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