Jimmy Gruender, Board Chair
Jimmy has been a staple in the LGBT community, having volunteered for almost all the non-profits that serve the LGBT community. He served on the Phoenix Pride Board from 2004-2009. Jimmy is Chair of the One Voice Community Center Board, was the Region One Representative for the Inter-Pride 2009-2011, Co-Chair of H.E.R.O in 2010, a member of the HRC steering committee, and Co-Director for Right to Marry AZ Walk in 2010 and again in 2011, as well as a equality walker in 2009.
In 2009, Jimmy won the prestigious Echo readers Choice Award, “Heroic Service for a Man”, and the John Bircumshaw Community Sprit Award from Phoenix Pride. In 2010, Jimmy was named Echo Man of the Year,. And was the Community Grand Marshall for the 2010 Phoenix Gay Pride. Jimmy has been with his partner for Paul Roark for 17 years. Contact Jimmy at jimmy_g@1vcc.org or via text/phone 602.618.7920.
Cary Jones, Vice Chair
Cary was born in Princeton, KY. He has been in retail for the past 17 years. Four of them with Dollar General and 13 years with Walmart. In both company’s Cary has had the duty of overseeing many employees, scheduling, inventory, customer service, company audits, interview process, and hiring process. With both of these companies he has worked with Adopt a Highway and Children’s Miracle Network. Cary and his Staff both enjoyed the many fundraisers they put on and the many hours of volunteer work he had accomplished. Cary feels that he can bring to the Board a person who gives 110% to every task put in front of him. Cary feels he is an honest and hard working man. Cary also feels he can bring a fresh and new ideas on how to help our organization and our Community grow. Cary attended New Harvest Christian School and Graduated in April of this year as an Ordained Minister. Cary is currently attending School for Medical Transcription and will graduate this spring. Cary also Volunteers at Tumbleweed here in Phoenix. Contact caryj@1vcc.org
Marisa Tristan, Treasurer, Fundraising Chair
Marisa has made Phoenix her home for 9 years. Currently she is employed at Bank of America, where she has worked for the past 5 years. As a member of the Board of Directors, she currently serves as the Treasurer and Chair of the Fundraising Committee. She is constantly seeking new opportunities to help fund the future of One Voice Community Center, to better serve our community. Marisa was also part of the first class of the Anti Violence Project (AVP) Hotline volunteers, a resource hotline for the LGBT in crisis. She is honored to be serving all of our community. Marisa can be reached at marisa_z@1vcc.org or via text/phone 602.332.3191.
Christine Schubert, Secretary
Christine Schubert, originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin moved to Phoenix in 2001. She has been a patron on One Voice Community Center since 2009, and is presently holds a full membership. For the past two years, Christine has been employed by the Apollo Group, which controls a number of online universities, geared toward the working adult, or adult returning to the academic world. Christine is a Systems Analyst/Scrum Master in the IT department for Human Resources, managing the software development life cycle. Christine is presently working toward her MBA with the University of Phoenix in Business Management, Information Systems. Christine can be reached at Christine-Schubert@1vcc.org
Philip McGuffie, Facilities
Phil is an Arizona native and has lived here most of his life. He graduated from ASU with a BA of Science from the School of Industrial Technology. He has worked in the private sector where he has worked at computer programming, PC assembly and repair, game design and manufacturing, and inside sales.
Phil has been attending PFLAG meetings since February 2011 and started doing some volunteer work there in April 2011. He began volunteering at One Voice Community Center in June 2011 where he started to learn about the Center. He had the pleasure of helping Center make the move to its new location, and also assisted in the improvement of the facilities. Phil joined the board in September 2011 where he has been facilitating the upkeep of the Center. Philip also manages the renting of the Center’s office space for local LGBT groups.
Bradley Wishon, Board Development
Brad hails from Missouri where he spent his childhood and early adult years coming to accept his sexuality as a gay man. He has served as the Senior Pastor of Metropolitan Community Churches in St. Louis, Missouri and Phoenix, Arizona. He serves on the Executive Committee of No Longer Silent: Clergy for Justice as Vice-President, and has served on several local non-profit boards and committees. One of his personal moments of pride was completing the Walk Across America, going from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. in 2006. Brad lives in Goodyear, a suburb of Phoenix, with his family.
Bill Soroka, Fundraising/Grant Comittee
Bill Soroka is a native Arizonan and serial entrepreneur committed to creating businesses, events, and organizations that promote win/win strategies and philanthropy. He’s been involved in various non-profit groups, youth leadership programs, and several small businesses throughout Arizona and Colorado.
Jason G. Meyers Board Director
Jason G. Meyers is a national influencer with a 20-year career as a public relations and media professional. He’s served as a top-rated major-market radio personality (“Kid Corona”), senior marketing copy editor for The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com & 12News, communications director for the Heard Museum of Native Cultures & Art, TV spokesperson for Desert Schools Federal Credit Union and PR chief for the award-winning Tempe-based Mindspace advertising agency. He is also founder of @Meyers_PR specializing in crisis communications and social media for financial institutions and non-profits. Jason is a current Board of Directors member for the Phoenix Indian Center and serves as a community outreach liaison for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Phoenix FBI and Scottsdale Police.
Antonia “Toni” D’orsay is the Executive Director of This Is HOW, a crisis intervention organization, Co-Chair of Arizona TransAlliance, and a noted activist and advocate on Trans and LGBT issues. A multi-racial native Arizonan with long ties to the State and local community, she Uses her lifelong experiences to cross boundaries and create change for the better.
Daniel Garcia-Carrillo
Daniel Garcia-Carrillo is a recent graduate of ASU with a passion for social justice as it relates to minority groups, specifically Latinos and the LGBT community. As a rising local community leader and youth advocate.
