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Ally Profile: John Delaney
After serving as Jacksonville’s mayor from 1995-2003, John A. Delaney became the University of North Florida’s fifth president in 2003. As mayor, Delaney spearheaded major initiatives including The...
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Straight Ally 101 Recap
We Are Straight Allies would like to extend our gratitude to the 25 beautiful souls who attended our inaugural workshop at the Historic Springfield Learning Center (in partnership with Wells Fargo and...
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Gary and Nancy Chartrand
Gary and Nancy Chartrand proudly join the “We are Straight Allies” campaign in support of their son, Jeffrey, and for the entire LGBT community. In their own words, they describe the importance for why...
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PRESS: Florida Blue
Huge THANK YOU to Pat Geraghty, Florida Blue CEO, for his continued support of our “We Are Straight Allies” campaign! “Honoring the dignity of every person is an ethic that I wholeheartedly believe in....
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Steve Halverson, President and CEO of Haskell
Steve Halverson is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Haskell Company, one of the nation’s largest integrated design-build organizations. Steve believes that employees want to work for a...
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SOTRU Live Listening Session
We Are Straight Allies is partnering with WJCT, Museum of Contemporary Art and State of the Re: Union (SOTRU), hosted by Al Letson, to present a public listening session of SOTRU’s “Trans Families”...
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Perfil Aliado: Luis “Louie” López
Mi nombre es Louie López. Soy oriundo de Los Ángeles y en mi juventud era un Jockey. Dado a la constante hambre que pase para mantener mi bajo peso, decidí dejar mi profesión Hípica y me aliste en la...
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Jacksonville Community Advocates
Recently, we had the pleasure of featuring Maria Mark, City Commissioner in Atlantic Beach, as a Straight Ally after she advocated for the passage of a comprehensive Human Rights Ordinance in her city....
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We Are Straight Allies Announces Statewide Expansion of LGBT Human Rights...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2015 CONTACT: Chevara Orrin 678.637.9041 or Chevara@EQ3Media.com Jacksonville, FL – As part of its statewide expansion plan, We Are Straight Allies (WASA) will feature...
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Ally Profile: SunTrust Bank
“Inclusion & Diversity are not only good for business, but the way good business is conducted. We don’t have the luxury to exclude anyone. By embracing and leveraging our different backgrounds,...
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Ally Profile: Chevara Orrin
“Being an ally isn’t an option, it is a way of life. I recall my mother, a white Jewish woman saying to us when we were little girls, ‘It is absolutely the responsibility of those in positions of power...
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Ally Profile: Arnold Evans
Arnold Evans is the Central Florida Division President for SunTrust Bank, based in Orlando. In that capacity, he leads a team that provides the full range of traditional and capital markets products...
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