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)
Erin Morrison (Austin, TX)
National President + Chair of the Board
Anita Blue (Houston, TX)
2023 President-Elect
Dave Gervase (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
2023 Immediate Past President
Anthony Vulin (Los Angeles, CA)
National Vice President
Justin Ziegler (Atlanta, GA)
2023 National Vice President-Elect
Tommie Wehrle (Hartford, CT)
National Treasurer
John Lynah
National Secretary
Vacant
2022 National Secretary-Elect
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
Karol Kochova, Chair
Stephanie Weiss, Co-Chair
TRANScend
Feroza Syed, Chair
Callen Jones, Co-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
Leigh York, Co-Chair
Non-Profit Board of Directors
Erin Morrison – Chairwoman (Twelve Rivers)
Dave Gervase – Immediate Past President (Keller Williams)
Sean Frank – Director (Mainframe Real Estate)
Jackie Garber – Director (Cummings & Co. Realty)
Austin Rowe – Director (ROWE Realty)
Octavius Smiley-Humphries – Director (FLEX Realty)
Feroza Syed – Director (Sotheby’s)
Kimberly Davis – Director (Keller Williams)
Monty Smith – Director (John L. Scott)
Kenya Burrell VanWormer – Director
Tim Hur – Director (Point Honors)
John Thorpe – Chairman Emeritus (The Agency)
Tim Garvey – Parliamentarian (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices)
Ryan Weyandt – CEO (LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance)
The Staff
Ryan Weyandt
Chief Executive Officer
Zaylore Stout
Chief Legal Counsel
Mary Mancera
Sr. Vice President, Industry Relations
David Siroty
VP, Communications + PR
Alex Cruz
Director, Education
Randy Kravarik
Manager, IT Services
Pip Franke
National Chapter 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 |
