LGBTQ Resource Center Staff

Faculty

Jennifer Manion, Ph.D., serves as Director of the LGBTQ Resource Center and is also a Visiting Assistant Professor of History.

Students

The LGBTQ Center Planning Committee is a group of student volunteers and work-study students who staff the Center and meet weekly for training and informational sessions to determine how to best meet the needs of the LGBTQ community on campus. Get to know the students who make the Resource Center possible.

Tiffany Ayala '10 is originally from New York but now is based in Hartford, CT. Tiffany majors in Sociology Based Human Relations and minors in Computer Science. She is active in ALANA, Habitat for Humanity, FLIP, UMOJA, La Unidad, and is a House Diversity Coordinator. Her favorite quote: "Live life to the fullest, you never know if tomorrow will come."

Ben Bullock '08 is from Southern Virginia and majors in English. He does a lot of work for the Resource Center by serving on various committees and is also a member of the Equestrian team. Ben has done much of the research for the Web site. Ben's favorite quote recently is: "If you can't be fabulous, then what's the point of being gay?"

Luisa Dickson '10 is from Bridgeport, CT and majors in Biology with a concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology. Luisa is involved with UMOJA and her favorite quote is, "I love to laugh . . . it's my only cure to this world of insanity."

Maurifa Hassan '10 is from the Maldives and majors in Government and Psychology Based Human Relations. Maurifa is involved with ATLAS, Middle East Club, Muslim Student Association and her favorite quote is: "What Kind of an Idea Are You? Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accommodates itself to society, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cursed, bloody-minded ramrod-backed type of damn fool notion that would rather break than sway with the breeze? The kind that will almost certainly, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, be smashed to bits; but the hundredth time, will change the world?"

Tristan Husby '09 is from Lexington, MA and majors in Classics. Tristan is active in CCLeft, FemMaj, Fair Trade Initiatives, STAND, and Spokespeople. He says, "I'm a giant nerd trying to make the world a better place."

Laila Johns '10 is from New York, NY. Laila is a Gender and Women's Studies major and a government minor. Laila is chair of Spectrum and involved with the NAACP, UMOJA, CQ2, and CGIA and her favorite quote is by Lillian Smith: "Our right to be different is, in a deep sense, the most precious right we human beings have."

Lisa Kalan '11 is from Philadelphia, PA and is involved in Spectrum and Chamber Choir.  She also bakes for Coffee Grounds.  Her favorite quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

Lakshmi Kannan '10 is from India and majors in Gender & Women's Studies and Economics. Lakshmi is also active with the Women's Center and CCASA. Her favorite quote is by Ernest Gaines: "Why is it, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns, than holding hands?"

Claribel Marmol '10 is from Bronx, NY and majors in Biology with a Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration. Claribel is chair of Feminist Majority and is involved with OVCS, La Unidad, House council, and Eclipse. Her favorite quote is  "Someday everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason."

Maribel Marquez '11 is from Ontario, CA and is involved with UMOJA, Feminist Majority, CQ2, and Spectrum. Her favorite quote is: "Everything Happens for a Reason!"

Kat Meyers '09 is from North Stonington, CT and double majors in Religious Studies and History. Kat is active in SAC, Spectrum, CQ2, Peer Educators, and CCET. Her favorite quote is by Ani Difranco: "I aint no damsel in distress, I don't need to be rescued."

Gwen Shockey '10 is from Princeton New Jersey. Gwen majors in Fine Arts and minors in Gender and Women's Studies and Psychology. She serves as the manager of Coffee Grounds and organizes the Center's Art Shows. Favorite quote: "The people, places, moments, pieces of art that make us feel something give us purpose. I think we should not be afraid to recognize this."

Jonathan Skalski '11 is from Quaker Hill, CT.  Jonathan majors in French with a focus on cultural expression. He takes part in Sprout, Spectrum, CQ2, and volunteer work in local schools. His favorite quote is by Bernardo Bertolucci "It's so beautiful it's incandescent."

Renee Stainrod '11 is from Bloomfield, CT and majors in Psychology based Human Relation with a minor in Government. She is active in UMOJA, Women's Rugby, and Explore. Her favorite quote is: "The journey to life is what you make of it, not what's already there."

Sahra James Wallace '10 is from Sharon, MA and is double majoring in psychology and gender and women's studies. Sahra James is the co-facilitator of CQSquared and the president of the Campaign for Gender Identity Awareness.

Rachel Zelinsky '10 is from New York, NY and majors in Environmental Science with a Theater minor. Rachel is active is Spectrum, R.E.C., and is co-facilitator of CQ2. Favorite quote: "If male homosexuals are called "gay," then female homosexuals should be called "ecstatic."

Last Modified: Thursday, June 12, 2008 15:00