The entrance to the Main Gallery of the GLBT Historical Society Museum; photograph by Dave Earl.
DESCRIPTION
Join members of the staff and board of the GLBT Historical Society for a town hall where we will share some highlights from the past year, provide updates about current projects and initiatives, and share exciting plans for the future. The program will include a Q & A session; guests are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing info@glbthistory.org with the subject “Town Hall.”
Image: The entrance to the Main Gallery of the GLBT Historical Society Museum; photograph by Dave Earl.
SPEAKERS
Kelsi Evans (she/her/hers) is the interim co-executive director of the GLBT Historical Society and Director of the Dr. John P. De Cecco Archives & Special Collections. She previously served as Project Archivist for the AIDS History Project at the University of California, San Francisco Archives and Special Collections. Prior to UCSF, she worked at NYU’s Fales Library and Special Collections and the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami. Kelsi holds an M.A. in archives and public history from New York University and an M.A. in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Andrew Shaffer (he/him/his) is the interim co-executive director of the GLBT Historical Society and the director of development and communications. He directs the GLBT Historical Society’s outreach, media and fundraising programs. Prior to joining the society, he led development efforts with multiple local nonprofits including the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and the California Preservation Foundation. He is also trained as a historian, and his academic background includes graduate work at the University of San Francisco and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he helped to build that city’s first permanent LGBTQ archives.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
This event will take place online. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and instructions on how to join.
ADMISSION
Free
Register online here: https://bit.ly/3AiGJPs
ASL INTERPRETATION
ASL interpretation provided upon request. Please write at least three days in advance of event to leigh@glbthistory.org.
JOIN THE GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Become a member of the GLBT Historical Society for free museum and program admission, discounts in the museum shop and other perks: www.glbthistory.org/memberships.