Lauren has more than 20 years of experience as a Human Resources (HR) professional, and in payroll and facilities management. Bringing a wide range of experiences to the DBGM Board of Directors, she worked in the music, retail, non-profit, fashion and insurance industries. In other community work with her church, Lauren manages a monthly lunch program dedicating to feeding people in need. Working with DBGM, she uses her HR skills in formulating the organization’s policies and procedures, interpersonal and interagency relationships, and has responsibility for ensuring accountability and transparency.

At a recent Board meeting, Chris was elected as the organization’s acting Secretary/Treasurer. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in Journalism and his Master’s degree from Fordham University. He has more than 15 years’ experiences working with children and youth in homeless shelters, such as Non-Secure Placement, an alternative to incarceration and foster care system connecting them and their families to services throughout the New York metropolitan area. Adams also served on the Spence Chapin Adoption African American Advisory Board, was the Board President of Kids X-Press publication, and host of the cable show In The Black Media “I am American Too”. As a member of DBGM’s Board of Directors, Chris was instrumental in planning and executing the organization’s first LGBT People of Color Mental Health Summit held at Rutgers University, Newark Campus in October 2014, spearheading programmatic initiatives, an integral part of the planning team for the first-ever LGBT People of Color Mental Health Conference, held in October 2015, and was the co-leader of the programming planning team for the 2016, second annual LGBT People of Color Mental Health Conference, which was held at the Alexander Hamilton US Customs House Building.

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