Pam David
Executive Director, Walter and Elise Haas Fund
San Francisco, Calif.

Pam David is a longtime lesbian activist, educator and community organizer. Involved in numerous local LGBT rights groups since the mid-1970s, David also was the national outreach coordinator for the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, the co-chair of Lesbians/Gays for Jackson during the 1988 presidential campaign, and a member of the 1989 San Francisco task force that developed the city’s groundbreaking domestic partnership ordinance. David is now the executive director of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, a private foundation. Previously, she held a variety of leadership roles in local government, including director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Community Development. Currently, David chairs the board of Northern California Grantmakers. She also serves on advisory boards for openhouse, the Lesbian Health and Research Center at U.C. San Francisco and the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Prior board service includes that for Frameline, sponsors of the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and the San Francisco LGBT Community Center.

Last Updated: 10-3-08

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