LGBTQA Allies
What is an LGBTQ Ally?
An ally is someone who supports and honors sexual diversity, acts accordingly to challenge homophobic remarks or behaviors and explores and understands these forms of bias within him- or herself. Just as it takes courage for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to be open and honest about who they are, it also takes courage to support your LGBTQ friends or loved ones.
There are many different ways that you can show your support for the LGBTQ people in your life. Again, there is no one “right” way to demonstrate your support – and being supportive does not require you to march in parades or become an activist. By opening up and being honest with the people in your life about knowing and caring for a LGBTQ person, you will be taking a small, but important, step toward making the world more understanding and supportive for that person.
If you would like to become an LGBTQ Ally please visit our Educational Programs page for details and to enroll in LGBTQA 101 and Ally Training programs.
Bloomsburg University Allies
We, the undersigned, believe that individuals should not be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Moreover, we support the personal and professional development of all individuals at Bloomsburg University regardless of how or if they choose to define their sexuality or gender.
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT CENTER
- Brad Swenson
- Robert Heckrote
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
- George Agbango
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- Karen Hamman
- Melissa Cheese
- Cassandra Sacher
ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS LAW, DEPARTMENT OF
- Mark L. Usry
ADMISSIONS, OFFICE OF
- Maramonne Houseknecht
- Paul M. D'Angelo
AFSCME, LOCAL 2361
- Joyce Bielen
- Eric Foster
ALUMNI AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
- Lynda Michaels
- Lauren Kross Polinski
- Lori Schmidt
ANTHROPOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Janet Locke
- Susan Dauria
- David Fazzino
- Faith Warner
APSCUF/BU
- David Magolis
- Julie Kontos
ART AND ART HISTORY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Vincent Hron
- Nogin Chung
- Meredith Grimsley
- David Kube
ATHLETICS
- Michael McFarland
- Kathleen Heitzman
- Joseph Andreacci
- John Sanow
AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH PATHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Shaheen Awan
BIOLOGICAL & ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- George Chamuris
- Marianna D. Wood
- Thomas Scott Klinger
- Amy Long
- Joseph Ardizzi
- Clay Corbin
- Candice M. Klingerman
- Cynthia Surmacz
BU CARD CENTER
- Jim McCormack
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
- Carrie Adams
INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- Margaret O’Connor
- Christina Force
- Carolyn LaMacchia
- Loreen Powell
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND CONSULTING
- Heather Feldhaus
CENTER for LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT
- George Kinzel
- Timothy Pelton
- Keith Spencer
CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Stephen Clickard
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Toni Bell
- Michael Borland
- Christopher Hallen
- Eric Hawrelak
- Daniel McCurry
- John Morgan
- Philip Osburn
- Matthew Polinski
- Michael E. Pugh
COMMUNICATION STUDIES, DEPARTMENT OF
- Dale A. Bertelsen
- Janet Reynolds Bodenman
- Erin Brummett
- David Heineman
- Mary King
- Angela LaValley
- Eric Miller
- Joseph Motzko
- Philip Rippke
- Shavonne Shorter
- Kara Shultz
- Anna Turnage
COUNSELING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- William Harrar
- Eric Affsprung
- Sybil Holloway
- Whitney Robenott
- Sue Ei
DEAN OF STUDENTS, OFFICE OF
- Jennifer Raup
- Madelyn Rodriguez
- Marcei Woods
- Monica Johnson
ENGLISH, DEPARTMENT OF
- Betina Entzminger
- Mark Decker
- Ferda Asya
- Mary G. Bernath
- Janice Broder
- Angelo Costanzo
- Christina Francis
- Randy Koch
- Claire Lawrence
- Michael Martin
- Harvey Partica
- David Randall
- Danny Robinson
- Theodore Roggenbuck
- Anne Dyer Stuart
- Julie Vandivere
- A.G. “Jerry” Wemple
- Stephen Whitworth, C
ENVIRONMENTAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL SCIENCESDEPARTMENT OF
- Michael Shepard
- Patricia Beyer
- John Bodenman
- Jeffrey C. Brunskill
- John G. Hintz
- Brett McLaurin
- Laura G. Mock
- Jennifer Whisner
EXCEPTIONALITY PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF
- Darlene E. Perner
- Timothy P. Knoster
- Deborah Stryker
- Barbara Wilson
EXERCISE SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF
- Eric Rawson
- Joseph Andreacci
- Kelly Dauber
- Sheila Kaercher
- Noah Wasielewski
FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF
- Jonathan Ohn
FINANCIAL AID
- Edward Mooney
FORENSIC TEAM OFFICE
- Harry C. Strine IV
HISTORY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Nancy Gentile Ford
- Michael C. Hickey
- William Hudon
- M. Safa Saraçoğlu
- Lisa Stallbaumer-Beishline
HUMAN RESOURCES & LABOR RELATIONS, OFFICE OF
- Kate Bauman
- Kristina Wood
- Kim Seigfried
- Karen Hicks
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Mary J. Nicholson
- Tina Barnes
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, DEPARTMENT OF
- Christopher Donahue
- Nathalie Cornelius
- Jing Luo
- Jesús Salas-Elorza
- Luke Springman
LIBERAL ARTS, COLLEGE OF
- James S. Brown
- Joyce Bielen
- Rona Anderson
LIBRARY, HARVEY A. ANDRUSS
- Wayne Mohr
- Lissa Clark
- Shannon Santoso
- Marilou Hinchcliff
- Kathryn Yelinek
LIVING AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES
- Jennifer Hunsinger
- Debbie Chamberlain
MANAGEMENT and MARKETING, DEPARTMENT OF
- M. Ruhul Amin
- Christine Heimbach
- Darrin Kass
- Steven Si
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, OFFICE OF
- Eric Foster
- Stacey Newell
- Judy Ohl
- Jennifer Umberger
MASS COMMUNICATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
- Jason Genovese
- Richard Ganahl
- David Magolis
MATHEMATICAL AND DIGITAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- William Calhoun
- Kevin Ferland
- Lisa Lister
- Paul Loomis
- Youmin Lu
- Sandra Miller
- Robert Montante
- John Polhill
- Mehdi Razzaghi
- Michael Stephans
MINISTRIES, PROTESTANT
- Jill Young
MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
- Madelyn Rodriguez
MUSIC, THEATRE AND DANCE, DEPARTMENT OF
- Stephen Clickard
- Karen Anselm
- Alan Baker
- Ethan Krupp
- Matthew Leece
- David Miller
- Michael Parker
- Julie Petry
- Tracey Schmidt-Jaynes
- Matthew Slotkin
NURSING, DEPARTMENT OF
- Margie Eckroth-Bucher
- Mary A. Cegielsky
- Cheryl Jackson
PHILOSOPHY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Gary Hardcastle
- Wendy Lynne Lee
- Kurt Smith
PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Dave Simpson
- Peter C. Stine
- Ju Xin
PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT, OFFICE OF
- Jerrold Harris
POLICE, OFFICE OF
- John M. Kubik
- Robert A. Neiderhiser II
- Allison Souchuck
- Heather Comstock
POLITICAL SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF
- Neil Strine
- George Agbango
- Sheng Ding
- Pete Doerschler
- Christopher R. Hallenbrook
PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF THE
- Bashar Hanna
- Peter Kelley
- Dan Knorr
PROCUREMENT, OFFICE OF
- Brandi Yagle
PROVOST OFFICE
- Traci Fetterman
- Diana Rogers-Adkinson
PSYCHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Julie Kontos
- Kevin Ball
- Winona Cochran
- Amy Covill
- Jennifer Johnson
- Jeffrey Leitzel
- Alison Levitch
- Marion Mason
- Eric Stouffer
REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF THE
- Naomi D’Angelo
RESIDENCE LIFE, OFFICE OF
- James McCormack
- Amy Cunningham
- Gretchen Osterman
- Michele Stout
- Jennifer Turnbough
- Ben Staub
- Mark Turnbough
- Marcei Woods
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COLLEGE OF
- Nawal Bonomo
- Troy Prutzman
SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK & CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- Shiloh Erdley
- Ronnie Evans
- Heather Feldhaus
- Christopher Podeschi
STUDENT ACTIVITIES & KEHR UNION
- Jimmy Gilliland
- Valerie Moyer
- Kristi Getty
STUDENT SUCCESS
- Ralph E. Godbolt
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CENTER
- Darlene Perner
- Marybeth Bergen
- Suzi Glowaski
TEACHING AND LEARNING, DEPARTMENT OF
- Mindy Andino
- Kristin Austin
- Mark Bauman
- Denise Davidson
- Ingrid Everett
- Todd Hoover
- Cherie Roberts
- Beth Rogowsky
- Michael Ruffini
- Thomas Starmack
- Caryn Terwilliger
- David Walker
- Craig A. Young
TECHNOLOGY, OFFICE OF
- Alvaro Galliano
- Wayne Mohr
INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES
- Asa Kelley
THEATRE
- Sarah Forsythe
TRiO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, OFFICE OF
- M. Theresa Bloskey
- Toni Barrile
- Denise Chaytor-Zugarek
- Kara Workman-Hawrelek
TRiO UPWARD BOUND, OFFICE OF
- John Kula
- Christina Slocum
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
- Julie Vandivere
UNIVERSITY STORE
- Jennifer Lehman
UNIVERSITY TUTORIAL SERVICES
- Karen Hamman
UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER
- Ted Roggenbuck
WELLNESS CENTER
- Janet Rarig
WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER
- Albra Wheeler
WORKPLACE SAFETY, OFFICE OF
- Belinda DeLeon
Please send details of any errors or omissions to the LGBTQA Resource Center.