BGSU :: Multicultural and Academic Initiatives

Nicky Damania Graduate Assistant for LGBTA-Q Programs and Services Nicky P. Damania is a first year master's student in the Career and Technology Education at Bowling Green State University. He currently works in the Center of Multicultural and Academic Initiatives for the LGBTA-Q programs and services. He opened and currently runs BGSU's LGBTA-Q Resource Center. He hails from Aurora, Colorado and went to Colorado College in Colorado Springs where he doubled majored in biology (emphasis in pre-med and electron microscopy) and drama (emphasis in technical theatre and directing). Other than long hikes in the mountains, he enjoys college life and everything that life has to offer him. He is also the house mommy for seven lovely ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. He is also the treasurer for Graduate Student Senate and sits on many budgeting committees including Spot and Annual funding and University budgeting. Email: Nicky Phone: 419-372-3244	"Once the flame of your passion touches your heart, it will never go away so, let your heart be your guide." ~ High School Performing Arts
Aja Stewart Web, Publicity, and Interactive Designer Executive Assistant Aja Stewart, also known as Aja Mae, is a junior VCT Major and a minor in Pop Culture . This Libra from Norwalk, Ohio enjoys music, laughing, people, and playing her guitar for free in a laundry mat for quarters. Her favorite color is orange, favorite book is the Bell Jar and her favorite movies are Most Things Home-Cooked and The Breakfast Club. When Aja is not in the Resource Center, she will be working at the Waffle House.	"Squint your eyes and look closer, I'm not between you and your ambition. I am a poster girl with no poster. I am 32 flavors and then some." ~ Ani DiFranco
Laura LeFebvre Major Guest Speaker Programmer Billy Bean and Magdalen Hsu-Li Laura LeFebvre, Laura Kwik, is a senior double Telecommunications and Psychology major from Toledo. As a Gemini, she likes things in twos: singing and dancing, Garden State and Love Actually, gray and yellow, and Girl In the Box and A Widow for One Year. If she is not in class or at the Resource Center, you can find her far from BG out in the woods at night. You can also find her at the Founder's Dining Center, where she works, IPCO, Friends of Wood County Humane Society, Dance Marathon, and Cru.	"Its not the size of the dog in the fight that matters; its the size of the fight in the dog." ~ Unknown
Allison Lee Treasurer for the Billy Bean Project Assistant to the Drag Benefit Silent Action Coordinator Allison (aka Alli) is a senior majoring in social work. She hails from Avon Lake, OH. While eating cereal and watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), she dreams of being in Europe or on any beach where it is warm and sunny. She is also a Resident Advisory in HAB and sits on the HAB Hall Council. It is her last semester at BGSU then off to graduate school back home in Cleveland where she will have many spontaneous road trips.	""Expect people to be better than they are; it helps them to become better. But don't be disappointed when they are not; it helps them to keep trying."
Eric Crumrine Coordinator and Chair for the LGBTA-Q Symposium Eric, junior, is a Integrated Language Arts major from Wakeman, OH. He is involved in Alpha Sigma Phi Social Fraternity, BGeXperience, Orientation Leader, College Democrats, and Gay Greek and Allies Group. As an Aquarius, he prides himself on visiting seven different European countries within three weeks.	“Sometimes you smile because you’re happy, and sometimes you smile just because you survived”
Martin Rosales Publicity and Treasurer for the LGBTA-Q Symposium Martin, also known as Marty, Martini, Homo, is a freshman studying Psychology & Asian Studies with a Minor in Sociology. He is also involved with Alpha Phi Omega, Japanese Club, Vision, and is a Sun Dial Employee. As he sits under a tree on a nice spring day, he reads Sophie’s Worlds, Oath bound Series, The Little Prince, or Never-ending Story while eating anything foreign except Nicky’s curry.	“I like the stars…it’s the illusion of permanence. I can pretend that things last...that lives last longer than moments.” – Neil Gaiman
Michelle Richards Events Planner for the LGBTA-Q Symposium Michelle Richards, or Shell, a Nursing Major, Biology minor from Canton, Ohio is a volunteer this year at the Resource Center. This Pisces love shopping and spending time with her boyfriend. If Michelle is not busy going to classes, then you may find her at America Reads, BGSU American Red Cross Club, and the Pre-nursing Organization.	Hey are you tired? Cause you've been running through my mind all day.
Chase Baliey Service Coordinator for the LGBTA-Q Drag Show Benefit Concert Chase Bailey, sophomore, Dance Education major, is in love with the arts. He is an actor, singer, poet, and dancer of course. He was born in Atlanta, GA and lived in Cincinnati, OH, since the tender age of 13. He continues to do his best as a positive young male in this world.	"You love a person, not a gender." ~ Geri Halliwell
Cierra Reynolds Office Assistant Cierra is from Warrensville Heights, OH, and is a nursing major. As one of the most fashionable individuals on this campus, she also has the most beautiful nails. She has a heart of pure love and compassion of the Lord towards every individual.
Jacob Moore Queer Query Editor Jacob otherwise known as a few other names like Jake, Jacobo, Yackapo, The Dungeon Master, Ducky, is a first year student at BGSU. Majoring in Creative Writing and Chinese, he has an insatiable sweet tooth. When taking the personality tests, he always comes back as a very spiritual person, or the ballroom dancer type. This enigma individual is also the Events Chair for Vision.	"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." ~Theodore Roosevelt
Elizabeth Schreffler Coordinator for the Rainbow Dayz 2006 Writer for Queer Query As everyone knows this woman as Libby, she will be graduating this spring in International Studies and Spanish. Libby was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, but graduated from Perrysburg High School. While eating anything Japanese, she is normally watching American Beauty or dreaming of Barcelona. She is also involved with International Careers Network (president), Spanish Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, and International Relations Organization. She is a crazy Democrat, working to advance the insidious liberal agenda. She is young and in love with her pet ferret named Sid Vicious.	“A woman who writes feels too much, those trances and portents! As if cycles and children and islands weren't enough; as if mourners and gossips and vegetables were never enough. She thinks she can warn the stars. A writer is essentially a spy. Dear love, I am that girl.” - From “The Black Art” by Ann Sexton
Dan Headley Coordinator for Synergy House and BG Allies Dan, junior from Bryan, OH, is majoring in music education. He is also a proud RA of the Batchelder hall. He is open to pretty much everyone and everything, but tends to be attracted to things with at least a little bit of intellectual or philosophical value in it. He has a big love for music and is a veeerrrrrrryyyy well rounded individual and has something major in common with almost everyone he meets. Along with being the president of Vision last year, Dan is also involved with the Human Rights Campaign, the American Civil Liberties Union, Gender PAC, and others organizations.	"I stand up for what I believe in but I try not to force my views on others. For that reason, I consider myself to be a political activist, and good one at that!"
Chris Kundmueller Promoter and Advertiser for Gay Greeks and Allies Group and Out@BGSU? Chris is a first year student majoring in Art with an emphasis in photography. He is from Medina, Ohio, where loves art, hanging out with friends, and reading. He dislikes hate annoying people, hot dogs, and filling out surveys that ask you to talk about yourself. Chris is also a proud brother of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.	"Did you just fart? Cause you blew me away."
Samantha Chada LGBT Greek Community Researcher Hailing from Brooklyn, Ohio, Sam as a junior studies Sociology and Ethnic Studies. This Gemini from Brooklyn, Ohio enjoys turkey sandwiches, ice cream, and Harry Potter while moving her ears and chasing her girlfriend. She is also involved with Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc., Gay Greek and Allies Group, Greek Independent Board.	“All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression" -Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural Address (1801)
Athena Lane Office Assistant Athena Lane, Boochie, is a sophomore with many majors. This cancer is a pretty peaceful calm young lady. She loves locs and cheese and cheesy men with locs. She, also, "love Love LOVE my afro and you should too." If she's not in the Resource Center, she is probably with friends watching one of her favorite movies: Malcolm X, The Color Purple Meet Joe Black, Bamboozled, Unfaithful, Uncle Buck, Love Jones, and Waiting To Exhale.	"DON'T REMOVE THE KINKS FROM YOUR HAIR, REMOVE THEM FROM YOUR BRAIN!!" ~ Marcus Garvey
Whitney Walton Office Assistant Whitney Walton, Schmoonie, a junior film and Africana studies double major, is from Columbus, Ohio. This Scorpio loves the Vegan club and Vegan wings, Spike Lee films and the color violet. She's a realist, a vegetarian (soon to be vegan, maybe), lover of all people (tall, masculine, well-spoken ones in particular), reader of books, deep thinker, and last, but certainly not least, an observer & changer of the world. She's involved with the Black Student Union, The Creative Minds Movement, The Obsidian, and a Rep. for her floor in Conklin. If she's not in the Resource Center, she could be anywhere because she loves to travel.	"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action." ~Johann von Goethe
Past Interns in the LGBTA-Q Resource Center	Fall 2006 to Spring 2007 Spring 2006 Fall 2005 Spring 2005