2020-2021 Board of directors
President - Max Savage - Max is a binary trans man whose sexuality can be best described as wiggly hand gesture. His pronouns are he/him/his. He is in a long term relationship with a cis woman. He has one step child, a pupper, three house panthers, and one house tiger. He has been on the board of PFLAG Tri-Cities since 2014 in the role of treasurer. He is looking forward to serving a term as President. Max is a cancer survivor currently in remission from stage four lymphoma. In his spare time he enjoys domesticated boyfriend duties like cleaning and buying groceries, going to the gym, and reading.
Secretary - Kavita MacDonald-Strong - Kavita MacDonald-Strong identifies as a pansexual cis woman, and is very excited to be the secretary for the 2019 PFLAG Tri-Cities board. When she isn’t working or at PFLAG meetings, she can be found at home spending time with her fiancé, chasing down her husky puppy, or watching Netflix with her cat.
Treasurer - April Shelton - April Shelton is an asexual pan romantic genderfluid individual who is pleased to serve as the treasurer for PFLAG TriCities for 2019. When she isn’t working with PFLAG, she enjoys playing with her Chihuahua, Fiona and working with the Johnson City Community Theatre.
Public Relations/Sergeant at Arms - Beth Sluder - Beth is a pansexual mother of a queer teenager and a partner of a trans man who has been involved with the current chapter of PFLAG Tri-Cities since its inception in 2008. She has previously served the board in the area of social media representative and secretary and currently serves as both public relations representative and Sergeant-at-Arms. She enjoys cooking for her family, taking care of their multitude of four-legged critters, and board games.
Chief Comrade - Ryn Elliott - Ryn is a non-binary trans woman and a Tri-Cities local for all of their 33 years. When not at PFLAG they can be found frequenting the Bloom Cafe, snuggling their cat Beemo, or playing card games and listening to vinyl (it's the best format.)
