Nicky Damania

Graduate Student

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 and opened and currently runs BGSU's LGBTA-Q Resource Center. He hails from Colorado where he doubled majored in biology (emphasis in pre-med and electron microscopy) and drama (emphasis in technical theatre and directing) at Colorado College. Other than long hikes in the mountains, he enjoys college life and everything that life has to offer him.

Email: Nicky

Phone: 419-372-3244

Samantha Chada

Greek Community Researcher

Samantha Chada, Sam, is junior social work and psychology double major. This Gemini from Brooklyn, Ohio enjoys turkey sandwiches, ice cream, and Harry Potter. She is a founding member of Delta Xi Phi Multi-Cultural Sorority, Inc. and is also a member of GIB, and ITS. When not at the Resource Center, you could problem find Sam at the non-official, DXP house, work, and anywhere in the New England area.

Aja Stewart

Publicity and Blackboard Designer

Aja Stewart, also known as Aja Mae, is a junior VCT/Pop Culture Major. 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 interning this year, she would rather be at Grounds for Thought.

Amanda Monyak

Chief Executive of Queer Query Newsletter

Amanda Monyak, a sophomore Psychology and Cognate Major is from Brook Park, Ohio. This Virgo/Libra cusp enjoys Cerulean, Chicken Tarragon, and lots of different books and movies. When Amanda is not involved in making the newsletter in the resource center, she is at NARAL Pro-Choice BGSU, Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society, Psychology Club, or Vision.

  "Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave."
~ Rilke

Joe Aufenthie

Transgender Awareness Dayz Liaison

Joe Aufenthie, the Diva, is a sophomore, Women’s studies major from Paulding, Ohio. This Taurus loves free chocolate from Nicky’s office, Spice World, The Notebook, pink and purple, and the book by Geri Halliwell, If Only. If Joe is not at Uptown on Tuesday or Bretz on Friday, then he is at OWI, HCD hall counsel, vision, RSA.

Laura LeFebvre

Guest Speaker Programmer

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.

Athena Lane

World AIDS Day Liaison

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.

Whitney Walton

Talent Liaison

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.

Michelle Richards

Toledo Rainbow Area Youth Liaison

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.

Cierra Reynolds

Executive Assistant

Carrie Hyman

Webmistress

Carrie Hyman, Boo, a super senior IPC major, will be your webmistress for the Fall 2005 semester. This Sagittarius from Mount Vernon, Ohio loves yellow, The Princess Bride and the Red Tent. She loves music, and, therefore, is involved in Tau Beta Sigma, a national honorary band service organization. She loves ducks, pasta and having fun. Her favorite place to be, besides the Resource Center, is in a hug.

  "Hey Mr. Grumpy Gills, you know what you gotta do when life gets you down? Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming! What do we do we swim, swim, swi-him? Oh ho hooo, how I love to swim. When you want to swim - you want to swim!"
~Dory, Finding Nemo

Past Interns in the
LGBTA-Q Resource Center