SCV LGBTQ Center

His passions include being involved with the LGBTQ+ community as it relates to mental health, media, and social justice for all.

In his free time, you can find him advocating for the bees, fostering puppies, and fantasizing about traveling abroad (#SaggitariusKing).

Professionally, he has dedicated 20+ years to people development and mentorship while serving in various leadership and business operations roles, currently positioned as Senior Director of Store Operations at Hot Topic, Inc.

Prior to joining SCV LBGTQ Center, he volunteered with Creative Futures Mentorship Program, supporting their mission to unearth and empower the next generation of creative leaders from disenfranchised or system-impacted communities.

Nick sees a stronger, happier, and prouder future SCV through unifying its diverse community.

Through the 6 years of academia, Bryce found his love for the Gilded and Progressive Era, and his passion for researching and writing history. Through the 6 years of academia, Bryce found his love for the Gilded and Progressive Era, and his passion for researching and writing history.

Since then, he has focused his studies on LGBTQ history and 20th-century civil rights movements. His area of expertise is focused on three areas of study, California (L.A and San Francisco) LGBTQ history, military LGBTQ history (WW1, WW2, and Vietnam), and then a broader LGBTQ history across many different eras (mostly laws and science). Most of his studies have been around the most important figures and movements of the community but he also has researched many obscure areas of LGBTQ history.

With this drive and passion, he hopes to bring LGBTQ history to the center and give the community a way to experience the history that has become obscured by time. He is excited to have been given this opportunity to work with the center to give his passion back to the community.

She graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1995. Katherine has lived in Santa Clarita since 1993 and raised her two children here. And she is a proud grandmother.

She has worked with the parent-teacher organizations at her children’s schools, coached soccer for two years, and was a Girl Scout leader for many years. She is currently serving as a Governing Board Member of the Saugus Union School District.

She is excited to have this opportunity to work with this group of brave visionary young people. Growing up in a small town she witnessed the agony of being gay in a small town. Every person should be able to be who they are!

and Disability resources. Javad volunteered at the LA LGBT Center, and attended several conferences including the National Creating Change LGBT Task Force in 2019 and 2020 and the ACUI Conference in 2022. Javad also worked previously as a Peer Mentor at the CSUN Pride Center.

She grew up in Santa Clarita, attending Peachland, Newhall, Placerita, and Hart. Since 2018, Kelly has focused her efforts on creating inclusive, intersectional events and spaces for the LGBTQ+ population of Santa Clarita through the organization she co-founded QueerSCV.

Kelly is a certified SafeZone trainer and conducts allyship training in collaboration with the College of the Canyons Student Health & Wellness department.

In addition to serving as QueerSCV's president and the College of the Canyons Gender-Sexuality Alliance's community officer, Kelly is excited to lend her experience and energy toward creating an LGBTQ center that will serve the Santa Clarita Valley.