Our Staff
Meet the dedicated team behind the LGBTQ Center of Durham — the people who show up every day to support, advocate for, and celebrate our community.
Raye Dooley
co-Executive Director
Email: director@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org
Pronouns: they/them/theirs
Vanity Reid Deterville
co-Executive Director
Email: director@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Jesse Huddleston
Director of Development & Community Engagement
Email: pride@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org
Pronouns: he/she/they/we
Niccolo Roditti
Director, LGBTQ Youth Center
Email: youthcenter@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org
Pronouns: he/him they/their
Shaye Loyd
Southern Queer Survivor Network Director
Email: advocate@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org
Pronouns: they/them/theirs
Laurel Benfield
RPE Prevention Specialist, Southern Queer Families Network
Email: families@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org
Pronouns: she/her
Join Our Team
The LGBTQ Center of Durham continues to grow and flex to meet the needs of the Durham LGBTQ Community. Occasionally, we have opportunities for employment and hope that you will consider us a place to work.
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