To learn more about becoming a sponsor or supporter of the 2015 Queer Youth Leadership Awards, click here. There are many reasons to sponsor the Queer Youth Leadership Awards, and you can learn about them here.
There are three ways to support the Queer Youth Leadership Awards:
- Advertise in the QYLA Printed Program
- Sponsor a Table at QYLA
- Donate
Thank you 2016 QYLA Co-sponsors and Supporters! (partial list)
Thank You to our Co-Sponsors
Ace’s Flowers
Aizen Dimas and Aldo Rincon
American Civil Liberties Union Santa Cruz County Chapter (ACLU)
Bay Area Municipal Electrons Committee (BAYMEC) Brad Willis & Tony Pusathai
Cabrillo College
Charles Singer, RN, L.Ac.
Coffeetopia
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
Cruzio
Cynthia Druley
Dignity Health Dominican Hospital
Emergency Medical Group (Emergency Room Physicians) First 5 Santa Cruz County
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) – Watsonville Friends of Kathy Goldenkranz
Friends of Mark Stone
Friends of QYLA
Heidi and Ron Koronkowski
In Memory of Connor Cockerham
Inner Light Ministries
Iversen Design
Legend Theatrical
Michelle & Scott Brandt
Out In Our Faith
Out in Santa Cruz, Queer Radio AM 1080
Pat Dellin, fused glass artist
Patrick LeCuyer & Dan Gold
Pajaro Valley Pride
Pajaro Valley Uni ed School District (PVUSD)
Peace United Church of Christ
PFLAG Santa Cruz County
Phillip Gomez & Van Boughner
Rainbow Speakers & Friends of Monterey County
Ralph Alpert
Safe Schools Project
Sally Arnold
San Lorenzo Valley High School
Santa Cruz City Schools (SCCS)
Santa Cruz County Of ce of Education (COE)
Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Diversity Center
Temple Beth El
Tony Russomanno
Transfamily Support Group
UC Santa cruz Community & Government Relations
Thank You to our Supporters
Alan Ronay
Angela Firpo and Chris Martorana
Assemblymember Mark Stone, California State Assembly, 29th District
Bea Rosenstein
Black China Bakery
Bookshop Santa Cruz
Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz
Cantú Queer Center at UCSC
Capitola-Aptos Rotary Club
Cheryl Rebottaro
CJ de Heer, Coldwell Banker
Closet Free Radio Show, KZSC
Community Printers
Connie Batten
Dharma’s Restaurant, Bernie Shapiro
Eileen S. Hamilton
Encompass Community Services
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative
G. Schulz, Architect
Gail D. Levine
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School Choir
Growing Up in Santa Cruz
KUSP 88.9FM
La Selva Beach Community Church
Larry Almonte
Leslie Smith
Leonard Santos
New Leaf Community Markets
Out in Santa Cruz Radio Show, KSCO
Ron Indra
Saturn Café
Scotts Valley Uni ed School District (SVUSD)
Senator Bill Monning, California State Senate, 17th District Sheri & Richard Watson-Riley
Silver Spur
Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast
The Bagelry, John Hamstra
The Ugly Mug
Trans* Teen Project
United Way of Santa Cruz County
Valerie VanderLaan
Wiggsy Siversten
Thank You to our Volunteers
Catering – Adrian Gonzales, D’La Colmena Decorations – Aptos High School Rainbow Alliance Desserts – PFLAG of Santa Cruz County
Emcees – Joan Boewer & Vincent Oxenhandler Flowers – Amy Scott, Ace’s Flowers Fundraising/Advertising – Stuart Rosenstein Flowers – Amy Scott, Ace’s Flowers
Fundraising – Stuart Rosenstein
Graphic Artist – Alan Ronay
Judging – Alicia Nájera
Judging Facilitators- Kathy Cytron & Jen Hastings Photography – Rebecca Stark Photography
Program Production – Jordan Iversen, Iversen Design QYLA Project Coordinator Assistant – AJ Yarn
Red Carpet – Dean Maynard
Red Carpet Host – Alex Rocha
Resource Fair – Dean Maynard
Stage Manager – Bonnie Ronzio
Stage Manager, Assistant – Charlie Singer
Video Production – Jeromie Whalen
Volunteer Coordinator – Joe Cosentino
Writer – Rebecca Hoskins
2016 QYLA Theme – Aptos High School Rainbow Alliance