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Hide News Category FiltersA Letter from President & CEO Chris Allen
October 20, 2023
Dear Diverse & Resilient Community, I am honored and excited to greet you as the new President & CEO of Diverse & Resilient. As I step into this role, I am reminded of…
Community Response
June 8, 2020
At Diverse & Resilient, we serve this community. We are this community. And we will stand with this community. We grieve the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and…
Share Your Heart! (2017)
September 1, 2017
Heart of Canal Street is Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s signature community program that raises funds for children’s charities, and Diverse & Resilient is in the running to be a beneficiary. Heart of Canal Street has raised…
Diverse & Resilient Mourns the Homicide of Andrew Nesbitt in Madison, Wisconsin
March 30, 2017
Diverse & Resilient is heartbroken to learn of the homicide of Andrew (Drew) Nesbitt in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, March 27, 2017. “As an advocate for LGBTQ individuals who are victims of violence, I…
Share Your Heart! (2016)
November 1, 2016
Heart of Canal Street is Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s community program that raises funds for children’s charities, and Diverse & Resilient is in the running to be a beneficiary. Heart of Canal Street has…
Welcoming Me’Donna Carothers
September 1, 2016
Diverse & Resilient is excited to welcome Me’Donna Carothers to the staff as the new Healthy Girls coordinator! From Racine, WI, Me’Donna has been working with youth for about ten years, and she was…
Welcoming Kathy Flores
July 11, 2016
We are thrilled to announce that Kathy Flores will be joining D&R to coordinate our two statewide intimate partner violence (IPV) programs. Kathy is currently the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator for the City of…
Welcoming Gerry Howze & Everett Marshburn
May 12, 2016
We are happy to announce two new D&R board members: Gerry Howze, Executive Director at PEARLS for Teen Girls, and Everett Marshburn, Senior Producer of Black Nouveau at Milwaukee Public Television. Welcome, Gerry and…
Diverse & Resilient Announces 2016 Leadership Awards
January 25, 2016
Diverse & Resilient has selected five leaders as recipients of its 2016 LGBTQ leadership awards. These individuals and organizations have demonstrated leadership in improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
Donate & Double Your Impact!
December 22, 2015
Make a donation by December 31, and your new or increased gift will be doubled up to $5,000, thanks to a generous donor. By Gerry Coon, PhD, President & CEO As we prepare to end…
Remembering Diane Pollard
December 17, 2015
It is with great sadness we report that Diane Pollard, a longtime Diverse & Resilient board member, recently passed away. Diane was a retired UW – Milwaukee professor and a great advocate for the…
A Message from Gerry Coon (December 2015)
December 1, 2015
By Gerry Coon, PhD, President & CEO December will mark the start of my fifth month at Diverse & Resilient, and I am happy to report that, despite some challenges, we are doing well!…