The Capital Pride Alliance

Communications, Marketing and Branding Committee
	Eboné Bell is the founder and Chief Operating Officer of B.O.I. Productions, an event planning, production, and promotion company that has been serving the LGBT Community since 2006. She currently works as an Advertising Manager at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Eboné prides herself on her commitment to providing the entire LGBT community with unique & diverse events throughout the year, with a focus on strengthening the women's community. Between her event business and community relations, Eboné possesses over seven years of marketing and promotion experience. She has been a member of the Capital Pride Planning Committee for two years, assisting and planning the Capital Pride dances and parties. She is currently Chair of the Marketing and Communications Committee.
Community Partners Outreach Committee
	This committee chair is currently vacant.
Dances and Parties Committee
	Angel Lewis works in the legal department at a commercial litigation firm downtown. Angel has lived in the DC Metro Area for over 20 years and has been active with Capital Pride since 2006. In her free time, Angel promotes and organizes events for women and the community at large at various venues throughout the District. Angel has planned the Capital Pride Bachelorette Auction jointly with Capital Pride since the inception of the event. Angel currently serves as Chair of the Dances & Parties Committee.
Donations and Fees Committee
	Jewel Murray is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College. She is currently the coordinator of development services at Whitman-Walker Clinic and the former event logistics coordinator for AIDS Walk Washington and Capital Pride. Jewel is also serving as a work study at Joy Motion Dance Center.
Educational and Cultural Events Committee
	Vince Micone serves as the chief development officer for a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public service and the federal government. Vince has been involved in the LGBTQ community for nearly 20 years, having lead several significant community events including Capital Pride, AIDS Walk Washington, the GLAAD Media Awards, and the 1996 National AIDS Candlelight March. He is currently the president of Metropolitan Washington Gaymes, a DC Front Runner, and a member of the Mayor's GLBT Advisory Committee. Vince is a former chairperson of two Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, proudly serving as an openly gay elected ANC Commissioner for many years. Until recently, Vince was also a reserve police officer with MPD's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit.
Festival Committee
	Rees Kirkorian is honored to return as the Chair of the 34th Annual Capital Pride Festival. 2009 marks his 5th anniversary heading up one of the largest and most diverse Pride festivals in the nation. Rees is the principal/founder of Designlife, an international design firm. He is a founding board member of the Capital Pride Alliance. Rees has been active in the DC GLBT community for over 10 years and has sought to facilitate change through his volunteer work. Rees has served on several non-profit boards and most recently helped produce Aids Walk Washington with WWC, The HRC National Dinner, NGLTF Creating Change Conference, and the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles.
Inter-Pride Collaboration Committee
	Margaret Keenan Albamonte joined the Capital Pride efforts first as a community partner, representing the many area Unitarian-Universalist congregations. As a native Washingtonian (almost) she is a stanch supporter of Washington, the city, and its amazing and diverse people and proud to be part of CP and its efforts to expand those "voices". In addition to Capital Pride, Margaret has also been active in supporting youth, low-and very low income housing, affordable health care and LGBT concerns. Margaret is the mother of two teen girls now attending DC public schools.
Logistics, Safety and Security Committee
	This committee chair is currently vacant.
Parade Committee
	Eric Reader is the Director of Information Technology for Executive Travel Associates and owns an interior design business with his partner, Glen. He has been active in the local GLBT community since 1989 and a long-time supporter of groups like SMYAL, the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and HRC. Eric has participated in many aspects of Capital Pride over the years, most recently as a member of the planning committee and currently serves as co-chair of the Capital Pride Parade. In addition to Capital Pride, Eric volunteers for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Hike for Discovery program. In any spare time Eric has left, he enjoys traveling, photography, the outdoors and spending time with his family and friends.
	Steven Walker is a Senior Business Analyst for a world wide financial institution headquartered in the Metro Washington D.C. area. He has been a member of the Capital Pride Planning Committee since 2005 and is currently a co-chair of the Capital Pride Parade. Born and raised in Northern Virginia, Steven enjoys traveling, catching a concert, going to the theatre, or out being social with his supportive family and close group of friends.
Volunteer and Member Recruitment Committee
	Robert Burden is a research laboratory technician for the meningitis vaccine group at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is a recent graduate of James Madison University and has lived in DC for only a few months. Despite being fresh to the area, Robert is already becoming very active. He is currently a member of Burgundy Crescent, participated in AIDS Walk Washington, and serves as president of the JMU Student Government Association's Alumni Association. This is his first year working with Capital Pride and he will be chairing the Volunteers Committee.
Special Advisor
	Robert York is the director of Corporate Partnerships at ASBO International,Inc. He is a native Oklahoman who moved to Washington, DC in 1994. Robert served six years as the director of Capital Pride from 1999-2005, the longest serving director in Capital Pride history. During his service as director, Capital Pride became a weekend event with the parade moving to a Saturday evening event and the street festival concluding the week of events on Sunday. Robert also directed AIDSWalk Washington from 2003-2005. Robert has served on the Board of Governors for the Human Rights Campaign, Board of Directors for the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, Team DC, The Mayor's Advisory Council for GLBT Affairs and currently owns and promotes the Miss Gay DC America pageant, a direct prelimary to the prestigious national Miss Gay America pageant.