Leadership
The Alliance is governed by a system of organizational checks and balances. We have an elected corporate Board of Directors over the 501(c)6 organization, Elected Officers and a Chapter Delegate Board to lead the National Membership Program, and a Corporate Advisory Board to provide industry insight. Additionally, we are proud to employ a staff dedicated to the management of the organization.
This structure is unlike any LGBTQ+ organization in the industry.
Elected National Officers (ELT)
Anita Legacy Blue (Houston, TX)
National President + Chair of the Board
Justin Ziegler (Atlanta, GA)
2024 President-Elect & National VP
Dave Gervase (Hollywood, FL)
2023 Immediate Past President
Tommie Wehrle
National Vice President-Elect (2026 President)
John Lynah
National Treasurer
Riaz Pooran
National Secretary
Tim Garvey (Boston, MA)
Parliamentarian
Alliance Resource Groups (ARGs)
PRISM: Professionals of Color
Riaz Pooran, Chair
Mia Rooks, Co-Chair
SERVE Veteran & Military Newtwork
Nikki Goslin, Chair
Towanna Jackson, Co-Chair
EmpowHER Women’s Network
Stephanie Weiss, Chair
Vacant, Co-Chair
TRANScend
Callen Jones, Chair
Councils
Guy Parker, Chair
Commercial Advisory Council
Vacant
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
Derek Lee, Chair
Jennifer Green, Chair
Policy + Advocacy Council
Christopher Suranna, Chair
Non-Profit Board of Directors
Anita Blue – Chairwoman (eXp)
Dave Gervase – Interim Immediate Past President (Keller Williams)
Austin Rowe – Director (ROWE Realty)
Monty Smith – Director (John L. Scott)
Tim Hur – Director (Point Honors)
Derek Lee – Director (Charles Rutenberg Realty)
Gabrielle Claiborne – Director (Transformation Journeys WorldWide)
Jim Schiefelbein – Director (Mainstreet Organization of Realtors)
Tim Garvey – Parliamentarian (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices)
Ryan Weyandt – CEO (LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance)
Zaylore Stout, Esq. – Chief Legal Counsel (Stout & Associates)
The Staff
Ryan Weyandt
Chief Executive Officer
Zaylore Stout
Chief Legal Counsel
Mary Mancera
Chief of Staff & Sr. Vice President, Industry Relations
David Siroty
VP, Communications + PR
Alex Cruz
Director, Education
Randy Kravarik
Manager, IT Services
Pip Franke
Manager, National Chapter Program
Alayna Gohl
Executive Operations Assistant
Meredith Jensen
Art & Graphic Design
Chapter Delegate Board (CDB)
Thank You
The organization was conceptualized by and created at the direction of a 53-person Steering Committee, led by an 11-person Executive Board headed by Chairperson Ryan Weyandt. Ryan was nominated and elected to this role by the members of the Steering Committee.
Together, these volunteers combined their passion, knowledge and expertise to guide the development of critical assets including bylaws, mission + vision statements, a website, naming, branding, and chapter development.
We also greatly appreciate the financial support of our Founding Contributors who helped fund the establishment of our organization. Without these individuals, our organization would not be where it is today.
Listed alphabetically by first name.
Amelia Robinette | |
Kimber and Grady White | |
Lauren Feher | |
Brandon Jordan | Lydiana Navarro |
Brian Maguire | Marcus Saitschenko |
Mark S. Rosenberg | |
Bruce Williams | |
Chuck Garrett | |
Darryl Hunt | |
Michael Ussery | |
David Ferrando | Mj Moss |
Dennis Gorman | Monty D Smith |
Ellen Grubert | |
Eric Axelson | |
Portia Ryan | |
Ron Crouse | |
Sandy & Jeff Naragon | |
Scott Poe | |
Jeffrey Lines | |
Jen Haggard | |
John Westfall-Kwong |
