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.

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Raye Dooley

co-Executive Director

Email: director@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org

Pronouns: they/them/theirs

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Vanity Reid Deterville

co-Executive Director

Email: director@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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Jesse Huddleston

Director of Development & Community Engagement

Email: pride@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org

Pronouns: he/she/they/we

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Niccolo Roditti

Director, LGBTQ Youth Center 

Email: youthcenter@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org

Pronouns: he/him they/their

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Alix Adrian

Operations Manager

Email: info@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org

Pronouns: they/he

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Shaye Loyd

Southern Queer Survivor Network Director

Email: advocate@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org

Pronouns: they/them/theirs

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SQSN Survivor Services Coordinator

Email: advocate@lgbtqcenterofdurham.org

Pronouns: she/they

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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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