ABOUT EASTERN SIERRA PRIDE

It is our mission to cultivate an Eastern Sierra where 2SLGBTQIAP+ people are celebrated, embraced, and supported. We will work to ensure that our 2SLGBTQIAP+ community is treated with dignity and respect, and has equal access to employment, housing, and all services needed to live a safe, healthy, and meaningful life in all our local settings, including business, cultural, educational, faith-based, recreational and other.

OUR PEOPLE

We are an organization of 2SLGBTQIAP+ people and allies, working together to ensure that our area is a safe, healthy, and welcoming place for everyone in the 2SLGBTQIAP+ community and their families and friends.

Nikki Lanshaw

INTERIM PRESIDENT (She/Her)

Nikki Lanshaw is a public health researcher and advocate based in Bishop, CA. She is currently the Project Director of the Abortion Care Training Incubator for Outstanding Nurse Scholars program at University of California, San Francisco. Her professional interests include health care reform, reproductive health workforce development, health communications, and expanding access to sexual and reproductive health care in rural areas. She serves on the Board of Directors of ACCESS Reproductive Justice and Eastern Sierra Pride. Nikki received her MPH from UC Berkeley and BA in Political Science with a minor in Women’s and Gender studies from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Jeff Griffiths

TREASURER (He/Him)

Jeff serves as the 2nd District Inyo County Supervisor. He sits on many boards of directors. When he is not volunteering or in meetings, Jeff spends his time wandering around the mountains and desert and crafting. He is the proud father of two amazing boys, the best dog in the world, Romper, five goats and 12 chickens.

Erika Vanderveer

BOARD MEMBER & BRAND DESIGNER (She/Her)

Born and raised in Canada, Erika moved to Bishop in 2018 after discovering the small town with a big backyard while here on a climbing trip. She is a former professional hockey player, the creative director of The Hockey News magazine, and a dedicated member (and VP) of Inyo County Search & Rescue. She loves rock climbing and adventuring in the mountains and riding her favorite horse Dragoon and mule Max at the Double L Ranch in Bishop. Because of the positive impact they are having for the 2SLGBTQIAP+ community, the Eastern Sierra Pride logo and website are some of her proudest designs.

Aaron Holmberg

BOARD MEMBER (He/Him)

Aaron and his husband moved from San Francisco to Bishop in 2018. Aaron enjoys the dry climate, skiing, hiking, avoiding bears on the trail, and wide open spaces to walk his dog. He works for Inyo County and is happy to support Eastern Sierra Pride and its efforts to help make the region more welcoming to our community.

Jacinda Croissant

BOARD MEMBER (She/Her, They/Them, Two-Spirit)

Jacinda is originally from Colorado and has been living in Mammoth and June since 2018. Jacinda is a public health nurse, a tribal member of the Chickasaw Nation, and a cat mom to three beautiful fur balls. Rock climbing is this cat mom’s passion, additionally ice climbing and skiing just outside her door in June Lake.

Noa Lish

BOARD MEMBER (They/Them)

Noa was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Owens Valley. They are a recent graduate of Cerro Coso Community College. Noa loves making glass marbles in their workshop and learning about topics often left out of polite conversation such as thanatology, neurodiversity, and developmental trauma. They are looking forward to extending Eastern Sierra Pride’s reach further into the South County and serving the local 2SLGBTQIAP+ community.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

This is an exciting time for the Eastern Sierra and the 2SLGBTQIAP+ community and our allies! Help Eastern Sierra Pride advance our goals for equity, safety, services – and celebration – by supporting our work as a volunteer or with a contribution. We are stronger together!