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A native of the Philippines and now a resident of Lynn. Coco is a guy who was able to expand his worldview with hard slog, he is now taking advantage of all the good breaks that he deserves. A linguist that speaks 9 languages, Coco is working on a creation of an Asia-Pacific Islander Gay Organization which will cater to gay-related issues within the Asian community on the Northshore.
At Present, he is an active organizer of various shows and gigs at several clubs and bars within the Northshore, He is also an Outreach Educator for a HIV/STD Prevention and Education Program for Gay and Bi Men on the Northshore.
Mal's background includes work as an HIV/AIDS educator for Healthcare of Southeastern Massachusetts, a Safe Schools trainer with GLSEN, a speaker with SpeakOut, a marriage equality activist and canvasser for The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and MassEquality, and an adult advisor for The North Shore Alliance of GLBT Youth (NAGLY). Mal is a co-founder of Queer Soup Theater, which has produced original works including the critically acclaimed Home and We All Will Be Received. Her solo work Still Married” received a grant from The Cambridge Arts Council. Since 1997 Mal has been clowning around as a clown doctor with The Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program™ at Boston Children’s Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital. Since 2009, she has been on the Cambridge GLBT Commission.
Jim Maynard has been an advisor for NAGLY for the past 3 years. He has been running youth groups for the past 29 years but his experience has been raising his two teenage sons that live with he and his husband in Salem. He manages recruitment, education, and prevention programs in the research department at Fenway Community Health and much of his time is spent working on clinical trials to find an effective vaccine against HIV. He is also an ordained minister with the American Baptist Churches and is the former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Salem.
Alishia Ouellette is a firefighter/EMT with the Danvers Fire Department. She also worked as a small business owner/mechanic for over 25 yrs repairing trucks, heavy equipment and emergency vehicles. She is an active member of the transgender community and a political activist. She serves NAGLY as a board member, intern adult advisor and Outreach and Education Director. Alishia also serves as a commissioner on the Massachusetts Commission of GLBT Youth and as a board member and diversity trainer for the Gay Officers Action League of New England. She is a founding member of the North Shore Transgender Alliance, a member of the Mass Transgender Political Coalition and Assistant Director and camera-person for Gender Education and Media (Gender Vision). Alishia is a past member of Speak Out Boston, a volunteer speakers bureau. She has received training from the Massachusetts Commission on Discrimination and is working on becoming a professional diversity trainer and educator.
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