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
Assistant Director, Enrollment and Student Services
Justin Capp
Gay
Senior Career and Academic Advisor, Gateway Student Success Center
Alex Chauvette
Gay
Senior Program Coordinator, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
Sarah Friedmann, M.A. (International Studies)
Queer
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Michelle Marie Gardner
Pansexual
Assistant Director, Student Life
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)
John Masserini, DMA
Gay
Interim Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, School of Music
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
Senior Credentials Evaluator, Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation
Lisa Persinger, PhD, NCSP
Lesbian
Assistant Professor & Coordinator, College of Education – School Psychology Graduate Programs
Michael Rulon
Senior Lecturer of French, Department of Global Languages and Cultures
Julie Schutten (Madrone)
Pansexual/queer
Associate Professor, Communication Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies
Nancy Sullivan
Lesbian
Principal Lecturer, School of Music: Horn and Chamber Music
Tina Sutton, MA
Lesbian/queer
Senior Admissions Processing Coordinator, Graduate College