Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE ARE A JOURNALIST-LED ASSOCIATION WORKING WITHIN THE NEWS MEDIA TO ADVANCE FAIR AND ACCURATE COVERAGE OF LGBTQ COMMUNITIES AND ISSUES. WE PROMOTE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES BY HOLDING THE INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE AND PROVIDING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING.
PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS FOSTERING FAIR AND ACCURATE COVERAGE OF LGBTQ ISSUES IN THE MEDIA.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM ATTRACTS ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FOR THREE DAYS OF SKILLS TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND NETWORKING. THE CONVENTION PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A CAREER AND COMMUNITY EXPO, A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISM STUDENTS, AND THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW INDUCTEES TO NLGJA'S LGBTQ JOURNALISM HALL OF FAME AND EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS.
IN AN EFFORT TO HELP JOURNALISTS INCREASE AWARENESS AND TO HELP DECREASE THE STIGMA OF HIV & AIDS, NLGJA WORKS WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS COVERING HIV & AIDS. ADDITIONALLY, RESOURCES SUCH AS FACT SHEETS, TIPS AND STATISTICS ARE COMPILED TO HELP JOURNALISTS COVER THESE TOPICS.
STUDENT PROGRAMS: NLGJA SUPPORTS SEVERAL KEY BENEFITS UNDER IT'S STUDENT PROGRAM. STUDENT CONNECT, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER UP TO 12 COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS FOR A WEEK-LONG PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. UNDER THIS PROGRAM IT ALSO OFFERS SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Adam Pawlus | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $109,328 |
| Kristina Torres | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Femi Redwood | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Chris Martin | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Bethany Howe | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Eric Hegedus | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Karen Hawkins | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Walter | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Eric Hall | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Belinda Hernandez | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Miguel | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Rick Stuckey | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| Jen Christensen | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| Sharif Durhams | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202043189349312179_public.xml