Michael Misha
Kennedy, BFA, CNA, CMA, OPSIIPresident –
Golden Rule Services
Michael Kennedy was born in San Bernardino CA and lives in Sacramento since 2002. He is the
Owner and Director of Kennedy Gallery in Midtown ; the heart of the second
Saturday monthly art walk. Mr. Kennedy is a longtime community activist and
philanthropist who believes in paying it forward. He has over the years raised
over one million dollars for local charities such as Golden Rule Services, the
Native American Health Center, CGNIE, Matthew Sheppard Foundation, the Jose
Sarria International Scholarship Fund to name but a few. Mr. Kennedy has been a
tireless champion for the community for outreach and prevention work in the HIV
Community in Eugene, Portland and Sacramento. In the past he has been both an
Outreach / Prevention Specialist and MSM Director of Services. He is a renowned
award winning international artist who continues through his gallery to provide
a platform for Minority Communities to have an equal platform and voice in the
Arts to share their stories and culture.
William Green III, MSW
President –
Golden Rule Services
William Green III earned the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from San Jose State University with honors, and achieved an MSW (Masters in Social Work) from California State University Sacramento. He works with SAPA (Sacramento Alliance to Prevent AIDS) and is chairperson of their Faith-Based subcommittee formed to engage and support the Faith Community’s efforts against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. He is also a member of the Sacramento County HIV Services Planning Council helping the infected community efficiently obtain access to health and social services. He is an HIV Counselor II certified by the California Office of AIDS, a certified Hepatitis C educator/tester, and Treasurer of the HCV Hepatitis C Virus Task Force in Sacramento, CA. In 2009, William founded MARPAY, INC., a faith-based nonprofit organization to increase community awareness of HIV/AIDS by providing pastoral training and ministry building to help churches effectively educate and support their congregations and the communities in which they serve.
Matthew Burlingame-Couk
Secretary - Golden Rule Services
Mr.
Couk is an award-winning journalist and playwright. He has spent over
20 years working with LGBTQ nonprofits and is a founding member of
Sacramento’s Lavender Library, Archives and Cultural Exchange. He has
served on numerous theater boards, including Sacramento City Theater,
and was a board member for the Sacramento Gender Assoc. He is a
nationally published journalist and has been the co-founder and/or
Editor for over five Sacramento publications. He was also an LGBTQ radio
talk show host, co-hosted a groundbreaking MSM focused sexual education
podcast that was number one in seven countries, and is a Vicar
(Reverend) of the Universal Life Church, focusing on pagan spirituality.
Laurence McBride
Treasurer –
Golden Rule Services
Laurence McBride is a financial services technology manager with a long history of community service. He first trained and served as a suicide hotline worker at his hometown LGBT community center, and has served a number of community organizations in both fundraising and volunteer worker capacities. Mr. McBride's career experience includes technology and fiscal/operational management in the financial, insurance, healthcare, and legal industries.
James Douglas
Member –
Golden Rule Services
Mr. Douglas became a volunteer for Golden Rule Services in 2008. Because of years of demonstrated dedication and commitment to the organization, he was elevated to board member in 2013. Since then he has helped raise over $100,000.
Nosente Uhuti
Member –
Golden Rule Services
Ms. Uhuti was born and educated in Michigan, migrating to California in 1979. She embraced a career in Human Services, including policy development and advocacy serving persons living with HIV/AIDS twenty years on local, (Riverside County) state and national levels before retiring. (1989 – 2010) A lifelong love of writing and a gift for storytelling drew her toward theatrical forms of expression, where she serves as Artistic Director with Bent Not Broken Inspired Community Players since 2007. Nosente now dedicates her creative energy to writing and the theatre arts, eager to educate as well as entertain committed to telling life’s stories on stage. Nosente is a member of American Association of Community Theatre, The Society for Arts in Health and the Black Theater Network. Nosente Uhuti serves as Behavioral Health Resource Development Chair of Black Women’s Leadership Forum-Riverside and Riverside Community Health Foundation State of Black Health Coalition/Mental Health Committee. Additionally, Nosente Uhuti is a member of the statewide Mental Health Compliance Review Team. Observing the need for behavioral health care in the Black community and the stigma attached, including the barriers to services in our county, motivated a commitment to making a difference through advocacy, information and service.
