I-International LGBTQ + Travel Association Foundation ibhengeze namhlanje ukuba uDougal Mckenzie, iNtloko yoShishino, uHambo, kuGoogle, kunye noMaria Cuba, iGlobal Diversity Lead ye-Airbnb yamava iqonga sele inyulwe kwibhodi yayo yabalawuli. ISiseko yingalo ye-philanthropic ye-IGLTA.
UMckenzie, obambe zombini izidanga zomthetho kunye nezorhwebo kwingingqi yakhe yase-Auckland, unceda iinkampani ziqhelane notshintsho kwindlela yokuziphatha yabathengi evela kuphuhliso lwetekhnoloji. ICuba ngomnye wabasebenzi bokuqala baka-Airbnb kunye nomseki weQela labo laBasebenzi baseLatino “Juntos.” Indima yakhe igxile ekudaleni amathuba alinganayo kunye nokumelwa kulo lonke uluntu.
"Siwongekile ukwamkela ezi zimbini zongezelelo kwibhodi yethu yeSiseko," utshilo uSihlalo weBhodi ye-IGLTAF uReginald Charlot. "UDougal Mckenzie, inkokeli ekuqhubeleni phambili itekhnoloji yokuhamba, kunye noMaria Cuba, intshatsheli yeyantlukwano kwimarike yehlabathi, baya kuzisa ukuqonda okubalulekileyo etafileni njengoko sigxile kwinjongo yethu: imfundo, uphando kunye nophuhliso lobunkokeli ukudala uhambo olwamkelekileyo. indalo yehlabathi.”
Abaqeshwa abatsha baqala ixesha labo kwintlanganiso yebhodi ngaphambi kweNkomfa yoNyaka ye-IGLTA yama-36 kwisiXeko saseNew York, ngomhla wama-24-27 kuTshazimpuzi. (igltaconvention.org) Amalungu akhoyo ebhodi ye-IGLTAF ngala: UReginald Charlot, NYC & Inkampani, uSihlalo; Pamela Herr, iVeki ye-Aspen Gay Ski, iSekela-Sihlalo; Tanya Churchmuch, MuchPR, uNobhala; UDon Richardson, I-Brand USA, uNondyebo; Theresa Belpulsi, Indawo yokufikela DC; Selisse Berry, uMseki we-Out & Equal; Eddie Canaday, Ndwendwela iSalt Lake; URika Jean-François, ITB Berlin; UTom Kiely, Ndwendwela eNtshona Hollywood; UJim McMichael, Las Vegas CVA; UGary Murakami, I-MGM Resorts International, uSihlalo oNtu odlulileyo; UTom Nichols, Isiseko seArcus; Scott Mbewu. UCarmen Strong, Iindawo zokuya kwiDisney; kwaye John Tanzella, IGLTA.
