2016 Bisexual Organizing Project Board of Directors
Leah Yoemans, Chair
Leah@biorgproject.org
Leah Yoemans is passionate about education, advocacy and creating community for bisexuals. Leah has been an activist and organizer in queer, non-monogamous, and bi+ communities for several years. Leah became involved with BOP first through community discussion groups and then started volunteering at various events such as PRIDE events around the state, assisted with the Bi+ Story Project, and volunteered with BECAUSE conferences. Leah enjoys playing Australian rules football, hiking, and spending time with her family. Leah lives in Minneapolis with her spouse, two daughters, and cats.
Sarah Ann Post, Co-Chair
sarah@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Emily Boyajian, Treasurer
emily@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Jeff Burfeind, Secretary
jeff@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Jeff Burfeind is super excited to begin engaging in advocacy and working towards an ever broader Bi+ community. He loves hanging out with family and tearing around Bluff country on his motorcycle. He lives in Lake City with his cat, Herman.
Timid Robot Zehta, Director
timid@biorgproject.org
Timid Robot Zehta is committed to sex-positive intersectional feminism. He has a built-in empathy for outsiders. Timid is a Systems Engineer (computer stuff) by trade and enjoys photography. He has enjoyed the support of the Bi+ Community Discussion group and hopes to give back to the community. Timid lives with his flatmate, Mochi cat, in Powderhorn Park.
Kate Kunkel Bailey, Director
kate@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Eliza Edwards, Director
eliza@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Lo A. McDonald, Director
lo.mcdonald@biorgproject.org
Lo is the creator of social media phenomenon #OneOfUs which started out as an art project for Celebrate Bisexuality Day. They identify as bisexual, pansexual, queer, gray-romantic, agender human being. They live in North Minneapolis with their adorable dog child Bucky. Lo often facilitates the monthly Bi+ Discussion group.
Leslie Hutchinson, Director
leslie@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Leslie is a poet, witch and proud bi-asexual. They have been doing social justice work within queer spaces since high school and hope to continue exploring new ways for bi+ folks to connect with each other. Currently, Leslie lives with their partner in Plymouth, MN and hopes one day to own as many pets as they can reasonably take care of.
Camille Holthaus, BECAUSE co-chair
camille.holthaus@biorgproject.org
Camille Holthaus is passionate about creating community for bisexuals and advocating for true bi+ inclusion in LGBTQ spaces. She has diverse experience with small non-profits and event organizing. Camille started her community organizing in 1990 as moderator of a sex positive discussion group. In 1993, she co-founded and moderated Bi Group at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The group continues today as The Grey Agenda. That work led her to host the bisexual discussion room at the 1994 6th (and final) North American Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Studies Conference: "In Queery, In Theory, In Deed." Camille became involved with BOP through presenting at the 2008 BECAUSE conference where many of the people she had met in 1994 were also attending and presenting. In August 2013, Camille joined the BOP Board and that fall she helped coordinate the retreat which wrote BOP's Strategic Plan 2014-2019. In January 2014 she was elected Chair of the Board of Directors and served a two year term. Camille became Secretary of the Board of Directors in January of 2016. Camille lives in Minneapolis with her two sons and two dogs. She also serves on the Technical Advisory Board and the Finance Committee at Theatre in the Round Players.
Colleen Waldie, BECAUSE co-chair
colleen.waldie@biorgproject.org
Leah@biorgproject.org
Leah Yoemans is passionate about education, advocacy and creating community for bisexuals. Leah has been an activist and organizer in queer, non-monogamous, and bi+ communities for several years. Leah became involved with BOP first through community discussion groups and then started volunteering at various events such as PRIDE events around the state, assisted with the Bi+ Story Project, and volunteered with BECAUSE conferences. Leah enjoys playing Australian rules football, hiking, and spending time with her family. Leah lives in Minneapolis with her spouse, two daughters, and cats.
Sarah Ann Post, Co-Chair
sarah@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Emily Boyajian, Treasurer
emily@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Jeff Burfeind, Secretary
jeff@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Jeff Burfeind is super excited to begin engaging in advocacy and working towards an ever broader Bi+ community. He loves hanging out with family and tearing around Bluff country on his motorcycle. He lives in Lake City with his cat, Herman.
Timid Robot Zehta, Director
timid@biorgproject.org
Timid Robot Zehta is committed to sex-positive intersectional feminism. He has a built-in empathy for outsiders. Timid is a Systems Engineer (computer stuff) by trade and enjoys photography. He has enjoyed the support of the Bi+ Community Discussion group and hopes to give back to the community. Timid lives with his flatmate, Mochi cat, in Powderhorn Park.
Kate Kunkel Bailey, Director
kate@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Eliza Edwards, Director
eliza@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Lo A. McDonald, Director
lo.mcdonald@biorgproject.org
Lo is the creator of social media phenomenon #OneOfUs which started out as an art project for Celebrate Bisexuality Day. They identify as bisexual, pansexual, queer, gray-romantic, agender human being. They live in North Minneapolis with their adorable dog child Bucky. Lo often facilitates the monthly Bi+ Discussion group.
Leslie Hutchinson, Director
leslie@bisexualorganizingproject.org
Leslie is a poet, witch and proud bi-asexual. They have been doing social justice work within queer spaces since high school and hope to continue exploring new ways for bi+ folks to connect with each other. Currently, Leslie lives with their partner in Plymouth, MN and hopes one day to own as many pets as they can reasonably take care of.
Camille Holthaus, BECAUSE co-chair
camille.holthaus@biorgproject.org
Camille Holthaus is passionate about creating community for bisexuals and advocating for true bi+ inclusion in LGBTQ spaces. She has diverse experience with small non-profits and event organizing. Camille started her community organizing in 1990 as moderator of a sex positive discussion group. In 1993, she co-founded and moderated Bi Group at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The group continues today as The Grey Agenda. That work led her to host the bisexual discussion room at the 1994 6th (and final) North American Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Studies Conference: "In Queery, In Theory, In Deed." Camille became involved with BOP through presenting at the 2008 BECAUSE conference where many of the people she had met in 1994 were also attending and presenting. In August 2013, Camille joined the BOP Board and that fall she helped coordinate the retreat which wrote BOP's Strategic Plan 2014-2019. In January 2014 she was elected Chair of the Board of Directors and served a two year term. Camille became Secretary of the Board of Directors in January of 2016. Camille lives in Minneapolis with her two sons and two dogs. She also serves on the Technical Advisory Board and the Finance Committee at Theatre in the Round Players.
Colleen Waldie, BECAUSE co-chair
colleen.waldie@biorgproject.org
