Each year, Resource Center holds an in-house awards ceremony to recognize the countless hours given by, and hard work put in, by our dedicated volunteers. Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, we postponed our scheduled appreciation ceremony for those that had volunteered in 2019. Although we are unable to hold an in-person celebration, we want to share our appreciation and gratitude for those individuals who have selflessly given their time in 2019.
Whether it’s stocking shelves in our food pantry, working the front desk at Nelson-Tebedo or helping clean up after an event, we rely on the generosity of our incredible volunteers to give our community the resources they need.
Celebrating 10+ years as a Center volunteer! (as of 2019)
- Jim Putman | 29 years
- Barbara Foster | 22 years
- Dana Barber | 20 years
- Troy Comardelle | 14 years
- Randall Nunn | 14 years
- Michael Chau | 14 years
- Lionel Hillard | 14 years
- Rodd “Patti le Play Safe” Gray | 13 years
- Jarrett Dawson | 11 Years
- Miles Vinton-Laundrum | 11 years
- Vincent Fabello | 10 years
Merit Awards (as of 2019)
On top of milestone achievement awards, we also recognize volunteers for the number of hours they spend volunteering at the Center. Thank you to the following volunteers for not only donating their time but for also putting themselves on the frontline in order to make our community a better place for LGBTQIA+ people and those living with HIV.
600+ hours
Greg Seale
Juan Borrego
Michael Chau
Miles Vinton-Landrum
599-400 hours
Paul Ambrose
David Benzshawel
Lisa Evans
Lucy Rodriguez
Scott Stockton
Larry Thompson
Joe Vinton-Landrum
Bill Wells
Dennis Wilson
Curtis Young
399-200 hours
Charles Ballinger
David Becker
Lacey Brutschy
Gerry Clark
Troy Comardelle
Robert Hacker
Darryl Harris
Bill Hepler
Ruben Hernandez
Bob Lynn
Elise Matthews
Jimmy Medina
Steven Monk
Xiam Nguyen
Maria Rivera
Elaine Senise
Grant Sewell
John Stenebach
Kenneth Stenicky
Todd Zaunbrecher
199-100 hours
Clay Baker
Dana Barber
Vanessa Baum
Madeleine Burgess
Jayme Cambell
Rodger Carajal
Hunter Chapa
Daniel Clayton
Robby Cunningham
Taylor Dukes
Greg Eilmann
Vincent Fabello
Barbara Foster
Peter Garcia
Rodd Gray
Jeff Greenlee
Casey Gundlach
Andy Jones
Victor Kralisz
Ben Laizure
Jaiden Lake
Russell Margis
Kevin Martin
Fredrick Mosconi
Steven Murray
Callum Nanagas
Katherine Neely
Edward Neid
Lynn Nester
Kia Nguyen
Linda Parsel
Jim Putman
Rob Roell
Dylan Shurts
Ralph Solo
Simone Stevens
Heather Warren
Charles Williams
Matt Woods
Eduardo Yanez
“I truly believe giving opens the doors to receiving. Volunteers are the foundation of Resource Center. Without volunteers, we would not exist.”
-Volunteer Coordinator, Deborah Cavazos
A Big Resource Center THANK YOU to the countless corporate groups, employee resource groups, teams and non-profit organizations that also donated their time to volunteer!
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