GLBTQRC Staff

Full-Time Staff

Scarlet Bowen
Director
Email: scarlet.bowen@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-492-2966
Office: C4C N450-B

After working as an Assistant Professor of English and LGBT Studies at CU-Boulder from 2003-2011, Scarlet became Director the GLBTQ Resource Center in January, 2012. She has an MA in English from the University of Miami and a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Committed both to queer studies scholarship and activism, Scarlet has published a book and articles on laboring-class gender and sexuality, female masculinity, queering heterosexuality, and Women's Studies on the U.S./Mexico Border. Her activist work includes participation in Lesbian Avengers and ACT-UP in the early 1990's and the Coalition Against Violence toward Women and Families on the Border in El Paso, Texas. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, seeing independent films, and traveling.
Click here for Scarlet Bowen's Curriculum Vitae

Chase Folsom
Interim Assistant Director
Email: kelcychase@gmail.com
Phone: 303-492-7218
Office: C4C N450-C

Chase received an MFA in Ceramics here at CU Boulder. He holds a BFA from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. His work is based in personal experience of desire and romance. Most recently he was featured in Daily Serving, an international contemporary art publication. His current favorite artists include Cathy Wilkes, Simone Decker, and Phyllida Barlow. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, travel, and trying to play the piano.

Student Staff

Brendon Chavez
Communications Coordinator
Email: brendon.chavez@colorado.edu

Brendon is a second-year undergraduate student studying Film. As the Communications Coordinator, he maintains the GLBTQRC website, email list, and social media, in addition to promoting events and services. Outside of school, he loves to draw, create short films and bake with his little sister.

Beth Bernard
Peer Education Coordinator (2013)
Email: cuglbtrcpeers@gmail.com

Beth is a sophomore studying Sociology and Technology, Arts, and Media. As the Peer Education Coordinator, Beth will be working with volunteers to provide presentations about the GLBTQ community at and around CU. In her free time, she enjoys eating peanut butter out of the jar, playing with her kitten, outdoor adventures, and epic game nights.

Vasanth Rajasekar
Outreach and Events Coordinator
Email: vasanth.rajasekar@colorado.edu

Vasanth is a second year under graduate student pursuing degrees in Integrative Physiology, Psychology, and Music. As the Outreach and Events coordinator, Vasanth works to get and train volunteers, spread word about the RC’s mission and programs, and help plan events with other student groups. He likes Art Installations, mid-afternoon tea, exploring, and going on adventures with his friends.

Morgan Seamont
Graduate Student Outreach & Assessment Coordinator
Email: morgan.seamont@colorado.edu

As the Graduate Student Outreach and Program Assessment Coordinator starting Fall 2011, Morgan aims to get graduate students more involved with center as well as assessing how the GLBTQRC is meeting the needs of everyone on campus. He has been serving as a Peer Educator for the GLBTQRC and works with Out Boulder's Speak Out program. He holds a Master's degree in Anthropology specializing in Archaeology, and is now working towards a PhD in Cultural Anthropology. In his spare time he enjoys watching movies, reading anything non-academic, soaking his feet in Boulder Creek, and sampling the great breweries in the area.

Isabella Dzidefo
Office Coordinator and Receptionist
Email: i.a_dzidefo@hotmail.com

Isabella is a sophomore majoring in integrative physiology and psychology. She enjoys volunteering at the Children's Hospital and spending time cooking with her family. Isabella considers herself an activist in training by learning and gaining awareness of the diversity around her. She is very excited to be part of the GLBTQ family and to work with everyone.

Ayden Youngquist
Special Projects Summer Intern
Email: teyo9947@colorado.edu

Ayden is a senior finishing up a Bachelor’s in Sociology with an emphasis in criminology and qualitative research. As the Summer Intern, Ayden is responsible for the maintenance of the RC’s website and outreach/publicity, coordinating and training volunteers, assisting with RC programming, and other self-directed projects for the improvement of the center. In their free time, they enjoy blogging, reading fanfiction, and Netflix marathons.

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