LGBTQIA+ Task Force

The LGBTQIA+ Task Force is an action-oriented committee dedicated to LGBTQIA+ issues on campus, consisting of staff and faculty members at Highline College. The Task Force strives for institutional advancement in these areas, takes part in leading programming for LGBTQIA+ Week, develops and facilitates Safe Zones Trainings, along with other action-oriented activities.

As part of being an advocate for LGBTQIA+ students, the Task Force has worked with student clubs and taken part in furthering student engagement. This includes taking students to the Power of One and Queer I Am conferences. The LGBTQIA+ Task Force continues to facilitate conversations on campus around LGBTQIA+ issues and strives to provide Safe Zones training for staff, faculty, and students. In the past, Task Force members have been at the forefront of the initiative to implement gender-neutral restrooms on campus.

List of Current Members

Natalie Bjorge (She/Her/Hers), Chemistry Faculty

Cassie Geraghty (She/Her), Clubs Program Leadership Advisor

Keni (Chino) Gonzales (He/They), Faculty, High School Engagement and Academic Success Programs

Leoule Goshu (He/Him), Program Coordinator, The Hub: Federal Way Higher Education Center

Shay Kelley-Wilder (She/They), Library & Archives Paraprofessional II

Amy Rider King (She/Her/Hers), Faculty, High School Engagement and Academic Success Programs

Audra Lord (She/Her), ELCAP Faculty

Dr. Tylir McKenzie (Dr. T) (She/He/They), Psychology Faculty

Leona Oliveros (They/Them and She/Her), Faculty, High School Engagement and Academic Success Programs

Kara Stuart, (She/They), Communication & Journalism Faculty / Thunderword Advisor

Kharmyn Williams, Chair (She/Her/Hers), Fiscal Analyst III / Statistician, Budgets, Grants, & Contracts