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Our vision

one•n•ten envisions a world where all LGBTQ youth and young adults are embraced for who they are, actively engaged in their communities, and empowered to lead.

Our mission

Our mission is to serve LGBTQ youth and young adults ages 11-24. We enhance their lives by providing empowering social and service programs that promote self‐expression, self‐acceptance, leadership development, and healthy life choices.

Serve Our Youth

one•n•ten is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving and assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth ages 14 to 24. From weekly discussion groups to fun, social networking events, we create a safe space, mentally and physically, for youth of all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. We also offer resources to promote healthy choices and living.

Youth with particular needs have the option to speak with peers or volunteers one-on-one, in a supervised setting. We provide youth with a variety of tools and opportunities to improve self-esteem and self-acceptance.

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OUR STAFF

These wonderful people make it all possible

Nate Rhoton

Chief Executive Officer

Clayton Davenport

Director of Development & Marketing

Kado Stewart

Deputy Director and Camp Director

Aaron Taliaferro

Director of Youth Center and Wellness

Comesha Cunningham

Director of People and Culture

Sandra Foisy

Satellite Program Manager

Wallace Hudson

Training and Digital Program Manager

Crystal Hughes

Development Manager

Dani Logan

Events Program Manager and Camp Director

Abby Loza

Youth Center Operations Manager

Gina Read

Program Manager

Eric Morales

Volunteer and In-kind Donation Manager

Danielle Bittner

Development Associate

Dyana DaCosta

Wellness Program Specialist

Christopher Dozier

mPowerment Program Specialist

Keri Kramer

POND Housing Navigation Specialist

Lona Lee

Human Resource Administrator

Isabel Montano

POND Workforce Navigation Specialist

John Ngo

Finance Specialist

Elliot Rumpf

Satellite Program Assistant Manager

Eva Siler

Program Specialist - Trans Support Leader and Mentor Specialist

Dee Latcher

2gether N Color Program Specialist

Melissa Coleman

Youth Center Administrative Associate

Lito Castillo

YC Program Specialist with Bilingual Focus

Hira Ismail

Training and Digital Program Specialist

Board of Directors

These wonderful people make our board

Rick McCartney

Chair

Kris Cano

Vice Chair

Scott Greenwood

Treasurer

David Cane

Secretary

Cory Braddock

Board Member

Bev Crair

Board Member

Calvin Cole

Board Member

Angie Dittrich

Board Member

Darryl Embrey

Board Member

Valdo G. Figueroa

Board Member

Lou Goodman

Board Member

Dr. Floyd H. Hardin, III

Board Member

Shelley Hummon

Board Member

Tracy Nadzieja

Board Member

Manny Soto-Griego

Board Member

Sima Thakkar

Board Member

Judie Verb

Board Member

Nate Rhoton

Chief Executive Officer

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Nate Rhoton

Chief Executive Officer

Nate Rhoton serves as the CEO for one-n-ten, an LGBTQ non-profit delivering youth services in Arizona. Joining the team in 2015, he served as the Director of Development followed by Director of Finance & Operations, before assuming his current role in January of 2018.

Following a career of fifteen years in corporate management and finance, Rhoton chose to serve the community with his nonprofit fundraising and development expertise. Serving for twelve years as the operations director and then CFO of a local construction company, he worked to expand corporate community involvement and non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ employees. Managing significant growth for the company, he saw early on the need for continued staff development and instituted training to increase retention and help new employees to assume higher paying roles within the company.

Born and raised in Arizona, Nate graduated from Flagstaff High School and then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Arizona State University’s WP Carey School of Business graduating magna cum laude in 2000. Over the last decade, he has committed himself to nonprofit service, serving on the Arizona steering committee of the Human Rights Campaign, the board of the Greater Phoenix Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, The Melonhead Foundation, and as co-chair of the board of directors for Equality Arizona. Currently he serves as the chair of the Human Relations Commission for the City of Phoenix, vice chair of Leading for Change, and on the LGBTQ Advisory to the Chancellor of Maricopa County Community Colleges.

In his free time, he loves spending time with his Scottie-Golden, Sir William.

Clayton Davenport

Director of Development & Marketing

Director of Development & Marketing

Kado Stewart

Deputy Director and Camp Director

Deputy Director and Camp Director

Aaron Taliaferro

Director of Youth Center and Wellness

Director of Youth Center and Wellness

Comesha Cunningham

Director of People and Culture

Director of People and Culture

Sandra Foisy

Satellite Program Manager

Satellite Program Manager

Wallace Hudson

Training and Digital Program Manager

Training and Digital Program Manager

Crystal Hughes

Development Manager

Development Manager

Dani Logan

Events Program Manager and Camp Director

Events Program Manager and Camp Director

Abby Loza

Youth Center Operations Manager

Youth Center Operations Manager

Gina Read

Program Manager

Program Manager

Eric Morales

Volunteer and In-kind Donation Manager

Volunteer and In-Kind Donation Manager

Danielle Bittner

Development Associate

Development Associate

Dyana DaCosta

Wellness Program Specialist

Wellness Program Specialist

Christopher Dozier

mPowerment Program Specialist

mPowerment Program Specialist

Keri Kramer

POND Housing Navigation Specialist

POND Housing Navigation Specialist

Lona Lee

Human Resource Administrator

Human Resource Administrator

Isabel Montano

POND Workforce Navigation Specialist

POND Workforce Navigation Specialist

John Ngo

Finance Specialist

Finance Specialist

Elliot Rumpf

Satellite Program Assistant Manager

Satellite Program Assistant Manager

Eva Siler

Program Specialist - Trans Support Leader and Mentor Specialist

Program Specialist – Trans Support Leader and Mentor Specialist

Dee Latcher

2gether N Color Program Specialist

2gether N Color Program Specialist

Melissa Coleman

Youth Center Administrative Associate

Youth Center Administrative Associate

Lito Castillo

YC Program Specialist with Bilingual Focus

YC Program Specialist with Bilingual Focus

Hira Ismail

Training and Digital Program Specialist

Training and Digital Program Specialist

Rick McCartney

Chair

Rick McCartney has been leading businesses in Phoenix for the past 20 years. President and CEO of InMedia Company and Surf Media, Inc., he is responsible for producing many local, regional and national publications, media products and technologies, including Surf Entertainment tablets for Uber and Lyft, In Business Magazine, the Vicinity Magazines and numerous digital products. He is a member of several local boards including one n ten, Children’s Museum of Phoenix, Local First Arizona, Phoenix Film Foundation and the Governors’ Workforce Council and is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership. He is involved with New Pathways for Youth as a mentor of two youth and works with many children’s and education organizations to form strong career pathways and opportunities for underprivileged children and their families. Rick is an advocate for revised education policy, foster care policy and economic development opportunities in Arizona.

Kris Cano

Vice Chair

Career: Acts as technical advisor concerning all forensic matters within the Police Department. Supervises and coordinates the activities of the Forensic Services Division staff including training, scheduling, hiring decisions, written performance evaluations, work with employees to correct deficiencies and implement discipline procedures. Oversees the supervision of the managers of the Crime Laboratory Section, the Crime Scene Section, Quality Assurance Section and the Evidence Control Section. Observes and reviews the work of staff to ensure conformance with established procedures and safety standards. Develops and administers division rules, policies, procedures and protocol. Directs individual accomplishment towards organizational objectives. Assists staff in resolving difficult technical or procedural obstacles encountered during the research, development or administrative process. Acts as department liaison with all organizations having forensic related interest. Organizes and directs operations in forensics, including projects, policy interpretations and administrative procedures. Assists with and administers the division budget. Orders and performs physical inventories of division equipment and supplies. Determines compliance with prescribed operating and safety standards. Oversees the training and monitoring of employees on safety procedures and correct use of equipment and chemicals. Ensures all division programs are in compliance with Federal, State and City regulations. Renders scientific and technical support in criminal and administrative investigations. Responds to crime scenes to assist in the proper application of forensic procedures as needed. Establishes strategic planning goals and objectives.

Education: Kris has a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the Florida State University and a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of South Florida.

Professional Accomplishments: She has been an active member and participant in the forensic community. She has and is currently participating in organizations that are developing standards for forensic science. She has been an assessor with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB). In addition, she is also served as an independent auditor with the National Forensic Science Training Center (NFSTC). In addition to her auditing experience, she remains involved in the forensic community by her participating in the National Institute of Justice Technical Working Group for Research and Development for DNA and as a Grant Reviewer. She has also served on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) for 5 years (2010-2015) and is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists (AAFS). She is the current Chair of the AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB) Consensus Body for DNA, a standard development organization. She served as the Vice Chair of the Quality Infrastructure Committee (QIC) on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for three years and was appointed to the Biology Scientific Area Committee (SAC) as Vice Chair in 2017.

Community Engagement: Kris has served on the Scottsdale Leadership Board of Directors and Core Program Committee. She has also been involved with the Special Olympics and Charitable Campaign for the City of Scottsdale. Kris is currently serving on the One N Ten board and is a committee member on the governance committee.

Scott Greenwood

Treasurer

David Cane

Secretary

Cory Braddock

Board Member

Cory Braddock is a Partner at Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P. where he is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation and Investigations Practice Groups. His law practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on securities and broker-dealer institution litigation in both federal and state courts, FINRA arbitration proceedings, and general commercial litigation matters. Cory has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (2014-2016) and as a Southwest Super Lawyer (2017-2018). Before becoming a lawyer, he worked in the financial services industry where he received his CFP® designation.

Cory received his B.A., in Business Management from Brigham Young University and subsequently received his Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from the J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU). He previously served as General Counsel to the Board of Directors of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce and, in 2008, was recognized by Snell and Wilmer L.L.P. as its Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.

Cory’s interests include running slowing, fishing poorly, and watching international soccer, even when it hurts his eyes and heart. He also loves, sometimes simultaneously, using his smoker, his shaved ice machine, and following his favorite non-soccer sports teams.

Bev Crair

Board Member

Bev Crair currently leads the Compute team for Oracle Corporation as Senior Vice President. Previously, she was the Vice President responsible for all product development (servers, storage, networking, software, quality, support and security) for Lenovo’s Data Center group. She also was a VP/GM at Intel, and has done stints at Cisco, Sun Microsystems and even Unisys. Bev specializes in organizational design, development and dynamics with a focus on building high performing teams; business strategy and planning, new technology development and implementation. In her spare time, Bev serves as a Trustee with the University of California Santa Cruz Foundation, and spends time with her wife motorcycling or scuba diving.

Calvin Cole

Board Member

Calvin Cole joined the one-n-ten Board of Directors in 2017. He is very active in the community, serving on the boards of Terros Health, Keogh Health Foundation, Black Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley, and Fans Across America Charitable Foundation. Calvin is First Vice President for AmTrust Bank, A Division of New York Community Bank. Previous professional roles include VP for AmTrust Bank, Sales Manager for Countrywide Home Loans, Loan Officer for Prudential Arizona Properties, Branch Manager for Washington Mutual, and Regional Sales Manager for AAA. He is a graduate of the University of Phoenix.

Angie Dittrich

Board Member

Angie is a Senior Manager at American Express. Her responsibilities include creating foundational risk policies that prevent credit and fraud loss. She began her career at American Express in 2011 and has held a variety of roles with increasing complexity across the enterprise, primarily focused on leading projects in fraud prevention, network policy, and Anti-Money-Laundering.

Angie is a lead for the American Express Phoenix PRIDE+ Colleague Network, where she drives the vision of fostering an environment that feels safe and accepting for community members. She achieves her vision through supporting and enabling LGBTQIA+ colleagues to succeed as their authentic selves in the workplace.

Angie is passionate about working with One-n-Ten, to ensure the next generation of our community has access to valuable resources and a strong community to lean on.

Darryl Embrey

Board Member

Darryl is a graduate of Saint Mary’s College of CA, where he obtained a dual B.S. Degree in Organizational Management and Industrial Psychology. He earned his MBA in Human Resources Management from UOP, his MBA and Project Management certification from DeVry University.

Darryl works for a $7 trillion financial firm as a Sr. Business Technology Project Manager in their Retail Division. He has been married for 28 years and is devoted to causes that support the hungry and youth across various organizations and schools, tomorrow’s leaders. He enjoys sports, the arts, horticulture, landscaping, traveling, his pets, and spending time with family and friends.

Valdo G. Figueroa

Board Member

Lou Goodman

Board Member

Lou served as a volunteer mentor in one-n-ten’s Youth Education and Success (YES) program before joining the Board. He is a consultant in the field of juvenile justice, having retired from the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC), where he held several executive level positions, including Chief Hearing Officer, Assistant Director for Legal Services, and Assistant Director for Support Services. Before joining ADJC, Lou was an attorney with a small civil litigation law firm.

Lou also serves as a pro tem justice of the peace in Maricopa County, and he is an adjunct faculty member at Estrella Mountain Community College, where he teaches Juvenile Justice Procedures. He earned his BA at The Ohio State University and his JD at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Lou is passionate about serving youth and particularly one-n-ten youth, and he is honored to be on the Board.

Dr. Floyd H. Hardin, III

Board Member

Dr. Floyd H. Hardin, III is currently serving in the role of the Executive Officer of Equity and College Relations. In this role Dr. Hardin’s duties encompass both the responsibilities of Chief of staff and that of the Chief Diversity Officer for the organization.

Preceding his current role, Dr. Hardin served as Rio Salado College’s Senior Officer of Outreach, Inclusion and Strategic Partnerships. He operated as the institution’s primary contact for national partnership opportunities, educational transfer partners to support college-university transfer pathways and B2B partnerships to support revenue generating goals, industry and college-to-career pathway projects.

Dr. Hardin earned his Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University; Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology from Arizona State University; and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Humanities Studies from Morehouse College.

Dr. Hardin is proud to be an educational service provider, and works every day to personify the quote by Marian Wright Edelman, “Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not merely something you do in your spare time.”

Shelley Hummon

Board Member

Tracy Nadzieja

Board Member

Tracy Nadzieja was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court bench in 2018 becoming the first transgender judicial officer in Arizona and only the third in the United States. She is currently presiding over one of the Court’s criminal divisions. Prior to her judicial appointment, Tracy practiced law in Phoenix for nearly 25 years representing major insurance companies, Arizona municipalities and constructions design professionals. She was recognized as a Southwest SuperLawyer (2015-2018). She earned both her B.S. (Political Science) and J.D. degrees at Arizona State University.

Tracy has had the opportunity to speak to diverse audiences around the country educating them about issues facing the transgender community. In her spare time, Tracy serves as a regional volunteer of Kappa Kappa Gamma, a collegiate women’s fraternity and enjoys playing competitive softball.

Manny Soto-Griego

Board Member

Manny Soto-Griego, RHIA – is a health information management (HIM) professional with over 31 years of healthcare experience in healthcare consulting, revenue cycle operations, electronic health record (EHR) applications, document management, and project management. Manny has served in administrative, interim management, and consulting capacities within large academic and urban hospitals. His experience in the healthcare industry has focused on improving operational and financial performance in a variety of healthcare settings. Manny is the HIM Director for Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) in Phoenix, Arizona. MIHS includes the Maricopa Medical Center, Arizona Burn Center, Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Centers, Arizona Children’s Center, two behavioral health centers, Comprehensive Healthcare Center with over 70 Specialty and Sub-Specialty services, McDowell Healthcare Center for persons with HIV/AIDS and 12 Community oriented Family Health Centers. Manny also serves on the Board of the Arizona Health Information Management Association with over 1,000 members, a component state association of the American Health Information Management Association with over 103,000 members

Sima Thakkar

Board Member

Sima Thakkar (She/hers) is a Investment Associate at the Raza Development Fund, a national Community Development Financial Institution focused on access to capital for underserved communities. Prior to this role she was a Regional Relationship Manager for PetSmart Charities, a leading funder of animal welfare initiatives in North America. In this role she oversees a grantmaking portfolio for the eastern part of the US, including 16 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. She is an Urban Planner with a Master of Regional Planning degree from Cornell University and over a decade of experience in affordable housing and community development initiatives. Prior to joining PetSmart Charities in 2016, she managed the City of San Diego’s Community Development Programs, including federal programs focused on affordable housing, economic development and homelessness programs.

Judie Verb

Board Member

With more than 30 years in the banking industry, Judie Verb brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role at U.S. Bank. As Executive Vice President of Consumer and Business Banking for the Mountain Region, Judie oversees a team of approximately 1100 retail and business bankers and is focused on maximizing market share growth, deepening relationships with existing customers and acquiring new ones. Her regional oversight extends to the Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City metropolitan markets.

Judie joined U.S. Bank in 1996 and has held various positions in consumer and commercial banking, including Personal Banker, Commercial Lending, Business Banking Officer and Branch Manager. Her role expanded as Vice President and District Manager in Columbus, OH, and later in Cleveland/Akron.

Throughout her career, her purview has continued to increase over the course of several additional roles, including Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Southern California and Las Vegas. Prior to her current position, her most recent role was Senior Vice President and Southwest Region Manager for Arizona, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Greater Utah and metro Denver.

Judie currently serves on the board of the Arizona Council on Economic Education, the board of one.n.ten, and as Government Relations Council for Consumer Bankers Association. She has been recognized by American Banker as one of the “Top Women in Banking” for six years.

Judie earned a Bachelor’s in Public Administration from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio and she currently resides in Las Vegas, NV. She is a dedicated yoga practitioner and enjoys vacationing in Hawaii as often as possible.

Nate Rhoton

Chief Executive Officer

Nate Rhoton serves as the CEO for one-n-ten, an LGBTQ non-profit delivering youth services in Arizona. Joining the team in 2015, he served as the Director of Development followed by Director of Finance & Operations, before assuming his current role in January of 2018.

Following a career of fifteen years in corporate management and finance, Rhoton chose to serve the community with his nonprofit fundraising and development expertise. Serving for twelve years as the operations director and then CFO of a local construction company, he worked to expand corporate community involvement and non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ employees. Managing significant growth for the company, he saw early on the need for continued staff development and instituted training to increase retention and help new employees to assume higher paying roles within the company.

Born and raised in Arizona, Nate graduated from Flagstaff High School and then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Arizona State University’s WP Carey School of Business graduating magna cum laude in 2000. Over the last decade, he has committed himself to nonprofit service, serving on the Arizona steering committee of the Human Rights Campaign, the board of the Greater Phoenix Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, The Melonhead Foundation, and as co-chair of the board of directors for Equality Arizona. Currently he serves as the chair of the Human Relations Commission for the City of Phoenix, vice chair of Leading for Change, and on the LGBTQ Advisory to the Chancellor of Maricopa County Community Colleges.

In his free time, he loves spending time with his Scottie-Golden, Sir William.