(photo by bill wilson)

my club on monday had a pretty big-deal meeting. you can see a mixture of our new and old board members in the picture above (i'm in the green shirt in the bottom middle). i know the picture's kinda small, but if you click on the picture it will show up larger in another screen. i wrote up a press release about the event that was sent out and i'm pasting it here below which will explain everything.

Alice B. Toklas Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club
Press Release
January 9, 2006
http://www.alicebtoklas.org

On Monday, January 9th, 2006 the Alice B. Toklas Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Democratic Club had a packed house of over 70 members and friends to shore in the new year and vote in a new Co-Chair and Board of Directors.

Co-Chair Scott Wiener welcomed in his new Co-Chair Rebecca Prozan who will be taking the torch from now-former-Co-Chair Laura Spanjian who has served in this role for the last two years. The gender-parity-based Co-Chair system is staggered annually to elect one new leader, while one continues to serve for an additional year.

Wiener noted, “The 2006 Alice B. Toklas board is a very strong one, both in terms of skill sets and diversity. We have a great group of returning members plus new members with impressive backgrounds in activism, politics, and community work. The Alice Board will also increase its diversity significantly, with one third of the board women and one third people of color. While we are not 100% where we need to be in terms of board diversity, we are moving in the right direction and making significant strides in ensuring that our club is representative of the LGBT community.”

This will be an important year in the history of the Club and the state. California will possibly see an anti-marriage equality ballot initiative this November. Additionally, statewide ballot contests—including a gubernatorial election featuring the incumbent who vetoed marriage equality legislation last year—will be front and center.

“The strength and diversity of the 2006 Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club will help prepare us as a community to defeat anti-LGBT initiatives, support pro-LGBT candidates and campaigns, and elect a new Democratic governor who will not veto our equal rights,” stated Wiener and Prozan...
and then the press release listed the full new board.
it's a pretty great group to be a part of and i'm heartened that they feel i am useful to the group in some way.