Staff
Chuck Wolfe is the president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute, the nation's leading organization that identifies, trains and supports openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates, campaign staff and public officials. He served on the Victory Fund's Board of Directors for four years prior to joining the staff. During his tenure as CEO, hundreds of openly LGBT candidates have been elected to public office, and the list of states with no out elected officials has dropped from 13 to just one.
Mr. Wolfe has an extensive background in politics, issue advocacy and organizational development. He previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American Legacy Foundation, which was created as a result of the 46-state settlement with the tobacco industry. Mr. Wolfe was the Foundation's first employee and initiated national tobacco control programs such as the groundbreaking "truth" advertising campaign.
Mr. Wolfe entered the public sector as an appointee to the late Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. In addition to serving on the governor's 1994 reelection campaign as operations manager, he served the governor for seven years in such capacities as director of external affairs, director of tobacco control and executive director of the Miami Financial Oversight Board. During his tenure, among numerous other achievements, Mr. Wolfe developed and implemented programs that aided the relief efforts of Hurricane Andrew, the City of Miami's financial emergency and the Florida Tobacco Pilot Program.
Mr. Wolfe, an Eagle Scout, has a long history of leadership within the Boy Scouts of America, including a two-year term on the National Executive Board. For more than ten years he was active and outspoken in the effort to rid scouting of its discriminatory policies towards gays and lesbians. His efforts were profiled in a report on CBS News' 60 Minutes.
Mr. Wolfe is a 1985 graduate of Stetson University in Florida and completed the Negotiating Skills Seminar at the J.F.K. School of Government of Harvard University in 1997. A native of Florida, he has resided in Washington, D.C. since 1999.
Robin Brand is the deputy executive director at the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute, the nation's leading organization that identifies, trains and helps elect openly LGBT leaders to public office. As deputy executive director, Brand develops strategies and oversees programs for the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender political action committee.
Prior to taking on her current role, Brand was chief operating officer for Gill Action, and earlier was a senior vice president at the Victory Fund and Victory Institute. Her work in LGBT politics has included raising record-breaking amounts in candidate-specific funds, and helping elect the first openly LGBT legislators in several states.
Prior to working with the Victory Fund, Robin served as the eastern political director for the Democratic National Committee and as the executive director of the Washington State Democratic Party.
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Torey Carter--Vice President of Finance & Administration
Patrick Cordova--Major Gifts Officer
Denis Dison--Vice President of Communications
Alex Fabiszewski--Political Associate
Derek Jansante--Board Relations Associate
Kate Karasmeighan--Corporate Relations Director
Kathleen Kemp--Development Associate
Samir Luther--Leadership Initiatives Director
Carlos Marquez--Deputy Political Director–Western Region
Adam Martin--Operations & Compliance Manager
Mike McCall--Political Manager
Sarah McCall--Political Manager
Tim Meinke--Development Director
Tiffany Muller--Vice President of Political Operations
Tom Petrillo--Development Director
Jillian Rubino--Marketing Manager
Jeff Spitko--Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications
C.J. Stermer--Events Director
Jon Stremsterfer--Design Associate
Aaron Teskey--New Media Manager
George Walker--Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Jaan Williams--Program Manager
