CaliforniaRainbow Chamber
The people behind the work

Leadership with
community at heart.

Meet the board and staff building visibility, representation, and practical opportunity for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs across California.

Statewide leadership
Rooted in service
Board & staff

Different experience.
One shared purpose.

Our leadership brings business, advocacy, communications, finance, and community-building experience to the Chamber’s statewide mission.

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Marquita Thomas

Founding President & CEO

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Jake Stevens

Board Member

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Jamee Gamble

Board Member

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Torin Floyd

Board Member

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Steven Roy

Board Treasurer / CFO / Director of Finance & Compliance

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Jackie Steele

Director of Marketing & Communications

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Mito Aviles

Director of Advocacy & Policy

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Mark Morales

Sr. VP of Community Outreach & Engagement

Trusted advisors

Experience that
strengthens the table.

Our advisors bring deep supplier-diversity knowledge and a long view of what opens doors for small businesses.

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Emma Maxey

Former Supplier Diversity Executive at Golden State Water Company

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Paul Ashley

Former Supplier Diversity Executive at Bristol Myers Squibb

Built for California business owners

Leadership matters most when it moves the community forward.

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