Our Mission

WebQ represents LGBTQIA+ and our allied communities to cultivate systemic equity in the design of startups, emerging technologies, institutions, and policies.

Our Vision

WebQ envisions a future where all communities benefit from an equitable distribution of resources.

VISIBILITY

INTERSECTIONS

LGBTQIA+ tribes are present in every race, region, and religion.

Coalition partnerships make the minority the majority.

Queer interests are human interests. Our family is in every family.

EMPOWERMENT

Queer spending power is greater than the GDP of all but five nations.*

WebQ wields our privilege to honor & hold space for historically peripheral voices.

WebQ amplifies the voices of our family and informs policy makers of our collective message.

EDUCATION

Education is a human right.

WebQ is developing multiple on-ramps to career pipelines.

WebQ will address the needs of our economies with the needs of our communities.

OUTREACH

WebQ develops pipelines from poverty to prosperity.

We deploy resources for communities and individuals.

Dignity and respect is in the heart of our services.

#Q

#Qs (pronounced HQs) are our digital and analog headquarters.

#Q lounges are being designed for deployment at live events and conferences.

WebQ develops programs for community centers and campus organizations.

*https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/the-lgbtq-community-has-37-trillion-in-purchasing-power/334983

FOUNDATION DIRECTORS

  • Jim Obergefell

    FOUNDATION PRESIDENT

    Civil Rights Activist

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  • Latoya Holman

    FOUNDATION VICE PRESIDENT

    Chief Development Officer at Public Education Foundation

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  • Jen Burns

    FOUNDATION TREASURER

    Chief Auditor at AICPA

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  • David Torres

    FOUNDATION SECRETARY

    Senior Program Manager at Accenture

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  • Dr. Robert Rippee

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    Executive Director at UNLV Office of Economic Development

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  • Bart Patterson

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    Emeritus President at Nevada State College

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  • Robert Rueter

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Startup Executive-in-Residence at UNLV Incubator

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  • Mark Garcia

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    Director of Villa Services at The Mirage

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  • Riah Gonzales-King

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    President at Equality Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC

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  • James Napoli

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    Managing Partner at Diceros Law

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