USFCA Pride List
The USF Staff & Faculty PrideList is a resource made available to the USF community to promote the visibility of LGBTQ+ professionals, and encourage connection across various offices, departments, and disciplines.
This compiled list could not exist without our elders, who have historically fought against social stigma and targeted violence towards our community. They have paved the way for future generations to live in a world where we can openly express our pride without shame or fear while we continue the fight for equity.
If you would like to be included in future iterations of the USF PrideList, please email djperezsornia@usfca.edu.
Staff
Ashrah'Lani D. Turner, M.A. (They/She) Black, 1st Gen, Disabled, Genderqueer, Queer Lesbian
Residence Director, Office of Community Living - Residence Life
adturner@usfca.edu
ATV (She/Her) Queer, Woman, Immigrant Family
Vice Provost, Global Education, Immersions, and Strategic Initiatives
avrancheros@usfca.edu
Beth Price Lesbian
Facilities Administrator, Facilities Management
bprice4@usfca.edu
Bob Just, M.S. (He/Him) Gay, Male
Program Director, Change the World from Here Institute, SLE
rejust@usfca.edu
Caitlin Merrill, Ph.D. (She/Her) Cis Woman, Pansexual, Queer
Staff Psychologist, CAPS
cmerrill@usfca.edu
Camille Angel (She/Her/Hers) Out Proud Cisgender Lesbian
Rabbi Rabbi-in-Residence, and Adjunct Faculty in Theology and Religious Studies
csangel@usfca.edu
CJ Miller (They/Them/Theirs) Queer, Non-binary trans
Operations Manager (Koret), Recreational Sports Department
cjmiller6@usfca.edu
Corey Kowalczyke (He/They) Gay, 1st Generation College Student
Internship and Data Coordinator Career Services
ckowalczyke@usfca.edu
D. Gris Perez-Sornia, M.A. (They/Them/Hers) Queer, Non-Binary Trans
Assistant Director, Cultural Centers - Gender & Sexuality Center
djperezsornia@usfca.edu
Dan McPherson, Ph.D. (He/Him) Gay, Male
Associate Dean of Students, Student Life
mcpherson@usfca.edu
Daniel Erwin (He/Him) Gay, Male
Director of Marketing Strategies, Office of Marketing Communications
dmerwin@usfca.edu
Dave Madden (He/They) Gay, Male
Associate Dean & Associate Professor, MFA in Writing Program
dmadden@usfca.edu
Derek Leighnor (He/Him/His) Gay
Executive Director, Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning
leighnor@usfca.edu
Deyin’a Yuni’Kaikyo Hanover Two Spirit, Panromantic Asexual Wailaki, Winnimem Wintu, Wyandotte, Rez kid, Nathulghai
Zief Library Program Assistant, Zief Law Library
thanover@usfca.edu
Elena Harumi Nielsen (She/Her) Cis Femme, Queer, Nikkei, Mixed
Programs Assistant, Law Deans’ Office
eanielsen2@usfca.edu
Fr. Donal Godfrey, S.J. (He/Him/His) Queer, Male
Associate Director of Staff and Faculty Spirituality, University Ministry
godfrey@usfca.edu
Erin Echols (She/Her/Hers) Pansexual, Queer, Womxn, Artist
Director of the Cultural Centers
eechols@usfca.edu
Eugene Vinluan Pagal (He/Him, also responds to She/Her) Gay, Filipino-American, Male
Production Manager, Office of Marketing Communications
vinluanpagal@usfca.edu
Hailey Smart (She/Her/Hers) Queer Woman
Program Assistant for Student Affairs, School of Law
hsmart2@usfca.edu
Julia Hing (She/Her/Hers) Lesbian, Asian American, Female
Associate Director of Employer Relations, Career Services
jahing@usfca.edu
Michael Henley (He/Him/His) Gay, Male
Program Assistant – CAS (Professional Communication & Energy Systems Management)
mhenley@usfca.edu
Molly Zook, Psy.D. (She/Her/Hers) Sexually Fluid/Pansexual
Senior Director, CAPS
zook@usfca.edu
Oscar Gonzalez Forseck, M.B.A. (He/Him) Male, Gay
Associate Director, Strategic Enrollment Management
ogonzalezforseck@usfca.edu
Patrik Donahue, M.P.H. (He/Him) Gay, Cisgender Male
Director of Graduate Enrollment Operations, SONHP
pdonahue@usfca.edu
Robert Bromfield (He/Him/His) Gay
Associate Dean & University Registrar; Strategic Enrollment Management
rlbromfield@usfca.edu
Sara Solloway, M.S. (She/Her) Female, Bisexual
Assistant Dean for Student Academic Success, CASA/Student Life
slsolloway@usfca.edu
Sergio Maravilla (He/Him) Gay, Latino, Male, 1st Generational Professional
Admission Counselor, Office of Undergraduate Admission
smaravilla@usfca.edu
Shannon Gary, Ed.D.
Vice President of Student Life
sgary@usfca.edu
Shirley McGuire, Ph.D. (She/Her) Lesbian, Female
Associate Dean, Social Sciences
mcguire@usfca.edu
Simon Flores (He/Him) Gay, Male, Latino
Associate Dean, Retention & Persistence, CASA
smflores@usfca.edu
Sky Berry-Weiss (He/They) Queer
Program Assistant, Honors College
sdberryweiss@usfca.edu
Sonia-Melitta Montoya, M.A. (Ella/She/Her/They/Them) Cis femme, Queer/Pansexual/Bisexual, Chicana/Latinx, 1st Gen Generation
Assistant Director of Advising, Masagung Graduate School of Management
smontoya3@usfca.edu
Stephanie Ortiz-Garcia (She/Her/Ella) Queer, Chicana/Latina Woman, 1st Generation
Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions
sortiz@usfca.edu
Vincent Hom (He/Him) Gay, Male
Special Billing Coordinator/Student Accounts Coordinator, Student Accounts/Student Financial Services
homv@usfca.edu
Will Vitagliano (He/Him/His) Gay
Associate University Registrar and Director, Degree Audit & Graduation Center
wbvitagliano@usfca.edu
Faculty
Amy Gilgan (They/She/He) Queer, White, Non-Binary, Genderqueer, Working Class Background
Reference Librarian & Liaison to the School of Education, Gleeson Library
akgilgan@usfca.edu
Professor Beste Filiz Yuksel, Ph.D. (She/Her) Female
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
Byron Au Yong (He/Ta) Queer, Male
Associate Professor, Performing Arts Music Program
bauyong@usfca.edu
Cecilia Santos, Ph.D. (She/Her) Lesbian, Brazilian, Cis-Woman
Professor, Sociology
santos@usfca.edu
Cody Carroll, Ph.D. (He/Him) Queer, Male
Assistant Director, Math
cjcarroll@usfca.edu
Retired Professor Darrell Schramm (He/Him) Homosexual, Male
Retired; Editor for three publications, composition/rhetoric/all writing courses incl. poetry
schrammd@usfca.edu
David Donahue (He/Him/His) Gay
Professor, School of Education
ddonahue@usfca.edu
Professor Dorothy Kidd, Ph.D. (She/Her) Lesbian, Gender Queer, White Settler Migrant
Professor, Media Studies
kiddd@usfca.edu
Ed Munnich (He/Him) Bisexual
Professor, Psychology
emunnich@usfca.edu
Gabby Sergi (She/Her) Lesbian/Queer, Latinx, First-Gen
Assistant Professor & Supervising Attorney, Racial Justice Clinic, School of Law
grsergi@usfca.edu
Jack Lendvay, Ph.D., P.E. (He/Him) Gay, Male, 1st Generation College Student & Professional
Professor, Environmental Science
lendvay@usfca.edu
Jane Bleasdale, Ph.D. (She/Her) Lesbian, White, Female, Immigrant, Mother-scholar, Activist, advocate
Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator Catholic Educational Leadership Program, Leadership Studies
jbleasdale@usfca.edu
Jared Boot-Haury, Psy.D., M.B.A. (He/They) Agender, Queer, White
Adjunct Professor, Clinical Psychology Psy.D. Program
jwboot@usfca.edu
Julia Thompson, Ph.D. (She/Her) Neurodivergent, Queer, White, Cisgender
Assistant Professor, Engineering
jthompson8@usfca.edu
Michelle Montagno (She/Her/Hers) Queer
Associate Professor, PsyD Program, School of Nursing & Health Professions
mjmontagno@usfca.edu
Nicole C. (Nikki) Raeburn, Ph.D. (She/Her) Cisgender Woman, Lesbian/Queer
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Tyrone H Cannon, Ed.D., M.L.S., M.S.W. (He/Him) Gay, Black, Male, 1st Generation Professional
Dean Emeritus, University Library / Academic Affairs
cannont@usfca.edu
Steve Trettel (He/Him) Gay, Male
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
strettel@usfca.edu
raeburnn@usfca.edu