level that we carry out–on a day-to-day basis–our mission to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ issues. It’s also in the local chapters that networking, information sharing and just plain fun and friendship takes place.

Don’t see a chapter in your area? Start one! Contact jacquelyn@nlgja.org to learn more about chapter requirements.

Interested in a chapter leadership position? Elections are held every December. Find more information on the elections process here.

Professional Chapters

Last updated on November 22, 2022.

Arizona

Steve Kilar (President)

steve.kilar@asu.edu, skilar@asu.edu

Stacy Sullivan (Vice President)  

ssullivan@azcentral.com, stacyvsullivan@gmail.com

 

 

Boston

Jeremy Fox (President) 

jeremycfox@gmail.com

 

 

Central Florida

Lee Lopez (President) 

leelopez34711@yahoo.com

 

 

Chicago

Adam Rhodes (President)

byadamrhodes@gmail.com

Jake Wittich (Vice President)

wittichjd@gmail.com

DC

Steven Overly (President)

steven.overly@gmail.com

 

Georgia

Holly Crenshaw (Chapter Contact)

hollycren@aol.com

 

Los Angeles

Richard Martinez (Chapter Contact)

richard.nlgjala@gmail.com 

Albert Serna Jr.

albert@albertpbj.com

 

Minnesota Dormant

 

Missouri

Troy Diggs (President)

amnewsboy@gmail.com

 

New York

Ernesto Mourelo (President)

erniemourelo@yahoo.com

Northern California: Dormant

 

Philadelphia

Dr. Renee Norris-Jones (President)

norrisjones.r@gmail.com

Sandy Smith (Co-President)

sandysmith80@gmail.com

Andreas Copes (Vice-President)

andreascopes@gmail.com 

 

Pittsburgh

Katie Blackley (President)  

ktblackley@gmail.com 

 

South Florida

Michael Majchrowicz (President)

majchrowiczmichael@gmail.com 

Student Chapters

Last updated on November 22, 2022.

Arizona State University

Steve Kilar

steve.kilar@asu.edu 

 

Columbia University

Mark Hansen  

mh3287@columbia.edu

 

City University of New York 

Jeanette Tavarez   

jeanette.tavarez@journalism.cuny.edu

Zachary Smith

zachary.smith90@journalism.cuny.edu

 Catherine Montesi

catherine.montesi91@journalism.cuny.edu

Indiana University 

Allison Adkins

alladkin@iu.edu

Jacob DeCastro

 jdecastr@iu.edu

 

Northwestern University (dormant)

 

San Francisco State University

Cash Martinez

amartinez21@mail.sfsu.edu

 

University of Missouri (dormant)

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rhonda Gibson

gibsonr@email.unc.edu 

University of Oregon

Kiva Hanson

kivaahanson@gmail.com

 

University of Texas at Austin

Blaine Young

jbyoung@utexas.edu

Kate Dawson (Advisor)

katedawson@utexas.edu

 

University of Florida

Harrison Hove

hchove@ufl.edu

 

Florida International University (dormant)