Board, Staff, and Advisors

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from San Francisco State University, Laura has worked with non-profits, public and private schools, and small businesses. In their down time, they enjoy going on road trips with their fiancé Sam, thrift shopping, and going to the dog park with their baby, Cowboy. 

His 25 plus years of experience in government, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations include forming private-public partnerships, leading knowledge brokerage initiatives, and problem-solving through a mix of creative yet simple solutions with clear implementation and success metrics. Francisco’s career includes a bilingual clinical practice in behavioral medicine with a special focus on chronic diseases, co-authored a bimonthly newspaper column, written numerous research articles, and produced research reports. He has also served on numerous community-based organization boards and museum advisories.

Francisco, holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in clinical psychology from Boston University, along with bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and psychology from the University of California, Davis.

Joshua has held positions at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the Greenlining Institute. He has completed leadership development programs that include Justice Funders’ Harmony Initiative, the Hispanics in Philanthropy Líderes program, and the San Francisco Foundation Multicultural Program. At SFF, he focused on early childhood education, full-service community schools, and the LGBTQ fund. Joshua holds a BA in Sociology and Women’s Studies and an MA in Equity and Social Justice in Education.

During Roger’s tenure at Horizons, the foundation has dramatically increased its grantmaking, capacity, and overall asset base.  He oversaw creation of the LGBT Community Endowment Fund for the community’s future; helped bring millions of dollars in funds from mainstream foundations to our community, and has been a national and local leader in multi-year efforts to increase philanthropic giving to LGBTQ causes.

In Chicago, Roger led that organization’s expansion into the Chicago LGBT Community Center, known as the Center on Halsted. Before moving to Chicago, he was the Director of Programs for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, where he oversaw the Center’s 40-plus programs and services. Roger’s San Francisco background includes his tenure in the law firm of Heller Ehrman, where he specialized in refugee, immigration, and asylum cases involving people fleeing from gender and sexual orientation-related discrimination.

Roger also has served as president of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance in Washington, D.C., and was Associate Director of the Coro Foundation. He serves on the boards of Northern California Grantmakers and as Board Chair of OutRight Action International, the world’s leading LGBTIQ human rights organization. Roger holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College, a master’s degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from the UC Berkeley School of Law.

Sofia is a University of California, Merced alumna with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Outside of work, she can be found creating artwork, thrifting for pins and vinyl records, playing the piano, or otherwise developing personal projects alongside her friends.

John is a licensed California Certified Public Accountant and previously was the Chief Financial Officer for a $15 million social service non-profit.  His responsibilities included long range planning, budgeting, risk management, and corporate compliance.  In his career, he has managed Human Resources, Facilities, and IT.

John holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Colorado along with a Masters in Fine Arts in painting from John F. Kennedy University.

Driven by passion and dedication, she takes pride in supporting and providing resources to the community and sharing their voices. Originally from New York, Lindsay graduated from Saint Mary’s College of California with a Bachelors in Global Studies and Social Justice which inspired her to focus on the needs of the Bay Area community. Outside of work she enjoys going on road trips, sunset walks, reading, and seeing live music.

Henry graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Science in Design and Industry. Henry currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Leadership High School in San Francisco as well as on the Board of Directors for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Golden Gate Chapter. Outside of work Henry enjoys cooking, reading, hiking, and meeting people.