Board & Governance
Executive Committee
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President
Kimberly "Kimmie" Lockett '09 (she/her)
Location: Asheville, NC
Major & Graduation Year: Psychology (BSc), 2009; Registered Nurse (ADN), 2013, Houston Community College; Nursing (BSN), 2019, University of South Florida
Current Profession: Administrative Leadership, Division Clinical Education
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Vice President
Harry Barbee, Ph.D. '16, '20 (they/he)
Location: Washington, DC
Major & Graduation Year: Political Science and Sociology (BA), 2013, North Carolina State University; Sociology (MS), 2016; Sociology (PhD), 2020
Current Profession: Assistant Professor
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Secretary
Kimmah Dozier-Burt '22 (she/her)
Location: Columbia, SC
Major & Graduation Year: MBA, 2022
Current Profession: Tech Portfolio Manager, AI&D
Treasurer
Steven Crudele-Roberts '14 (he/him)
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Major & Graduation Year: History Secondary Education (BS), 2012, Towson University; Higher Education, Student Affairs (MS), 2014
Current Profession: Learning and Development Designer
Parliamentarian
Tequeda Patterson '04, '07, '11 (she/her)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Major & Graduation Year: Criminology (BS), 2004; Political Science and Government (BS), 2007; Business (MBA), 2011; Criminal Justice Leadership & Executive Management (MS), Walden University
Current Profession: Social Insurance Specialist
Immediate Past President
Ryan Hurst '09 (he/him)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Major & Graduation Year: Political Science and Interdisciplinary Social Science (BS), 2009
Current Profession: Chief Development Officer
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Board Member
Tazara “Taz” Fields '13, '17, '25 (she/her)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Major & Graduation Year: Creative Writing-Poetry (BA), 2013; Law Enforcement Intelligence (BS), 2017; Juris Doctor (JD), 2025
Current Profession: Law Firm Associate
Board Member
Hunter Fitch '17 (he/they)
Location: Melbourne, FL
Major & Graduation Year: Electrical Engineering (BS), 2017
Current Profession: Sr. Principal Engineer, Systems Architecture
Board Member
Ashlee Fontes, PhD '04, '24 (she/her)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Major & Graduation Year: Sport Management (BS), 2004; Sport Management (PhD), 2024
Current Profession: Founder / CEO, TLH Reckoning
Board Member
Lauren Kelly-Manders ‘12 (she/her)
Location: Cork, Ireland
Major & Graduation Year: Criminology (BS), 2012; Educational Policy and Evaluation (MS)
Current Profession: Grants Manager
Board Member
Andy Janecek ‘18 (he/him)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Major & Graduation Year: Social Science (BS), 2018
Current Profession: Director of Public Relations
Board Member
Alexandra Krause '18 (she/they)
Location: Washington, DC
Major & Graduation Year: Sociology (BS), 2018
Current Profession: Survey Statistician at US Census Bureau
Board Member
Micah Lomax, PhD '12, ‘18 (he/him)
Location: San Diego, CA
Major & Graduation Year: Music Theory and Composition (MM), 2012; Music Theory in Composition (PhD), 2018
Current Profession: Senior Manager of Marketing Insights
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Board Member
Murphy Reinert '12, '23 (he/him)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Major & Graduation Year: Honors - Dance (BFA), 2012; MBA, 2023
Current Profession: Employee & Labor Relations Analyst II
Board Member
Ethan Stubbs '04 (he/him)
Location: Albany, NY
Major & Graduation Year: Biology (BS), 2004
Current Profession: Higher Ed Administration
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Board Member
Katelynn Thigpenn '20 (she/her)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Major & Graduation Year: English (Editing, Writing, and Media) (BA), 2020
Current Profession: Marketing Director
Board Member
Scott Wenger ‘09 (he/him)
Location: Nashville, TN
Major & Graduation Year: Theatre (BA), 2009
Current Profession: Assistant Vice President, Workforce Health & Safety
Board Members
Executive Committee Responsibilities
President
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Executive head and Chair of the Board
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Presides over all meetings
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Appoints Committee Chairs
Vice President
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Vice Chair of the Board
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Fills a Presidential vacancy if needed
Secretary
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Reports minutes at Board meetings
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Tracks attendance and maintains records
Treasurer
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Provides financial oversight and reporting
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Maintains financial integrity and audit readiness
Parliamentarian
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Advises on procedure and bylaws interpretation
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Supports meeting governance and enforcement
Immediate Past President
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Advisory role as assigned
Committees advance the network's strategic goals and signature initiatives. Each board year (July 1 to June 30), the President appoints committees to meet the needs of the network and selects committee members.
One standing committee, Strategic Planning & Bylaws, and two appointed committees, Member Relations and Programming, carry out this work.
Committees
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Strategic Planning & Bylaws Committee (Standing Committee)
Handles the network's long-term planning, budget oversight, and governance including reviewing our Bylaws and maintaining Board procedures, coordinating funding requests, growing the Pride Ambassadors program, and managing the Board application and selection process.
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Member Relations Committee
(Appointed Committee)
Manages the network's communications such as social media, the quarterly Seminole Pride newsletter, website updates, donor stewardship, and outreach for special campaigns like FSU's Great Give and Giving Tuesday.
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Programming Committee
(Appointed Committee)
Plans and hosts the network's events, including the annual Homecoming Tailgate, the Lavender Celebration with the Pride Student Union, and collaborations like Drag Bingo plus tabling at Pride events across Florida.