Our Team

Meet the humans that make up our network!

SQSH’s work is made possible by staff, contractors, and volunteers who are passionate about supporting the St. Louis queer/LGBTQIA+ community. Some of our network members remain anonymous to protect their privacy.

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Board of Directors

  • Roschan Rao

    she/her
    President

  • John Eads

    he/him
    Treasurer

  • Katie Heiden-Rootes

    she/her
    Secretary

  • Monikka Colbert

    she/they
    Fundraising Chair

  • White trans woman with mid-length blonde hair with blue tips, wearing a multi-colored triangle pattern shirt

    Esther Roth-Colson

    she/her

  • Nicole Browning

    she/her

Advisors

  • Gradient

    Wolf Smith

    they/them
    Legal Advisor

Staff

  • Smiling Singaporean-Chinese human with black square glasses and short, tousled black hair

    Luka Cai

    they/them
    Executive Director

  • Korean human with floppy short dark hair and circle glasses, wearing a dark red sweater

    Amanda Im

    they/them
    Communications & Fundraising Manager

  • Porscha Hayes

    she/her
    Finance & Data Manager

Peer Counselors

  • Ita Encarnacion

    she/her
    Interim Helpline Coordinator

  • White human with short dark hair and blue eyes, wearing headphones

    Ziz Dreyer

    they/them
    Helpline Advisor & Peer Counselor

  • White queer human with mid-length dark blonde hair

    Caitie Greene

    she/they
    Peer Counselor

  • White trans human with short pink hair and a red shirt

    Reed

    they/them
    Peer Counselor

  • Sammie

    she/her
    Peer Counselor

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    Peer Counselors

    2 Anonymous Community Members

SQSHBook

  • Chris

    Chris

    he/him
    SQSHBook Founding Coordinator

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    KJ Monahan

    they/them
    SQSHBook Senior Developer

  • Ian Seibert

    he/they
    SQSHBook Junior Developer

  • C Stavridis

    they/them
    SQSHBook UI/UX Designer

  • Claire

    she/her
    SQSHBook Data Entry & Engagement Associate

  • Srushya Krishnan

    she/her
    SQSHBook Data Entry Volunteer

Join our network!

We enjoy building relationships with queer/LGBTQIA+ St. Louisans who are passionate about supporting SQSH’s mission. Engage with SQSH’s Community as a volunteer, contractor, partner, or donor.