The 14th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards, held at San Lorenzo Valley High School on May 14, 2011, was a grand success! A very special thank you to the San Lorenzo Valley High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) for their leadership in hosting QYLA at their campus.
To watch the awards ceremony on demand, including the QYLA Red Carpet interviews, visit the Community TV website Queer Youth Leadership Awards 2011.
The Queer Youth Task Force, sponsors of QYLA, is proud to congratulate the awardees & nominees for the 2011 Queer Youth Leadership Awards. Please take a moment to read the bio’s on each of the honoree’s:
Thank you to all of the co-sponsors & supporters of QYLA 2011!
A special thank you to Ace’s Flowers, Rebecca Stark Photography, Village Caterers, Inc., Legend Theatrical,Community Television of Santa Cruz County and the QYLA Core Production Team & volunteer’s that help produce QYLA.
Thank You QYLA 2011 Core Production Team & all the volunteer’s!
Core Production Team – QYLA 2011
Bonnie Ronzio – Stage Manager
Charlie Singer – Assistant Stage Manager
Village Caterers – Catering
Val VanderLaan, Phillip Gomez and Lucile Paquette – Desserts
Lindsey Gould – Lighting Designer
Alyssa Barragan – Assistant Project Coordinator
Joe Eugene – Editor
Graciela Hernández – Program Production
Rebecca Stark Photography – Photographer
Joe Cosentino – Volunteer Coordinator
Marissa Adams – QYLA Intern
Stuart Rosenstein – Advertising, Fundraising & Press
Lex – QYLA Project Coordinator
Andrew Purchin, LCSW – Facilitator for Judging Process
San Lorenzo Valley High School GSA – QYLA Theme
Judges – QYLA 2011
Peter Alduino
Author, The Citizen Leader™
Omar Fuentes
2008 QYLA Awardee
Emily Reilly
Former Mayor, City of Santa Cruz
Kim Urzua
2010 QYLA Awardee
Kathy Wilcox
Creative Art Director
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz
QYLA 2011 Video Project
Thank you to Community Television of Santa Cruz County for their support of QYLA. The interviews were produced by the expertise of Community TV.
Mary Ann Thyken – Executive Director, Community TV
Ryan Mulligan – Community TV Producer & Director
QYLA is a Santa Cruz County wide annual award ceremony that recognizes, honors, and celebrates our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer youth as well as their Allies. A project of the Queer Youth Task Force.
For more information, contact us at email or (831) 427-4004.