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Keith Davenport
Proudly based in Orlando, Florida; Keith is a highly respected entertainment, marketing, messaging and event professional having produced events, entertainment spectaculars, and corporate meetings around the globe. Walt Disney Entertainment and Events, Olympic Ceremonies, Half Time Shows, Parades, Pan American Ceremonies, Special Olympic World Games Ceremonies and the INVICTUS Games: each of these touch points have delivered emotional and memorable…
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Brian Marquez-Hall
Brian Marquez-Hall lives in Tallahassee with his partner Stevie and their two cats, Batman and Sidney. He is a graduate of the Florida State University, and currently works as a Development Officer for the Southern Scholarship Foundation – a nonprofit dedicated to providing rent-free housing for college students across Florida. Brian is passionate advocate for human rights and originally became…
Board Member Secretary
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Amy Wagner
Amy Wagner lives on Amelia Island with her husband Mike and daughters Gabrielle and Grace. After graduating from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, Amy joined Broad and Cassel in Ft. Lauderdale practicing in both health law and complex commercial litigation before transitioning to Carlton Fields in Miami to concentrate on litigation. In 2002 Amy returned to the Jacksonville…
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Chris Rhoades
Chris Rhoades, more lovingly referred to by some as Ab Fab, in reference to the British Show Absolutely Fabulous, has been a PROUD Florida resident since January 2006. Born and raised in Freehold, NJ, and after graduating from LaSalle University with a bachelor’s degree in PR/Communication, Chris moved to Charlotte, NC to open one of Nordstrom’s full-line stores. That was…
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Ida V. Eskamani
Ida V. Eskamani serves as Senior Director of Economic Justice at State Innovation Exchange (SiX), organizing a network of state legislators across the country wielding people-centered state governing power. In her role, Ida leads the organization’s 50-state economy agenda, focused on tax, worker power, and affordability, with an emphasis on challenging concentrated power and building an economy that works for…
Board Member Co-Chair
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Justin Bell
Justin Bell is a dedicated healthcare leader and passionate advocate with over 20 years of experience championing health equity, eliminating stigma, and empowering underserved communities. As Vice President of Operations at Reza Health, Justin has led the creation of culturally diverse and accessible healthcare environments, opening clinics in three cities and fostering partnerships with organizations committed to equality and diversity.…
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Sean Crumpacker
Sean has been Equality Florida’s Community Organizer in the Central Florida region since 2025 and is a passionate LGBTQ+ advocate. Sean holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida, where he began organizing LGBTQ+ – especially transgender – students, after recognizing the unique needs of queer students whose first chances to self-express may not…
Organizer Central Florida Community Organizer
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Ian Siljestrom
Ian Siljestrom is the Managing Director of Programs for Equality Florida. He is responsible for fighting the extensive risk factors which disproportionately affect LGBTQ Floridians. For the last eight years he has helped to build Equality Florida’s programming, focused on enacting systems change in education, healthcare, business, and community spaces. Ian has extensive speaking and professional development experience, including at…
Staff Managing Director of Programs
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EsmĂ© (“Ez”) RodrĂ­guez
EsmĂ© (“Ez”) RodrĂ­guez is Equality Florida’s Senior Manager of Professional Learning and a transplant to Florida after 18 years in beautiful and snowy Minneapolis, MN. They are committed to working with administrators, teachers, parents, and school board members to ensure the creation of safe and healthy school environments in which LGBTQ+ and all students can thrive and strive to reach…
Staff Senior Manager of Professional Learning
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Geanny Joseph Ruiz
Geanny Joseph Ruiz serves as the Director of Safe and Healthy Schools for Equality Florida. She is a South Florida native of Haitan descent. Geanny has worked extensively within education systems providing professional development and resources to advance the health, safety and well-being of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth. Prior to her time at Equality Florida, she managed the Office of…
Staff Director of Safe & Healthy Schools