National People of Color Media Institute

GLAAD's 2012-2013 GLAAD People of Color Media Institute Participants are listed below. GLAAD's People of Color Media Institute, funded by the Arcus Foundation and created specifically for people of color who are LGBT or LGBT allies, consisted of a two-day, training program in New York (August 24-26, 2012) and Los Angeles (September 7-9, 2012), where GLAAD staff, leading journalists and national spokespeople developed best practices for on-camera and radio interviews.

If you interested in interviewing any of our participants, please see press information.

2012 National People of Color Media Institute Participants


Tico Almeida
Washington, D.C.

Gregory T. Angelo
Washington, D.C.

Raquel Armenta
Los Angeles, California

Pierre R. Berastaín
Boston, Massachusetts

Ardranae Byer
Bronx , New York

Brenda Del Rio Gonzalez
Los Angeles, California

Lilia Garcia and Kelley Brower
Los Angeles, California

Thomas Allen Harris
Monroe, New York
Jeremy-Hooper
Jeremy Hooper
New York, New York

Mandy Hu
San Francisco, California

Arianna Inurritegui-Lint
Orlando, Florida

Shawn Jain
Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Lang
Albany, New York

Joey Latino
Los Angeles, California

Pamela Lightsey
Boston, Massachusetts

Stephen Lovegrove
Charleston, South Carolina

Rosa Manríquez
Los Angeles, California

Eric A. Manríquez and Juan Rivera
Los Angeles, California

Brian Martin
Atlanta, Georgia

Noemi Masliah
Los Angeles, California

Jay Michaelson
New York, New York

Tiq Milan
Bronx, New York

Alan Miles & Drew Glick
New York, New York

Nanette Lee Miller
San Francisco, California

Aisha C. Moodie-Mills
Washington, D.C.

Ricardo Moreno & Arturo Avina
Los Angeles, California

Ross Murray
New York, New York

David Pakman
New York, New York

Boe Ramírez and Germán Roa
Rockville, Maryland

Lillian Rivera
New York, New York

Monica Roberts
Houston, Texas

Art Rodriguez and Stephen Chavez
Los Angeles, California

Maya Rupert
Washington, D.C.

Omar Sharif Jr.
New York, New York

Lavi Soloway
Los Angeles, California

Felipe Sousa-Rodríguez
Miami, Florida

Rev. Roland Stringfellow
San Francisco, California

Tony Sullivan & Richard Adams
Los Angeles, California

Brynn Tannehill
Xenia, Ohio

Sarah Toce & Stephanie Brusig
Seattle, Washington

Enrique Torre Molina
Mexico City, Mexico

Sara Train and Kris
Los Angeles, California

Monica Trasandes
Los Angeles, California

Tommy Tseng
Monterey Park, California

Vincent Paolo Villano
Washington , D.C.

Daniel Villarreal
Carrollton, Texas

Ari Ezra Waldman
New York, New York

Je-Shawna Wholley
Temple Hills, Maryland

Kortney Ryan Ziegler
Oakland, California