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
National Membership Program
Dave Gervase (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
National President + Chair of the Board
Erin Morrison (Austin, TX)
2022 President-Elect
John Thorpe (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
2022 Immediate Past President
Anita Blue (Houston, TX)
National Vice President
Anthony Vulin (Los Angeles, CA)
2022 National Vice President-Elect
Tommie Wehrle (Hartford, CT)
National Secretary
Vacant
2022 National Secretary-Elect
Rodney Mason (Atlanta, GA)
National Treasurer
Vacant
2022 National Treasurer-Elect
Tim Garvey (Boston, MA)
Parliamentarian
Alliance Resource Groups (ARGs)
International Ambassadors
Guy Parker, Chair
PRISM: Professionals of Color
Derek Lee, Chair
Veteran & Military Advisory Group
Togasii Peko, Chair
Women’s Network
Middy Matthews + Jenni Welch, Co-Chairs
Councils
Commercial Advisory Council
Vacant
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
Octavius Smiley-Humphires, Co-Chair
Kimberly Davis, Co-Chair
Mortgage Advisory Council
Rodney Mason + Kimber White, Co-Chairs
Policy + Advocacy Council
Christopher Suranna + Tim Garvey, Co-Chairs
Non-Profit Board of Directors
Dave Gervase (Keller Williams)
John Thorpe (The Agency)
Sean Frank (Mainframe Real Estate)
Jackie Garber (Cummings & Co. Realty)
Austin Rowe (ROWE Realty)
Val Scinto (Keller Williams)
Octavius Smiley-Humphries (FLEX Realty)
Feroza Syed (Sotheby’s)
Kimberly Davis (Keller Williams)
Monty Smith (John L. Scott)
Jonathon Lovitz (DEI Strategy Advisor)
Tim Garvey (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices – Non-voting)
Ryan Weyandt (LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance – Non-voting)
The Staff Team
Ryan Weyandt
Chief Executive Officer
Zaylore Stout
Chief Legal Counsel
Mary Mancera
SVP, Industry Relations
Kenya Burrell VanWormer
VP, Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Association Management
David Siroty
VP, Communications + PR
Alex Cruz
Director, Professional Services
Randy Kravarik
Manager, IT Services
Pip Franke
Program Manager
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 |
