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David Costa
David Costa has been a part of Equality Florida since 2003, starting as a full time contractor and then moving into a full time staff position. Over the years he has worked closely with every department and is currently our Cheif Operations Manager. He also oversees the project management aspects of our annual plan, core goals and special projects. David…
Staff Chief Operations Officer
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Dan Benoit
Dan Benoit joined the Equality Florida team as a volunteer in 2005, helping out in the Tampa Bay area with anything that was needed. After two years of volunteer service, he joined the team as our Administrative Assistant. He quickly organized our general office procedures and handled all incoming corporate calls, emails, direct mail and corporate deposits. Shortly after taking…
Staff Office Administrator
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Sheila Pasela
Sheila Pasela is the Member Services Coordinator. She has been with the company since 2020. Sheila helps with any of the incoming donations, thank you letters, updating records, & any questions donors may have a concern about with their donations. Before joining the Equality Florida team, Sheila worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Nursing homes & Home Health facilities.…
Staff Member Services Coordinator
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Brittany Fuss-Link
Brittany is Equality Florida’s Chief Communications Officer and has been with the organization since 2012. Brittany is responsible for leading the communications department — including developing and implementing strategies that tell the story of Equality Florida’s work in a clear and concise way, amplifying voices to change hearts and minds, and building relationships online and offline to help grow the…
Staff Chief Communications Officer
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Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio
Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio (she/her/hers) joined Equality Florida in 2026 as Deputy Director of Communications. In her role, she supports the communications team by leading media relations and helping advance strategic messaging that elevates Equality Florida’s work across the state. She works to build strong relationships with journalists and ensure the stories of LGBTQ Floridians and their allies are shared…
Staff Deputy Director of Communications
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Joe Saunders
As Equality Florida’s Senior Political Director, Joe leads the policy and political programs for the country’s largest state-based LGBTQ rights organization. An award-winning progressive leader, Joe’s skills live at the intersection of strategic communications, policy, elections and movement building. A student of the movement for LGBTQ rights, Joe began his career in progressive politics as an activist at the University…
Staff Executive Director of Equality Florida Action PAC & Senior Political Director
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Carlos Guillermo Smith
Carlos Guillermo Smith has been with Equality Florida since 2015 and now serves as Senior Policy Advisor to the organization. Carlos made history as Florida’s first openly-LGBTQ Latino lawmaker with his election to the Florida House of Representatives in 2016, where he served three consecutive two-year terms. In the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting in his community, Carlos championed…
Staff Senior Advisor
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Jon Harris Maurer
Jon Harris Maurer is strategically positioned three blocks from the Capitol in downtown Tallahassee as Equality Florida’s General Counsel and Public Policy Director. A Fort Lauderdale native used to working in hostile territory, he got his start in public policy as a legislative aide in the Texas House of Representatives after attending Rice University. He then worked on the campaign…
Staff General Counsel & Public Policy Director
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Quinn Diaz
Quinn Diaz is the Public Policy Manager for Equality Florida. Before joining Equality Florida, Quinn worked as the primary strategist for statewide police reform initiatives at the ACLU of Florida and supported grantmaking programming to Black- and brown-led community-based organizations working to reduce the role of police in their communities. Prior to relocating to Florida, Quinn worked for seven years…
Staff Public Policy Manager
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Angelique Godwin
Angelique Godwin is the Director of Transgender Equality for Equality Florida. Previously, she served as Equality Florida’s TransAction Florida Special Events Coordinator, where she organized the “Let Us Live” March on the Capitol attended by over 200 transgender Floridians and allies during the 2024 legislative session. She also hosted the statewide “Voices for Change” summit, a convening that brought together…
Staff Director of Transgender Equality