Interim Board President
Board Secretary
Andrew Alemán, LCSW (he/him) is the Deputy Director of People Power & National Partnerships for Black and Pink National and Principal Consultant for Andrew Alemán Consulting. Mr. Alemán’s work is based in dismantling systems of oppression and shifting power to those who are targets of these oppressive systems. His vast expertise includes the following areas: LGBTQ+ communities, mental health, case management, community engagement, advocacy, supervision, sexual health, as well as domestic & sexual violence.

Mr. Alemán has been recognized with: 2018 Heartland Pride Brad Fuglei Impact Award, 2019 Young, Black, and Influential Award for Advocacy, 2019 Ten Outstanding Young Omahans Award, and 2021 Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award, NASW-NE 2022 Social Worker of the Year Award, and 2023 Notable Nebraska. Mr. Alemán is honored to serve as an Executive Board Member for ACLU Nebraska, Nebraska Affiliate Representative for ACLU National Board of Directors, and Committee Member for GLSEN Omaha.

Board Treasurer
Jaelynn Scott, M.Div.,is an advocate, organizer and spiritual leader, who serves as the Executive Director of Lavender Rights Project. Lavender Rights Project is a Black trans-led advocacy and movement-building organization based in Seattle, Washington.

Originally from Jackson, MS, she considers herself a lifelong Mississippian-in-exile. She brings Black queer and trans southern ways of knowing and being to her organizing work. Jaelynn is also an ordained Buddhist minister. Her leadership is deeply rooted in maternal care, mindfulness, and discernment of wisdom from her southern Christian sanctified upbringing.

Jaelynn is the recipient of the 2021 Local Pride Hero from Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the 2023 Lottie Cross Community Service Award, and 2023 Monica Roberts Advocacy Award.

Board Member-at-Large
Diamond (she/her) is a long-time trans activist, winning a first amendment suit with ACLU in 1999 against Indianapolis Public School to go to the prom in a gender-affirming gown.

She is the Executive Director of Black Trans Women Inc, a national non-profit that is led by Black trans women focused on social advocacy, positive visibility and building strong leadership among Black trans advocates, organizers, and our allies. They host an annual empowerment conference with trans-specific programming that draws from the U.S. and beyond.

She is the producer and creator of Marsha’s Plate podcast, a podcast hosted by three Black trans people exploring pop culture current events and archiving trans leadership from a black trans-feminist lens. Diamond as an award-winning content creator has been featured on CNN, ABC, Disney, GLAAD, and ESSENCE. She is also a board member of A Call To Men and Transgender Law Center.

Board Member-at-Large
Isela Ford (she/her) currently serves as the Director of the Office of Equity and Community Engagement, leading a team of program coordinators that work to operationalize lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic within the Population Health Division. Her work during the COVID-19 pandemic has been acknowledged by the San Francisco Health Department Health Commission, the Department of Emergency Management, and she is a recipient of the SPUR Award 2022.

She has over twenty years’ experience advancing public health services for marginalized populations in San Francisco. She is a seasoned public health professional focused on improving health outcomes and undoing racism from within San Francisco’s public health system. She is committed to building trust and authentic partnerships with community leaders to eliminate the disease burden among Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and LGBTQ+ communities by advancing strength-based community-led efforts that foster resilient, thriving communities.