Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Women’s March “Movement Friend”
Founded: 1980
Founder: Steve Endean
Website: http://www.hrc.org/
Location:
Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-3278
HRC Front Desk: (202) 628-4160
TTY: (202) 216-1572
Toll-Free: (800) 777-4723
Fax: (202) 347-5323
Agenda:
- Largest LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) lobbying organization in the U.S.
- Closely aligned with Hillary Clinton
Funder:
HRC has received financial support from the Ford Foundation, George Soros’s Open Society Institute ($200,000 in 2008), and the Tides Foundation.
Corporate Partner:
Accenture
American Airlines
Apple Inc
Coca Cola
Diageo
Intel
Microsoft
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Nationwide
Northrop Grumman
Target
Abercrombie & Fitch
Deloitte
Chevron
Lexus
Pfizer
Prudential
W Hotels
BP
Citibank
COX
Ernest & Young
Hyatt
MGM Resort International
Nike
Pepsico
Tylenol
USbank
Amazon
Ameriprise Financial
Boston Scientific
Capital One
Cargill
Dell
GayDestination Wedding
Goldman Sachs
Hershey
IBM
Lincoln Financial Group
Macy’s Inc
Morgan Stanley
Orbitz
Replacements, LTD
Shell
Starbucks
TDBank
West Elm
Whirlpool
Celebrity Supporter:
- Lance Bass
- Tituss Burgess
- Chelsea Clinton
- George Clooney
- Tim Cook
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Sally Field
- Lady Gaga
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Anne Hathaway
- Jennifer Hudson
- Caitlyn Jenner
- Jazz Jennings
- Elton John
- Cyndi Lauper
- Jennifer Lopez
- Demi Lovato
- Natasha Lyonne
- Ellen Page
- Brad Pitt
- Geena Rocero
- Bruce Springsteen
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Charlize Theron
- Lana Wachowski
2008 – 2016 federal grants: N/A
- Ty Cobb previously served as counsel to Senator Ted Kennedy.
- Allison Herwitt was a former lobbyist with the National Abortion Rights Action League, now known as NARAL Pro-Choice America.
- Darrin Hurwitz served as in-house legal counsel for America Coming Together.
- Terry McGuire worked with the New Mexico League of Conservation Voters on on behalf of John Kerry‘s 2004 presidential campaign.
- Susanne Salkind was a regional field manager for NARAL Pro-Choice America.
- Christine Sloane has held positions with Greenpeace USA and NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina.
- David M. Smith was communications director for Senator Ted Kennedy.
- Joe Solomonese (HRC president) is the former CEO of EMILY’s List. He began his career working as an aide to Democratic governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, and also assisted with Barney Frank’s 1990 congressional campaign.
- David A.C. Turley worked for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008, after Hillary Clinton had dropped out of the race.
- Cuc Vu worked for AFL-CIO and the SEIU along side Eliseo Medina. She is also a founding board member of the Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and has served on the board of the National Immigration Forum.
Key people:
Staff
Executive:
- Chad Griffin
- Joni Madison: Communication/Marketing
- Olivia Alair Dalton
- Stephen Peters
- Sarah McBride
- Nick Morrow
- Diversity
- Nicole Cozier
- Jennifer Reeves-Martinez: General Counsel
- Robert FalkDarrin Hurwitz: Policy and Political Affairs
- JoDee Winterhof
- Jennifer Pike Bailey
- Lynne Bowman
- Jeremy Kadden
- Andrea Levario
- Robin Maril
- Mike Mings
- Cathryn Oakley
- Xavier Persad
- Jeremy Pittman
- Marty Rouse
- David Stacy
- Sarah Warbelow
- Hope Errico Wisneski: Project One America
- Ben Needham
- Eva Kendrick
- Rob Hill
- Kendra Johnson: Public Education and Outreach
- Mary Beth Maxwell
- Beck Bailey
- Ty Cobb
- Liz Cooper
- Alison Delpercio
- Johanna Eager
- Deena Fidas
- Candace Gingrich
- Noël Gordon
- Tari Hanneman
- Ashland Johnson
- Ellen Kahn
- Dr. Vincent “Vinnie” Pompei
- Lisbeth Melendez Rivera
- Marvell Terry
Board:
- Ian Barrett – Houston, TX
- Liz Baskin – Austin, TX
- Bruce Bastian – Orem, UT
- Vanessa Benavides – Oakland, CA
- Scott Bishop – Charlotte, NC
- Chris Boone – Los Angeles, CA
- Paul Boskind – San Antonio, TX
- Todd Canon – Austin, TX
- Chris Carolan – Brooklyn, NY
- Tim Downing – Beachwood, OH
- Patty Ellis – Newtown, PA
- Christopher Flynn – Boston, MA
- Chad Griffin – Washington, DC
- Suzanne Hamilton – Cleveland, OH
- James Harrison – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
- Tom Knabel – Minneapolis, MN
- Chris Labonte – Philadelphia, PA
- Ryan Levy – Houston, TX
- Justin Mikita – Los Angeles, CA
- DyShaun Muhammad – Minneapolis, MN
- Robert Newhart – Chicago, IL
- Bryan Parsons – San Francisco, CA
- Lester Perryman – New Orleans, LA
- Cheryl Rose – Columbus, OH
- Linda Scaparotti – San Francisco, CA
- Patrick Scarborough – Birmingham, AL
- Ames Simmons – Raleigh, NC
- Steve Sorenson – Newport Beach, CA
- Michael Smithson – Columbus, OH
- Meghan Stabler – Austin, TX
- Ben Waldman – Seattle, WA
- Tina White – Asheville, NC
Foundation Board:
- Gwen Baba – Los Angeles, CA
- Bruce Bastian – Orem, UT
- Jay Biles – Charlotte, NC
- Scott Bishop – Charlotte, NC
- Ken Britt – Atlanta, GA
- Todd Canon – Austin, TX
- Edie Cofrin – Atlanta, GA
- June Crenshaw – Washington, DC
- Jaime Duggan – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
- Patty Ellis – Newtown, PA
- Anne Fay – Dallas, TX
- Charlie Frew – Atlanta, GA
- Chad Griffin – Washington, DC
- Suzanne Hamilton – Cleveland, OH
- James Harrison – Dallas/ FT. Worth, TX
- Tom Kovach – Las Vegas, NV
- Joan Lau – Philadelphia, PA
- Andy Linsky – Palm Springs, CA
- Justin Mikita – Los Angeles, CA
- Joshua Miller – Henderson, NV
- Bryan Parsons – San Francisco, CA
- Cheryl Rose – Columbus, OH
- John Ruffier – Orlando, FL
- Linda Scaparotti – San Francisco, CA
- Candice Shapiro – Dedham, MA
- Judy Shepard – Casper, WY
- Ames Simmons – Raleigh, NC
- Ashley Smith – Washington, DC
- Michael Smithson – Columbus, OH
- Steve Sorenson – Newport Beach, CA
- Deb Taft – Boston, MA
- Faye Tate – Denver, CO
- Paul Thompson – Long Beach, CA
- Rebecca Tillet – Newton, PA
- Robb Webb – Dallas, TX
- Tina White – Asheville, NC
Board of Governors
- Marilyn Abalos – New York, NY
- John Affuso – Boston, MA
- Jack Albers – San Francisco, CA
- Steve Amend – Las Vegas, NV
- Tal Anderson – Twin Cities, MN
- Julie Anderton – Chicago, IL
- Eric Aufdengarten – Los Angeles, CA
- Debra Bacchi – Rockville Centre, NY
- Greg Battaglia – New York, NY
- Andrew Beaudoin – Jacksonville, FL
- Brittany Binler – Philadelphia, PA
- Brooke Bishop – New Albany, OH
- John Biske – Boston, MA
- Angel Boord – Norfolk, VA
- Stefani Borg – Columbus, OH
- Blake Brockway – Brentwood, TN
- Linda Brown – Boring, OR
- Jeff Brumett – Santa Ana, CA
- K Jason Bryan – St. Paul, MN
- Constance Callahan – Atlanta, GA
- Jeremy Carter – Charlotte, NC
- Michael Caston – Atlanta, GA
- Blaise Caudill – Tucson, AZ
- Anjali Chavan – Columbus, OH
- Richard Chizmadia – Cincinnati, OH
- Miguel Cobian – Portland, OR
- Angie Cottrell – Kansas City, MO
- Dolores Covrigaru – Alberston, NY
- Lynn Currie – Austin, TX
- Cristina DiGoia – Las Vegas, NV
- Jaime Duggan – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
- Ann Dyste – Saint Paul, MN
- Cate Eble – Charlotte, NC
- Cordy Elkins – Boston, MA
- Alex Ernst – New York, NY
- Xavier Esters – Chicago, IL
- Melanie, Falls – Walton Hills, OH
- Chris Fasser – New York, NY
- Maria Fasulo – Huntington, NY
- Michael Fifield – Salt Lake City, UT
- Aaron Finnegan – St. Louis, MO
- Gabe Fischer – Denver, CO
- Jenny Ford – Nashville, TN
- Ashley Fowler – Chicago, IL
- Sarah Garber – St. Louis, MO
- Matt Garrett – Atlanta, GA
- Ben Gibbs – Washington, DC
- Krystal Gilliam – Houston, TX
- Melinda Greene – Smyrna, GA
- Lisa Guillory – New Orleans, LA
- Clarione Guiterrez – San Diego, CA
- Erin Gurak – Austin, TX
- Abdulah Hall – Pasadena, CA
- Randall Hance – Houston, TX
- Nik Harris – Lauderhill, FL
- Mary Hart – Dallas, TX
- Matt Hendry – San Francisco, CA
- Christina Hernandez – Round Rock, TX
- Gary Hilbert – South Orange, NJ
- Ann Hooper – Charlotte, NC
- Korrine Johnson – Orlando, FL
- Alyssa Jones – Salem, MA
- Ann Kaner-Roth – Minneapolis, MN
- Christopher Kattenhom – Kirkland, WA
- Clayton Katz – Houston, TX
- Anne Klingeberger – Chicago, IL
- Champ Knecht – Greater New York
- Kevin Knoblock – Boston, MA
- Wendy Kraft– Las Vegas, NV
- Keith Laepple – Seattle, WA
- David Lahti – Palm Springs, CA
- Nam Lam – Santa Monica, CA
- Andrew Land – Atlanta, GA
- Jason Laney – Washington, DC
- Sue LaVaccare – Los Angeles, CA
- Duane Lefevre – Boston, MA
- Chris Lehtonen – Napa, CA
- Luigi Lewin – New York, NY
- Victor Lim – Chicago, IL
- Chris Lindsey – Dallas, TX
- Abbey Logan – Overland Park, KS
- Michael Long – Portland, OR
- Robert Lopardo – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Tyler Loveday – Nashville, TN
- Thomas Macias – Ojai, CA
- Lisa Madry – Houston, TX
- Lisa Marchbanks – Pasadena, CA
- Cody Martin – Los Angeles, CA
- David Martinez, III – Pheonix, AZ
- Colette Melancon – Covington, LA
- Michael Moore – Cincinnati, OH
- Karen Morgan – Morrow, OH
- Leo Murrieta – Las Vegas, NV
- Chris New – Atlanta, GA
- Steve Newsome – Cincinnati, OH
- Khoa Nguyen – Baltimore, MD
- Laura Nolden – Chicago, IL
- Bradly Odom-Harris – Houston, TX
- Brent Parrish – Dorchester, MA
- Byron Pelt – Atlanta, GA
- Chris Piel – Kansas City, MO
- Densil Porteous – Columbus, OH
- Kaitlin Porter – Atlanta, GA
- Layne Rackley – San Diego, CA
- Brandie Reiner – Mesa, AZ
- Ingrid Retzer – Dallas, TX
- Barry Robertson – Fort Worth, TX
- Marvin Rocha – Philadelphia, PA
- Liz Rodriguez – Euless, TX
- Christian Rogers – New Orleans, LA
- Andrea Rubin – New Orleans, LA
- Aaron Rutledge – Baltimore, MD
- Brigid Scarbrough – Atlanta, GA
- Paul Schiminsky – Las Vegas, NV
- Elizabeth Schlesinger – St. Louis, MO
- Shelly Schoenfeld – Charlotte, NC
- Dustin Schrecengost – Salt Lake City, Utah
- Alicia Schwarz – Minneapolis, MN
- Shannon Scott – Portland, OR
- Dan Slater – Orange, CA
- Darren Smith – Denver, CO
- Kelly Smith – Las Vegas, NV
- Matt Smith – Austin, TX
- Neil Smith – Hillsborough, NC
- Michael Smithson – Columbus, OH
- Greg Snow – Medford, MA
- Katherine Sprissler-Klein – Philadelphia, PA
- Sal Stow – Bethlehem, TX
- Rick Straits – Columbus, OH
- Jeff Strater – Dallas, TX
- Suzanne Sullivan – Seattle, WA
- Rick Taylor – Sagamore Hills, OH
- Ashley Thomas – Austin, TX
- Sam Tornabene – Dallas, TX
- Julian Tovar – Floresville, TX
- Bonnie Uphold – West Covina, CA
- Sean VanGorder – Las Vegas, NV
- Lauren Verrusio – New York NY
- Jeremy Wallace – Las Vegas, NV
- Lou Weaver – Houston, TX
- Jamaul Webster – New York, NY
- Aaron Weiner – Cincinnati, OH
- Steve Wiscaver – Dallas, TX
- Shawn Wolfe – Sagamore Hills, OH
- Phillip Wright – Austin, TX
- Hudson Young – Washington, DC
Emeritus Council
- David Beckwith – Los Angeles, CA
- Lawrie Demorest – Atlanta, GA
- Tim Downing – Beachwood, OH
- Jody Gates – New Orleans, LA
- Sandra Hartness – Laguna Beach, CA
- LeeAnn Jones – Atlanta, GA
- Barry Karas – Washington, DC
- Lucilo Peña – Dallas, TX
- Dana Perlman – Los Angeles, CA
- Henry Robin – New York, NY
- Cathi Scalise – Dallas, TX
- John Sullivan – Minneapolis, MN
- Rebecca Tillet – Newton, PA
