Fall 2026 Summit Partners, Supporters, & Sponsors

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School and elected officials (L-R SUESD Superintendent Scott Turnbull, SCCS Superintendent Kris Munro, and SCCOE County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Faris Sabbah) attending the Fall 2025 Rainbow Conference at Watsonville High School in Watsonville.

Sponsored by the Safe Schools Project of Santa Cruz County, a program of the Queer Youth Task Force, and co-sponsored and supported by:

  • Adam Spickler, Trustee, Cabrillo College
  • Bay Federal Credit Union
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County
  • Birds Of A Feather Santa Cruz, Kris Kifer
  • Black China Bakery
  • Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz
  • Bread for the Journey
  • Cabrillo College
  • Cabrillo College Office of Student Equity
  • Cabrillo College Rainbow Council
  • Capitola-Aptos Rotary Club
  • Closet Free Radio Show, KZSC
  • Cherie Reveles in honor of Dan Gold and Pat LeCuyer
  • Community Foundation for San Benito County
  • Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
  • Coffeetopia
  • County of Santa Cruz
  • County Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)
  • Dharma’s Restaurant, Bernie Shapiro
  • Edie Frederick
  • Emerging Jedi Award
  • First 5 Santa Cruz County
  • Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network (GSA Network)
  • GOAT Santa Cruz
  • Good Times Community Fund
  • Health Services Agency (HSA)
  • In Memory of Connor Cockerham
  • In Memory of Milo Anima
  • In Memory of Richard Watson-Riley
  • In Memory of Bonnie Ronzio
  • Jardines de San Juan Restaurant, San Juan Bautista
  • La Selva Beach Community Church
  • Life Lab
  • Nonprofit Connection Santa Cruz County
  • Our Gente: A Program of The Epicenter
  • Out In Our Faith
  • Pajaro Valley Pride
  • Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD)
  • Phillip Gomez & Van Boughner
  • Rainbow Speakers and Friends of Monterey County
  • Rebecca Stark Photography
  • San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (SLVUSD)
  • Santa Cruz Area Radical Faeries
  • Santa Cruz City Schools (SCCS)
  • Santa Cruz County Office of Education (SCCOE)
  • Santa Cruz Gives
  • Santa Cruz Pride
  • Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL)
  • Scotts Valley Unified School District (SVUSD)
  • Soquel Union Elementary School District (SUESD)
  • SUHSD LGBTQ+ Task Force
  • Temple Beth El
  • The Diversity Center
  • The Ugly Mug
  • TransFamilies of Santa Cruz County
  • Trans Teen Project of Santa Cruz County
  • UCSC Summer Session
  • UC Santa Cruz
  • United Way of San Benito County
  • United Way of Santa Cruz County
  • Watsonville High School
  • Watsonville High School’s Sexuality and Gender Acceptance (SAGA)
  • and additional community organizations
School and elected officials from Monterey, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties attending the Fall 2019 Summit at Lakeview Middle School in Watsonville.

Special Thank You!

  • Superintendent Faris Sabbah, Santa Cruz County Office of Education
  • Trustee Adam Spickler, Cabrillo College
  • Trustee Gail Levine, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
  • Dr. Jen Hastings
  • TransFamilies of Santa Cruz County
  • and many more community leaders, chaperones, resource fair participants & volunteers!

Back to Fall 2026 Summit webpage