Team and board

A group of people pose together on a sidewalk, many in rainbow outfits and Brighton Beach Pride T-shirts, in front of a doorway and a large potted plant. — A group of volunteers and community members pose together outside.

This section lists the QARAVAN board, coordinators, and core volunteers in 2024, with pronouns as printed in the report, and thanks all 2024 volunteers and interns.

Board

Yelena Goltsman (she/her), Founder and Board President
Ezra Abdullabekov (he/him), Board Vice President
Enver Latifzade (he/him), Treasurer
Dante Matero (he/him), Board Secretary
Alexandr Trifonov (he/him), Board Member
Tanzilya Saleemjan (she/her), Board Member, Acting Executive Director (January-May 2024)
Lyosha Gorshkov (no pronouns), Board Member, Brighton Beach Pride Founder
Lieb Fischbach (he/him/they/them), Board Member
Amin Yakubov (he/him), Board Observer

Coordinators

Olga Mamaeva (she/her), Coordinator
Maxim Ibadov (they/them/fab), Coordinator

A man in a gray hooded sweatshirt and a woman in an olive sweater with a flower headband and a dark apron sit side by side, looking toward a speaker. — Attendees listening at a community event.

Core volunteers

Aleksandr Sabirov (he/him), Legal Services Navigator
Sergei Pozdniakov (he/him), Graphic Designer
Daniela Lapidous (she/her), Fundraising Consultant
Simon Shterenberg (he/him), Peer-to-Peer Group Facilitator
Vasilii Sidorov (Jason; he/him), Social Media Coordinator
Aleksandr Grigorev (he/him), Program Assistant
Irina Knyazeva (she/her), Merchandise Designer
Gina Rafikova (she/her), Peer Support Group Facilitator
Samantha Shokin (she/her), fundraising and copyediting consultant

Volunteers and interns

Big thank you to all 2024 volunteers and interns, including all 50 volunteers in Rainbow Connections and many, many other community members: volunteers who help organize events and social outings, give advice, and help new members find their way in New York City and in other cities!

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