Equality Alliance Board  Ms. Walker is a 35-year resident of San Diego, who has dedicated her entire career to building community. Ms. Walker recently retired after many years as Executive Director of the City of San Diego’s Human Relations Commission, which is devoted to issues of discrimination and equal opportunity, conflict resolution and violence prevention, and multiculturalism and diversity. Prior to that position, she was an administrator at the YWCA for 13 years, where Ms. Walker pioneered programs and created resources to eradicate domestic violence. Currently, Ms. Walker serves on the board of the Family Justice Center Alliance, and the San Diego Domestic Violence Council. She previously served as a member of the Grants-making Committee of the San Diego Foundation for Change and the Gay and Lesbian Funding Partnership Committee of the San Diego Foundation, and as the Chair of the Board of the San Diego Women’s Repertory Theatre. She is the recipient of countless awards for her unwavering commitment to social justice. Gary Lynn, Board Treasurer  Mr. Lynn is currently the Chief Financial Officer for the YWCA of San Diego County. He also serves as an appointed commissioner on the City of San Diego Human Relations Commission. He is a board member of Casa Cornelia Law Center and the San Diego District Representative to the Peace and Justice Committee for the United Methodist Church California-Pacific Conference.  Ms. Winstead is the principal of Winstead & Company, a marketing and public relations firm. She previously served on the board of LEAD San Diego, Volunteers of America, and Urban Corps of San Diego. She is a former member of the County of San Diego Community Action Board, San Diego State University President’s Advisory Board, and the City of San Diego M/WBE Program Task Force. She has received numerous awards including, among others, the Business Honoree Award from the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., the Certificate of Appreciation for Community Service from the California State Assembly, the Unsung Hero Award from the NAACP San Diego Branch, and the Advocate of the Year from the Greater San Diego Business Development Council. Isidro D. Ortiz, Ph.D., Board Director  Dr. Ortiz is Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University. A political scientist by training, he pursues the study of Chicana/o political activism and educational politics and policy and has published studies in these areas. Dr. Ortiz has been recognized for his teaching and mentoring of students and community service and leadership. Among his recognitions for the latter are the UC San Diego Cesar Chavez Legacy Award for Community Leadership and the KPBS-Union Bank "Local Hero in Education" Award. He also serves as co-chair of the San Diego County Latino Concilio on Higher education and as vice chair of the Education Consortium of San Diego County.  Ms. Zombro is the Vice President of the San Diego Education Association, which is the second largest affiliate of the California Teachers Association and an affiliate of the National Education Association. She has been a teacher for 17 years. After graduating from UCLA with a BA in English/American Studies, she taught at City Park Elementary School in south Dallas, a school that served most of the city's large homeless population. She returned home to San Diego in 1997 here she worked for San Diego Unified School District at Baker Elementary (8 years) and Tierrasanta Elementary (2 years) before being elected President of the San Diego Education Association in 2006 where she served until she was termed out in 2010. She is a board member of the Center on Policy Initiatives. David J. Miles, Ph.D., Board Director  Dr. Miles moved to San Diego over 20 years ago as a post-doctoral fellow at The Scripps Research Institute. He soon joined Invitrogen Corporation where he managed key teams and departments, including technical support, quality assurance, manufacturing, contract research, and finally product marketing. He retired as a business unit director to attend the California School of Culinary Arts, and become a Cordon Bleu chef. He used this new training to work for Father Joe's Villages in San Diego serving as the dedicated chef for the teen residents of the Toussant Academy. He has served on the board of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation since 2005, including two years as board president. In addition to other volunteer work, he has most recently been a member of the San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative Advisory Committee that helps raise and make grants to fill funding gaps for HIV/AIDS services in our county. | Equality Alliance Staff Andrea Guerrero, Executive Director andrea@equalitysandiego.org 619-405-0620 Christopher R. Wilson, Civic Engagement Director chris@equalitysandiego.org 619-490-8039 Ricardo Favela, Strategic Communications Coordinator ricardo@equalitysandiego.org 760-468-4519 Daniel Alfaro, Immigrant Rights Fellow daniel@equalitysandiego.org 760-239-7959 Matthew Yagyagan, Educational Equity Fellow matthew@equalitysandiego.org Jared Adams, Social Justice Fellow jared@equalitysandiego.org Diamond Wallace, Community Outreach Leader diamond@equalitysandiego.org Contact Us Equality Alliance of San Diego County
PO Box 12266
San Diego, CA 92112
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