The lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court decision, trailblazing designer, and luminary in the field of IVF and fertility join Family Equality in the movement for current and future LGBTQ+ families
New York, NY – Family Equality, the leading national organization for current and future LGBTQ+ families, announces that Adair Curtis, Jim Obergefell, and Mark Trolice, M.D. have joined the organization’s National Board of Directors. Family Equality’s Board of Directors is critical to sustaining, supporting, and informing the organization’s work to ensure that everyone can experience the unconditional love, safety, and belonging of family.
“We are thrilled to welcome such impactful minds, hearts, and talents to our Board of Directors,” says Family Equality CEO, Stacey Stevenson. “As we continue to face unprecedented challenges to our freedoms — from marriage to family to healthcare and everything in between — the dynamic expertise, support, and experiences of Jim, Adair, and Mark will no doubt prove invaluable. I cannot wait to get to work!”
As the organization welcomes Adair, Jim, and Mark, the Board and staff would like to thank outgoing Board members, Denise Hinds and Malina Simard-Halm for all of their contributions to Family Equality.
For a full list of the Family Equality Board of Directors, visit this link.
Adair Curtis
Adair Curtis is an esteemed interior designer, celebrated TV personality, and creative director. Heralded as “One of Nine Rising Stars Taking the Design World by Storm” by Architectural Digest, Adair is renowned for his holistic and elegant approach to style and living. Collected mid-century pieces, rustic textures, soothing tones, and bold works of art are hallmarks of Adair’s aesthetic.
Adair’s design philosophy is that everything in a room should be essential and the space should tell a story. This philosophy extends to JSN STUDIO, a multidisciplinary design and styling firm Adair founded, and his Netflix series, Styling Hollywood, which earned him a place on the coveted 1stDibs 50 2022 Honoree list and made him the star of Instant Dream Home.
While bringing his client’s vision to fruition is one of his joys as a designer, Adair’s greatest loves are Jason Bolden, his partner in marriage and in business, and their son, Arrow Fox.
In October 2022, Family Equality honored Adair and his husband, Jason, with the Visibility Award at their LA Impact gala. The award was presented following Family Equality’s work with Jason and Adair on a bubly water campaign, highlighting the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ parents.
Jim Obergefell
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff from the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges, is a speaker on LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights represented by Keppler Speakers.
He co-founded Equality Vines, the first cause-based wine label, to support organizations devoted to equality for all. Jim is President of the WebQ Board of Directors, and he sits on advisory boards for the GLBT Historical Society and Mattachine Society of Washington, DC. Jim is a past SAGE board member and former Family Equality staff member.
Jim co-authored the book Love Wins, published by William Morrow, and he has written book forewords, chapters, and afterwords as well as essays and Op-Eds. He is also a producer on the in-development documentary series Just Married.
Jim has previously had careers as a high school German teacher, corporate trainer, relationship manager, software education consultant, and real estate agent.
Born and raised in Sandusky, OH, Jim returned to his hometown after living in Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; and Washington, DC. In his free time, Jim enjoys photography, travel, choral singing, reading, and art museums.
Jim Obergefell is a longtime friend and supporter of Family Equality.
Mark Trolice, M.D.
Mark P. Trolice, MD, MBA, FACOG, FACS, FACE is Director of The IVF Center. As Professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, he is responsible for the medical education of OB/GYN residents and medical students. He is also the past President of the Florida Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) and Central Florida OB/GYN Society.
Double Board-certified in REI and OB/GYN while maintaining annual recertification in these specialties, Dr. Trolice has been awarded the American Medical Association’s “Physicians’ Recognition Award” annually. Every year since 2007, his fellow physicians select him for Top Doctor in America®, honoring him as one of the top 5% of doctors in the U.S. He recently obtained an MBA and is currently pursuing a CPE (Certified Physician Executive).
Among Dr. Trolice’s awards are the Social Responsibility and Leadership Awards by the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association, The American College of Ob/Gyn National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education and Mentor of the Year Award, as well as the Osler Teaching Award.
In addition to serving on the Family Equality board, Dr. Trolice is on the board of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), serving as Private Practice Director and Continuing Medical Education representative to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). He also serves on the ASRM Membership Committee, Podcast Task Force and video review committee as well as the SREI Member Services Committee, Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) Electronic Communication Committee, and the American College of Ob/Gyn (ACOG) District XII Committee on Scientific Programs. Dr. Trolice is a section editor for the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics (JARG) and on the editorial advisory board of Ob.Gyn.News where he provides a monthly column on topics in reproductive medicine.
In 2023, he began serving on the American Board of Ob/Gyn Assessment Development REI Qualifying Subcommittee. Dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, he annually advocates on Capitol Hill and the Florida state capital for infertility insurance coverage, research funding, and awareness. In addition to extensive publications of scientific studies and medical articles, he is a reviewer in leading medical journals including JARG, Fertility & Sterility, and Human Reproduction, and lectures at national and international seminars. He appears regularly on TV news/talk shows and radio.
About Family Equality
Family Equality advances legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. Family Equality believes every LGBTQ+ person should have the right and opportunity to form and sustain a loving family, regardless of who they are or where they live. Learn more at familyequality.org.
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