She/Her
Maliyah Londyn Arnold
Board Co-Chair
Senior Operations Advisor, OnePay
They/She
Katie Weiss Metos
Board Co-Chair
Chief Development and Marketing Officer, Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
She/Her
Erica Avant
Board Vice Chair
Community Care Coordinator, Lyte Collective
He/Him
Brian Thompson
Board Treasurer
CEO/Principal, BT Financial
She/Her
Jordan Enos
Board Governance Committee Chair
Community Impact Program Manager, Vizient
She/Her
Josie Lynne Paul, LCSW
Chief Property Officer, Chicago House
He/Him
Kevin Pleasant
Director of TransLife Care, Chicago House
She/Her
Dawn Valenti
LGBTQ Community Outreach Coordinator, Chicago Police Department
Interested in joining the BSA Board of Directors?
Contact CEO@bravespacealliance.org to learn more about being a member of the Brave Space Board!
Brave Space Alliance Board Emeritus
Tracy Baim, She/Her
Co-Founder/Owner, Windy City Times
Kim Hunt, She/Her
Executive Director, Pride Action Tank
Lilly Wachowski, She/Her
Director, Writer, Producer
Brave Space Alliance CEO Emeritus
Channyn Lynne Parker, She/Her
CEO, Equality Illinois
Our Founders
Brave Space Alliance was founded in 2017 by LaSaia Wade and Stephanie Skora. With a focus on providing sustained support and for-us, by-us services for Black TLGBQ+ people living on Chicago's South Side, these brave individuals laid the foundation that has allowed our organization to grow into what it is today.