Jonathan Bruns moved to the city of Seattle a little over 2 years ago, and has lived in the Seattle area all his life. He is currently a Business Process Analyst at Boeing for the 787 Dreamliner program, and is now starting his 3rd year as a singing member and volunteer of the Seattle Men's Chorus.

He has been involved in local GLBT acitivism since the age of 15, including his role as the co-organizer of the march and rally for Marriage Equality this last November 15th here in Seattle. Jonathan's interests and expertise are process improvement & development, event planning and strategy, and grassroots networking.
Jonathan's goals of connecting our community and our local organizations, to make ourselves stronger and more unified, and to acheive the goal of equal rights is a driving force behind his involvement. He is devoted to making Pride an ever growing event, both physically and in terms of its social and political impact.

Anne has been on the Board since 2005. Raised in the Chicago area, she was lucky enough to give birth to two gay sons. She became involved with the LGBT community when her first son came out to her 40 years ago. In 1977 she joined Parents of Gays, a Chicago group that was part of the pioneering LGBT organization, the Mattachine Society. Several years later, Parents of Gays become one of the first PFLAG chapters in the country, and Anne was a founding member of the Chicago PFLAG chapter.

After a successful career in the banking industry, Anne followed her younger gay son to Maine where she ran a bed-and-breakfast. Anne lived there for 12 years, and during that time was PFLAG's Mid-Coast representative and served on the PFLAG crisis hotline. In 1997 she moved to Seattle to join her older gay son. Anne joined the Seattle PFLAG chapter and served in varying capacities as board member, co-president, president, and is currently serving as board treasurer.

As a previous Regional Director for the American Heart Association my responsibility involved Event Planning and Fund Development.

During my time with A.H.A., I directed several large and notable events including: Heart Walk, GRFW-Go Red For Women, Jump Rope For Heart and the Heart Ball. Presently, as the Branch Sales Manager for Todays Office Professionals, my perspective on having adequate and hands-on employees keeps me focused on helping our clients get the job done!

I’m excited and look forward to participating with Seattle Out and Proud as a Board Member. I hope to develop a long term operational plan for logistics and volunteer base management.

Cindy Baccetti joined Seattle Out and Proud as a board member in 2008 after serving 2 years as their sponsorship consultant. Cindy brings over 20 years of sales, marketing and business development leadership to SOaP laying a strong foundation for corporate sponsorship in 2006 & 2007 attracting new corporate sponsors including Macy's, Verizon, Pacific Medical and Alaska Airlines. Cindy's expertise includes sponsorship management, cause marketing, event planning and promotion campaign development. Cindy recently co-founded a nationwide hospitality website, www.groupdyne.com, allowing users to locate and book group dining reservations nationwide. As President, Cindy oversees Groupdyne.com's daily operations, corporate positioning, branding and identity and public relations. In addition to SOaP, Cindy has led the planning and/or sponsorship committees of countless events such as Taste of the Nation, Chef's Night Out and Washington Wine Highway.

Fernando C. Garibay has been a long time volunteer with Seattle Out and Proud and has supported Seattle Pride in various capacities over the years performing all sorts of duties from laborious tasks like cleaning out the storage facility to selling Pride merchandise at the Parade and festival. Fernando has been an active member of the Seattle LGBT community for over 15 years.

An avid sports enthusiast Fernando has played on numerous LGBT league sporting teams and remains active in the LGBT sport community.  With over 12 years of management and logistical experience Fernando joins the Seattle Out and Proud Board of Directors as Events Co-Chair and Board Member at Large.  

Jon C Mejia is a principal with the American Liquor License Exchange, a consulting firm to the food and beverage industry. His involvement in this field started in 1984 when he founded California Licenses & Permits. Additionally, Jon is co-creator of the Simone Zone, an on-line program that helps people deal with issues of performance and anxiety. In the 2008 Seattle March for Equality Jon served as the police liaison and provided facilities and support for organizing efforts. Jon and his
husband Mark moved to Seattle in 2006 and currently reside in Madison Heights.

Ulises Mark Chavez, native to the Southern California’s Los Angeles area relocated to Seattle to explore new career opportunities.

Working within the private Health Insurance industry and owning his own business has extensive experience in operations and project management. Actively involved in the community has served on the Board of Directors of the East Valley YMCA, consulting work with The Wall Las Memeorias Projet’s Board, member of the Los Angeles Chamber’s Leadership of Southern California class of 2008, and team lead and supporter for Aids Project Los Angeles, Aids Life Cycle and The American Red Cross. Now in Seattle actively involved with several organizations/groups working together to help people network and find the connections needed to find their next career move.

Ivan Henson has been working with Seattle Pride as a graphic designer off and on since 2000 and is happy to join the board this year as the Creative Director. With his background as a designer and business owner focusing on festivals and non-profits, he has worked on most of the festivals in the Seattle area and is excited to bring that knowledge and experience to SOaP and it's many projects.

A native Oregonian, Ivan has lived in the Seattle area since 1997 and feels he has truly found his home in this beautiful city and the welcoming community. With this position he looks forward to giving something back to the LGBT community and the Seattle area as a whole.

A former US Naval Officer, Mark has been stationed in several US Naval Bases, with the most recent one being Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  In 2006 he left the military, and with his partner, Mike, moved to Seattle.  They are currently living in Renton where they have added a Labrador (Jake) and Golden (Joule) Retriever to their family.

Mark currently works as a Consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Seattle and is involved with helping his clients efficiently integrate technology and finance.  Bringing in his experience in corporate America as a Sr. Financial Analyst, he will be overseeing the organization's finances to ensure that Seattle continues to have an excellent Pride experience years from now.