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 veronica@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)
Central Florida
Lee Lopez (President)
Chicago
Adam Rhodes (President)
Jake Wittich (Vice President)
DC
Steven Overly (President)
Georgia
Holly Crenshaw (Chapter Contact)
Los Angeles
Richard Martinez (Chapter Contact)
Albert Serna Jr.
Minnesota Dormant
Missouri
Troy Diggs (President)
New York
Ernesto Mourelo (President)
Northern California: Dormant
Philadelphia
Dr. Renee Norris-Jones (President)
Sandy Smith (Co-President)
Andreas Copes (Vice-President)
Pittsburgh
Katie Blackley (President)
South Florida
Michael Majchrowicz (President)
Student Chapters
Last updated on November 22, 2022.
Arizona State University
Steve Kilar
Columbia University
Mark Hansen
City University of New York
Jeanette Tavarez
jeanette.tavarez@journalism.cuny.edu
Zachary Smith
zachary.smith90@journalism.cuny.edu
Catherine Montesi
Indiana University
Allison Adkins
Jacob DeCastro
Northwestern University (dormant)
San Francisco State University
Cash Martinez
University of Missouri (dormant)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rhonda Gibson
University of Oregon
Kiva Hanson
University of Texas at Austin
Blaine Young
Kate Dawson (Advisor)
University of Florida
Harrison Hove
Florida International University (dormant)