Our Keynote Speakers

 Nicole M. Garcia, M.A. LPC (she/her)

Rev. Nicole M. Garcia, M.A. LPC (she/her) is a queer transgender Latina who serves as the Faith Work Director at the National LGBTQ Task Force. Nicole earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from CU Denver and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado.

 Kathy Baldock (she/her)

Kathy Baldock author, LGBTQ advocate, and founder of Canyonwalker Connections, is a leading expert on the historical  and current discrimination against the LGBTQ community from the socially  conservative Christian church and political sectors.

Brian Bond (he/him)

Brian K Bond is the Executive Director for PFLAG. He also served in the Obama Administration as Deputy Director for the White House Office of Public Engagement and primary liaison for the LGBTQ community.

Liz Dyer (she/her)

Liz Dyer is a writer, speaker, activist and founder of the Mama Bears organization. She started the Facebook group "Serendipitydodah - Home of the Mama Bears" with about 150 moms and now the group has more than 37,000 moms of LGBTQ+ kids. And that one group has evolved into an organization with more than 60 Mama Bear chapters, 9 private groups and 7 programs serving the LGBTQ+ community