Staff Collective

Emily Pieper
Director of Programming


I first started working at Stonewall Youth 3 years ago as an intern who was charged with organizing the annual Bowl-a-thon and I haven't been able to leave since! I am a recent graduate of the Evergreen State College and have lived in Olympia since I was born. I continue to appreciate the sense of community we have here and push to figure out ways we can continue to grow together. I am passionate about popular education, community organizing, art, support young people - and of course learning as much as I can about the world around me.

Colleen Dixon
Executive Director


Colleen has been an Olympia resident since 1999. In 2003 she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from The Evergreen State College in Gender and Media Studies. During her time in Olympia Colleen has collectively organized many community festivals including LadyFest, Homo-a-Gogo, and OFS's Olympia Film Festival. She is a 2007 graduate of The New School where she received a Masters of Arts in Media Studies. Her interests lie in media literacy, collective organizing, feminist media, radical queers, video art, and youth empowerment.

Board of Directors

Nathan Brockett
Board Chair


Nathan Brockett joined the Olympia community in September 2008 at the age of 18 and has been actively working towards positive change ever since. Ze soon became part of Stonewall Youth’s Speaker’s bureau and took part in the planning and execution of numerous workshops as well as 2009’s Gay Camp and Sass. In April 2009, he became a member of the Board, and in January was elected Vice-Chair. She is currently coordinating the Friend of Stonewall Youth Committee. Ze is Studying microbiology and nonprofit management at Evergreen, and is the Resident Advisor for Gender Neutral Housing there. He is also supporting the United Communities AIDS Network through her service on the Board as Vice-chair. Stonewall youth has been instrumental in Nathan’s development as a young leader.p/>

John Bates
Board Vice-Chair

Karen Colpo
Treasurer


Hi I am Karen, the treasurer at Stonewall. I am also the Stonewall Mom. My heart is in Stonewall, because when my 14 year old daughter came out to me her first question was "Do you still love me?" As if being gay made her any different to me. She was the same person she always was. But in reality we still have a long struggle to gain the rights for my daughter to have everything my friend's daughters take for granted. I am grateful for the support and stability that Stonewall gives to LGBTQQ kids. They have a place to be at home, comfortable with who they are. And these kids are great people. My dream for Stonewall is that all youth who seek us will find us and make us their home, too.

Onyx Dixon
Board Secretary

Jeremy Hagquist
Board Member


Jeremy is the newest member of the board and he is thrilled about the opportunity to help Stonewall Youth succeed and grow. He is a former member of the Pierce County Young Democrats and is passionate about queer youth empowerment. He and his partner Lisa recently celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary and have two adorable children, two slobbery dogs, three cats, and an ever changing assortment of fish. Jeremy is a software developer for state government and in his free time he enjoys road trips, composing classical music, and red meat.

Chris Taylor
Board Member


Chris stumbles into things, Stonewall Youth being only the most recent. Law school, then a criminal/police misconduct practice. Queer rights in Red states. Urban bicycling advocacy. Abrasive humor newspaper editing. Short film reviewing. Calculus tutoring. Chris finds a certain source of pride in his unique brand of rudderless volunteerism and the inertia that sustains him.

Erin McCready
Board Member

Larry Horne
Board Member

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