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LGBTQ LEADERS
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STEVEN LEWIS

Steven Lewis is Legal Counsel for Capital One and spends much of BY 2030,
his free time volunteering with marginalized populations and improving LGBTQ+ people are no
life circumstances for LGBTQ+ community members. Outside of work, longer fighting for basic
Steven is a growing leader in the community sitting on two adjudicative rights, but honoring those
boards as well as countless other boards of charities and not-for-profits who did the fighting for us.
in the disability, cancer and LGBTQ+ spaces. Steven is most passionate
about pursuing grassroots activism through any venue he can - including
with his Inclusive Rugby team where he has helped lead an initiative to
HE, HIM, HIS support inner-city and LGBTQ youth to take part and stay involved in
AGE 32 rugby at no cost. He is a formidable business leader delivering results for
his company while also building and leading in the LGBTQ+ community
and beyond.

NATHAN MANSKE

BY 2030, Nathan Manske is the founder and executive director of I’m From
the power of Driftwood, The LGBTQ Story Archive. This ever-expanding, inclusive
storytelling will have archive of stories not only preserves the history of the LGBTQ+ commu-
paved the way for nity, but it also reminds people that they are part of a larger community
greater understanding, and never truly alone. From Nathan’s vision and leadership, IFD now has
acceptance, and production teams in New York, Pennsylvania and Texas; storytellers from
empathy towards
LGBTQ+ people. all 50 states and more than 15 countries; and a YouTube channel with
over 21 million views and 76,000 subscribers. I am From Driftwood is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Photo Credit Damien Mittlefehldt
HE, HIM, HIS
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HEATHER RAE MARTIN

BY 2030, Heather Rae Martin is a senior engagement manager in the Commer-
every black queer cial Advisory Group at Syneos Health. They bring tremendous energy to
and trans person everything that they do and make the people around them better because
will be paid fairly of how deeply they care. By serving on the board of Reaching Out MBA
and recognized for and more recently on the ROMBA Advisory Council, they are raising the
our contributions profile of women of color and gender non-conforming/non-binary people
to culture—all while
continuing to make an in what was historically and still is a cis-white gay male-centered space.
impact in every corner
of every industry, Photo Credit Brittanny Taylor
SHE, HER, HERS,
especially STEM. We THEY, THEM, THEIRS
will be living our best AGE 35
lives freely and fully!

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