What is a GSA?
A Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA), Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA), Sexuality and Gender Acceptance (SAGA), Queer Intersectional Alliance (QIA), Rainbow Club, or Pride Club is a student-run club which provides a safe place for both LGBTQIA2S+ and straight allied students to meet, support each other, talk about issues related to their identities, and work to end homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination on their campus and in their communities.
For more information and resources about LGBTQIA2S+ and allied student clubs, please visit the GSA Network, a nonprofit organization that supports students in starting and maintaining active GSAs. To learn more about how to start a GSA visit their websites:
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2025-2026 GSA's, QSA’s, SAGA's, Rainbow, and Pride Clubs
Santa Cruz County
Aptos High School “Rainbow Alliance”
Advisor: Christina Souza / Pronouns: they/them / christina_souza@pvusd.net
Aptos Junior High School “Pride Club” GSA
Co-Advisor: Kerry Gil / Pronouns: she/her / kerry_gil@pvusd.net
Co-Advisor: Stefanie Bishop / Pronouns: she/her / stefanie_bishop@pvusd.net
Branciforte Middle School "The Muskequeers"
Co-Advisor: Jessica Zovar / Pronouns: she/her / jessicazovar@sccs.net
Co-Advisors: Jessica Brown / Pronouns: she/her / jessicabrown@sccs.net
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy “Ceiba Gender and Sexuality Alliance” GSA
Advisor: Matt Grist / Pronouns: he/him / matt.grist@ceibaprep.org
Cesar Chavez Middle School "The Wonder Club" GSA
Co-Advisor: Angelica Flores / Pronouns: she/her / angelica_fores@pvusd.net
Co-Advisors: Veronica Fernandez / Pronouns: she/her / veronica_fernandez@pvusd.net
C.T. English Middle School "Minority Support Group" GSA
Co-Advisor: Helen O’dea / Pronouns: she/her / h.odea@lpjusd.us
Cypress High School "Gender and Sexuality Alliance"
Advisor: Nick Falco Elias / Pronouns: he/him / nelias@santacruzcoe.org
Delta Charter High School at Cabrillo College "Delta Queer-Straight Alliance"
Advisor: Jamie Cutter / Pronouns: she/her / jcutter@deltaschool.org
Edward A. Hall Middle School "Rainbow Club"
Co-Advisor: Akiko Minami / Pronouns: she/her / akiko_minami@pvusd.net
Co-Advisor: Neil Cannon / Pronouns: he/him / Neil_Cannon@pvusd.net
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
Co-Advisor: Evelyn Brown / Pronouns: she/her / ebrown@kirby.org
Co-Advisor: Tony Gray / Pronouns: he/him / tgray@kirby.org
Harbor High School “Harbor QSA"
Advisor: Rene Ohana / reneohana@sccs.net
Lakeview Middle School QSA
Co-Advisor: Jen Salinas-Holz / Pronouns: she/her/ella / jen_salinas-holz@pvusd.net
Co-Advisor: Anne Faustina / Pronouns: she/her / anne_faustina@pvusd.net
Mission Hill Middle School "The Pride Club" GSA
Co-Advisor: Sarah Lipson / Pronouns: she/her / sarahlipson@sccs.net
Co-Advisor: Steve Perez / Pronouns: he/him / steveperez@sccs.net
Mount Modonna School “Trail Mix“ GSA
Co-Advisor: Lisa Catterall / Pronouns: she/her / lisa.catterall@mountmadonnaschool.org
Co-Advisor: Manjula Stokes / Pronouns: she/hers / manjula.stokes@mountmadonnaschool.org
New Brighton Middle School “New Brighton QSA”
Co-Advisor: Erica Stack / Pronouns: she/her / estack@suesd.org
Co-Advisor: Em Whitwell / Pronouns: they/them / ewhitwell@suesd.org
Pacific Collegiate School (PCS) "Queer Intersectional Alliance (QIA)"
Co-Advisor: Jessica Williams / Pronouns: she/her / jessica.williams@pcscharter.org
Co-Advisor: Ildi Carlisle-Cummings / Pronouns: she/her / ildi.carlisle-cummins@pcscharter.org
Pacific Collegiate School (PCS) “Trans Non-Binary Student Union (TNBSU)”
Advisor: Devon Lincoln / Pronouns: she/her / devon.lincoln@pcscharter.org
Pájaro Middle School “Rainbow Alliance Club” GSA
Co-Advisor: Jordan Rice / Pronouns: he/him / jordan_rice@pvusd.net
Co-Advisor: Arnoldo Figueroa / Pronouns: he/him / arnoldo_figueroa@pvusd.net
Co-Advisor: Karina Alvarez / Pronouns: she/her / Karina_Alvarez@pvusd.net
Co-Advisor: Ebelin Mata / Pronouns: she/her / Ebelin_mata@pvusd.net
Pajaro Valley High School Sexuality & Gender Alliance GSA
Advisor: Brigitte / Pronouns: she/her / brigitte_fantham@pvusd.net
Raíces y Cariño Family Center “PRISM” GSA
Co-Advisor: Jen Salinas-Holz / Pronouns: she/her/ella / jen95076@gmail.com
Co-Advisor: Nora Yerena / Pronouns: she/her/ella / nora@rcfam.com
Rolling Hills Middle School "Equality Club"
Co-Advisor: Laura Reeve/ Pronouns: she/her / laura_reeve@pvusd.net
San Lorenzo Valley Middle School “SLVMS GSA Club”
Advisor: Rex Olivieri / Pronouns: he/him / rolivieri@slvusd.org
San Lorenzo Valley High School “Gender and Sexuality Alliance” GSA
Co-Advisor: Jen Ruby / Pronouns: she/her / jruby@slvusd.org
Co-Advisor: Sara Young / Pronouns: she/her / syoung@slvusd.org
Santa Cruz County Office of Education "Queer Student Union"
Co-Advisor: Zak Keith / Pronouns: they/them / zak.keith@diversitycenter.org
Co-Advisor: Meggie Pina / Pronouns: she/they / meggie.pina@diversitycenter.org
Santa Cruz High School “Rainbow Alliance” GSA
Co-Advisor: Conor O’Brien / Pronouns: he/him / conorobrien@sccs.net
Co-Advisor: Osvaldo Diaz / Pronouns: he/him / osvaldodiaz@sccs.net
Scotts Valley Middle School “Pride Club”
Advisor: Lila Harte / Pronouns: she/her / lharte@scottsvalleyusd.org
Scotts Valley High School "Sexuality and Gender Alliance Club (SAGA)"
Advisor: Savannah Wohlstatter / Pronouns: she/her / swohlstattar@scottsvalleyusd.org
Shoreline Middle School Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA)
Co-Advisor: Rachel Dysart / Pronouns: she/her / rdysart@losd.ca
Co-Advisor: Jeremy Powell / Pronouns: he/him / jpowell@losd.ca
Soquel Elementary School “Rainbow Club” GSA
Co-Advisor: Jessica Hassani / Pronouns: she/her / jhassani@suesd.org
Co-Advisor: Nancy Willard / Pronouns: she/they
Co-Advisor: Meggie Piña / Pronouns: she/her / meggie.pina@diversitycenter.org
Soquel High School "Soquel High School QSA (Queer Straight Alliance)"
Advisor: Carina Wandel / Pronouns: she/her / cwandel@sccs.net
Vine Hill Elementary “Rainbow Bears” GSA
Co-Advisor: Hannah Walsh / Pronouns: she/her / hwalsh@scottsvalleyusd.org
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts “Chameleon” GSA
Advisor: Jennifer Gill / Pronouns: she/her
Watsonville High School Gender and Sexuality Alliance GSA
Advisor: Bobby Pelz / Pronouns: he/him / robert_pelz@pvusd.net
Monterey County
Carmel High School "Be Yourself"
Co-Advisor: Kristine Aguirre / Pronouns: she/her / kaguirre@carmelunified.org
El Sausal Middle School "Be Yourself Club"
Co-Advisor: Mr. Beering / Pronouns: he/him / mark.beering@salinasuhsd.org
Co-Advisor: Ms. Solano / Pronouns: she/her / jennifer.solano@salinasuhsd.org
Harden Middle School “Be Yourself Club” GSA
Advisor: Jennifer Gilsdorf / Pronouns: she/her / jennifer.gilsdorf@salinasuhsd.org
Monterey High School “Queer And Allies Club"
Advisor: Lauren McMercury / Pronouns: she/her / lmcmercury@mpusd.k12.ca.us
North Salinas High School “LOVE Club”
Advisor: Cathie Culver / Pronouns: she/her / cathie.culver@salinasuhsd.org
Rancho San Juan High School “Be Yourself Club”
Co-Advisor: Adriana Reyes / Pronouns: she/her/ella / adriana.reyesnunez@salinasuhsd.org
Co-Advisor: Dominic Uccelli / Pronouns: he/him / dominic.uccelli@salinasuhsd.org
Salinas High School “Be Yourself Club”
Advisor: Jasmin Ramirez / Pronouns: she/her/they/them / jasmin.ramirez@salinasuhsd.org
Seaside High School “Seaside GSA”
Advisor: Thomas Hickey / Pronouns: he/him / thickey@mpusd.k12.ca.us
Stevenson High School "Gender & Sexuality Alliance" GSA
Co-Advisor: Ms. Allen Garner / Pronouns: she/her / agarner@stevensonschool.org
Co-Advisor: Isa Aguirre / Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella / iaguirre@stevensonschool.org
York School Sexuality and Gender Equality (SAGE)
Co-Advisor: Spencer Williams / Pronouns: he/him / swilliams@york.org
Co-Advisor: Christina Nielsen / Pronouns: she/her / cnielsen@york.org
Subject to change due to staffing changes within the school system. For more information, contact QYTF at email or (831) 427-4004.
Compiled by the Safe Schools Project, a program of the Queer Youth Task Force (QYTF). Special thank you to Sariah Cueto, he/they, Safe Schools Project Intern and Field Study Program Intern at University of California Santa Cruz, and to Cathie Culver, North Salinas High School GSA Advisor for their research and work on the 2025-2026 GSA List.
Last updated May 2026