Out and Proud
LGBTQ faculty and staff
The Out and Proud List is an initiative by the LGBTQIA Commission to highlight not only ‘out’ LGBTQ faculty and staff at NAU, but also people who are willing to serve as a resource for the campus community.
Please note that while there are considerations to also create an ‘Ally List’ comprised of those who have completed SafeZone Training, at this time the Out and Proud List only features faculty and staff who identify within the LGBTQ community.
Sereana Bird, MA
Lesbian and genderqueer
Coordinator of Operations, Student Service Center
Alex Chauvette
Gay
Financial Aid Counselor, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
Sawyer Cook, M.Ed. Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
Gay
Pronouns: He/him/his
Admissions Officer & LGBTQIA Student Recruiter, Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation
Sarah Friedmann, M.A. (International Studies)
Queer
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Sean Gabaldon, M.Ed.
Queer
Pronouns: He/him/his; they/them/their
Academic Advisor, W.A. Franke College of Business
Rivkah Gamble
Pronouns: they/them/their
Administrative Specialist, Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA Student Services
Michelle Marie Gardner
Pansexual
Communications Coordinator, Office of Alumni Engagement
Marian Griffin, M.Ed.
Queer
Assistant Director – LGBTQIA Student Services, Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA Student Services
Rea Harris
Queer, nonbinary
Library Supervisor, Cline Library, Document Delivery Services
David Koerner, B.S. Physics, M.S. Planetary Science, Ph.D. Planetary Science, M.M. Instrumental Performance
Gay
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
No photo provided
Mary Catherine Lockmiller
Queer transwoman
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Health Science Librarian, Cline Library (Phoenix Biomedical Campus)
Amanda Meeks
Queer/Pansexual
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Teaching, Learning, and Research Services Librarian, Cline Library
Rick Michels, B.S. Biology
Gay & Queer
Pronouns: He/him/his
Academic Advisor, College of Health and Human Services
Joseph Mihaljevic
Queer
Pronouns: He/him/his
Assistant Professor, School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS)
River Olsen, M.Div.
Queer, trans
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Credentials Evaluator, Senior, Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation
Lisa Persinger, PhD, NCSP
Lesbian
Assistant Professor & Coordinator, College of Education – School Psychology Graduate Programs
Jonathan Pringle
Gay
Archivist, Cline Library Special Collections and Archives
Emerson Schroeter, MFA
Queer
Pronouns: they/them/their
English Instructor, University Writing Program
Julie Schutten (Madrone)
Pansexual/queer
Associate Professor, Communication Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies
Megan Stanley
Lesbian
Residence Hall Director, Ernest Calderón Learning Community
Nancy Sullivan
Lesbian
Principal Lecturer, School of Music: Horn and Chamber Music
Shepherd (Tsos) Tsosie, M.A. (History), M. Library Science
4th Gender (Navajo)
Pronouns: Shepherd/they/them/their
Librarian, Cline Library
