Board of Directors
The Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc. (ESF) Board members oversee the direction of ESF’s activities worldwide as the organization works to promote LGBT equality. Directors are elected to four-year terms. They receive no compensation for their voluntary service.
| Chairperson | Vice Chairperson |
| A. Latham Staples | Brent Kostelecky |
| La Jolla, CA | La Jolla, CA |
| Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc. | HDR, Inc. |
| Treasurer | Secretary |
| Lidia R. Gomez | Travis E. Cleveland |
| Chula Vista, CA | Dallas, TX |
| Greenwood Cemetery/Accountant | Air Traffic Conrollers Association |
| Brooke Kaiser | Catherine Davis |
| Los Angeles, CA | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Writers Guild of America | Dell, Inc. |
| Clark Johnsen | Clayton Gibson |
| New York, NY | Baton Rouge, LA |
| The Broadway League | MyOutSpirit.com |
| Corinne Dowd | Elizabeth Casswell |
| Spring Hill, TN | Birmingham, AL |
| Williamson County Schools | Gay Straight Student Alliance |
| Frances Birchum | Heather Osborne |
| Edmond, OK | Nashville, TN |
| Retired | BP PLC |
| John Edgar Browning, Ph.D.(c) | Kelly Berryman |
| New Orleans, LA | Dallas, TX |
| Louisiana State University | MLink Technologies, Inc. |
| Kerry George | Lisa Kove |
| San Diego, CA | San Diego, CA |
| Southwest Equity | Department of Defense Federal Globe |
| Michelle Peterson | Rae Fortunato, Ph.D. |
| San Diego, CA | Las Cruces, NM |
| American Speciality Health | Rae Fortunato, Ph.D. |
| Tracy Emblem |
| Escondido, CA |
| The Law Offices of Thor O. Emblem |
Senior Management
The Senior Management team executes ESF strategies and leads the operations and business activities of ESF.
| A. Latham Staples | Elizabeth Casswell |
| President and C.E.O. | C.O.O. |
