Our Directors



Rob Moolman
(he-him-his)
Executive Director
Rob holds a Ph.D. in Education and a Master’s degree in...
Read More... Educational Management (M.Ed) from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree with majors in Accounting and Commercial Law and aHigher Diploma in Higher Education (HDE) (a teaching certification) from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Prior to working with the UPC, Rob was working on his Ph.D. in Education, with the major question that was explored being: “how does school management drive the change process and implementation of a more comprehensive and explicit inclusivity policy regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender or intersex students in the Australian school system?”
Prior to that, he worked as an Education Consultant at the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission where he was engaged in helping schools and specifically physical education departments within schools be more inclusive of same-sex attracted and gender diverse students.
Rob has always considered teaching his first love and has worked as an Economics and Accounting teacher for 13 years in South Africa, before moving to Australia in 2010. His experiences as a teacher, head of department and assistant housemaster, have greatly impacted his career and perspectives on care, learning, and education.
The majority of Robs LGBTQ work has been in schools. His first formal foray into LGBTQ work was when he was working on the 'Fair go, sport!" program for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. This enabled Rob to work with schools, universities and sporting spaces across the State of Victoria, Australia on a program helping those individuals in sporting spaces consider how they might become more inclusive and develop senses of belonging.
Rob has also worked at the University of Melbourne on the Education Departments Inclusivity and Diversity Committee and lectured to prospective teachers on ways in which their classroom spaces might become safe and brave spaces for themselves and their LGBTQ students.
Upon arriving in Utah, he was quickly drawn to the exciting opportunities offered by the Utah Pride Center and the 'grassroots' work that gets done with communities. Rob was a member of the Board of Directors for a year and a half before becoming the Executive Director.
When Rob was asked “Why you work at UPC?” -- He answered that there has never been a space where he has felt more challenged, excited, happy and anxious - all at the same time. He further explains that this is one of the most incredible spaces to work due to the people he gets to work with and the people he gets to serve. Rob says the opportunity to be engaged in a space like the UPC has been humbling and frightening.
The sheer scale of the work that still needs to be done, and the enormity of the work that has already been done by our Queer Elders both sit together in this space. We owe so much to so many - in both of those cases.
Rob says he is a firm believer in the Xhosa concept of "Ubuntu" - which roughly translated means that "I am, because We are" or "I can only be fully me, if I allow you to be fully you". Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been a role model and hero for many years, and this is a theory of community care and inclusion that he espouses constantly.



Jonathan Foulk
(he-him)
Associate Executive Director
I am so excited to join the Utah Pride Center Family as...
Read More... Associate Executive Director. With over ten years of non-profit and fundraising experience I look forward to working with the Utah community. I know first-hand how important the work of the Center is.
Our Mental Health and Suicide Prevention programs are very personal to me. I am here because I want to elevate our voice across Utah. Making sure we are providing the best programs and services to our community.
Creating a safe place for all, knowing that the Center is a home. I trilled to join this lifesaving organization. I look forward to getting to know each our of supporters, volunteers and members. Feel free to reach out to me and say hi!




Joshua Bravo, LCSW
(he-him-they-them)
Clinical Director
Joshua’s greatest reward as an affirming therapist is helping...
Read More... clients explore ways to make the changes in their lives that will allow them to look forward to the future with hope. He believes that we all need someone to talk with who will really listen andaccept us as we are, without judgment or criticism. He provides clients with that warm, nonjudgmental environment—a healing place to explore the issues that may be preventing them from living the life they want.
Joshua holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah and he is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He uses a variety of approaches to assist clients depending on their individual needs. He is trained in Mind-Body Bridging, EMDR, QPR, Brief Solution Focused Therapy and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Therapy and psycho-education extensively.
His experience includes working with individuals working through divorce, separation and single-parenting, addictions, intimate partner violence, suicidal ideation, grief, gender dysphoria, and co-occurring mental health disorders, among other areas.
He is also known in the Q-community as a strong advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights; therefore, he has an affirmative, sex positive and queer friendly approach to treating our vast gender diverse population. Joshua regularly utilizes the WPATH Standards of Care when working with trans* and GNC identified individuals.
Joshua has been working with children, individuals, and families for over 17+ years. His strengths is in helping queer children, individuals and families who have experienced trauma; especially sexual abuse, childhood trauma, family violence, physical abuse and associated injuries. He utilizes play therapy when working with children. In addition, Joshua has worked with both offenders and survivors of intimate partner violence in various community mental health centers.
When he is not working with the LGBTQIA+ community, he enjoys spending time taking care of his home, 8 chickens, 2 fat cats and prefers to be out hiking then to be working in the garden.




Amanda Darrow
(she-her-hers)
Director of Youth, Family, & Education Programs
Amanda holds a Master’s degree in Education and a...
Read More... Bachelor’s degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, both from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is passionate about inclusion and social justice.
Amanda began her advocacy with her research on The Effects of a Heteronormative Classroom Environment on LGBTQ+ Students.
Before the Utah Pride Center, Amanda worked in higher and elementary education.
Amanda works at the Utah Pride Center to make homes more accepting and welcoming for our youth and families, schools and community spaces more inclusive for all, and to educate the current and future generations about our incredible LGBTQIA+ community.
When Amanda is not working she and her wife Kortni love to go to Utah Royals FC games, swim, and play at the park with their dogs Gilbert Barack and Sydnei Lou.




Deb Hall
(she-her-hers)
Director of Adult Programming
Deb Hall spent the first 23 years of her career working in...
Read More... the communications industry for two very large corporations. Through those companies, she had the opportunity to be involved in many community service roles, served as a ChiefUnion Steward and learned to advocate for marginalized populations. She also had the opportunity to be a tutor in Math and English as a Second Language.
After leaving Corporate American, Deb moved into the non-profit world serving in different capacities for many organizations including March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald House, Girl Scouts of Utah, the Alzheimer's Association and now the Utah Pride Center. Deb also has a background in hospice and palliative care and continues to offer services as a death doula.
Deb is passionate about Alzheimer's and other dementias and serves often as a dementia care practitioner working with families providing support as they try to navigate the disease process.
Deb sits on Boards and Committees for the Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services, State of Utah Department of Health Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Utah Commission on Aging, Alzheimer's Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Salt Lake County Health Department Access and Functional Needs Committee.
Deb has degrees and certifications in Legal Studies, Gerontology, Business Management, Yoga Instruction, Hospice and Palliative care and Med Tech. Some odd classes she has taken are belly dancing and hula hooping. If she were able to have one wish fulfilled, it would be to have the freedom to go to school forever, for free of course!
Deb came out 30 years ago, but first became involved with the LGBTQ community only 11 years ago when she volunteered for the Pride Festival Committee. During that time the Utah Pride Center became an affiliate chapter of SAGE USA. Deb was asked to chair the SAGE committee and did so for a couple of years, putting together and securing the first community partners to participate in the SAGE booth at the Pride Festival.
In 2018, Deb took the SAGE committee chair position once again as a volunteer and six months later, began as a paid employee of the Pride Center in the position of Manager of Senior Programs and Advocacy, which lead to the current position as Director of Adult Programs.
Deb chooses to work at the Pride Center in her current role because she believes that of all the roles she has held throughout her career have been leading her to this one perfect job.
Creating a safe place for all, knowing that the Center is a home. I trilled to join this lifesaving organization. I look forward to getting to know each our of supporters, volunteers and members. Feel free to reach out to me and say hi!



John Johnson
(he-him-his)
Director of Operations & Administration
John Johnson has a long history with the Utah Pride Center...
Read More... and now serves as the Operations & Administrative Director of the UPC facility and festival.
Having been raised in the Midwest, he graduated from BYU with a bachelors in Business Management & Finance. He has worked for three local non-profits and in the Events industry and brings that experience back to the Pride Center again.
John has served as a volunteer, past board member and Festival Director over a span of 20+ years. His combined non-profit, sales/marketing and events experience has helped build the Utah Pride Festival to become one of Utah’s flagship events.
John understands the value of each community having a home. And that a home can mean a lot of different things to various “family” members. He is so impressed with The Center’s growth, extensive programs and the level of which the LGBTQ community enjoys their community center on a weekly basis.
Ask John his motto for life and he will tell you, “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.” And for this we are grateful to have him on our team.




Katie Perkins
(she-her-hers)
Director of Suicide Prevention Services
Katie has a background in healthcare where she spent...
Read More... over a decade before making a career transition to business to focus on LGBTQ+ causes. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and founded a consultingcompany that specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion of LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace.
Her experience includes working with nonprofits, startups, higher education, consulting for corporate clients, and even launching an LGBTQ+ Resource Center. She enjoys educating others about LGBTQ+ culture and does so via interviews, podcasts, discussion panels, conference workshops, and anywhere someone asks for help.
Katie’s activism efforts began in 2006 as a volunteer for the Human Rights Campaign. This work has continued over the years and she now serves as Director of Education and Programming for Pride of Southern Utah.
Katie’s passion for helping others led her to her current role at the Utah Pride Center where she works to bring education, tools, and resources about suicide prevention to areas across the state.
She is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and loves sharing her experience and knowledge with others.
Katie and her partner Lisa live in St. George, UT and enjoy hiking, traveling, and hosting dinner parties.
Our Amazing Staff




Michelle Anklan
(she-her-they-them)
Therapist
Michelle is a Certified Social Worker and earned her...
Read More... Master of Social Work degree and graduate certificate in Gender & Women's Studies from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her undergraduate degree is in Political Science from St. Olaf College.
Michelle spent her first year as a social worker doing wilderness therapy in the West Desert in Utah. Michelle completed her clinical internship at the Transgender and Intersex Specialty Care Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where she worked with trans and gender nonconforming individuals starting their transition and those who were seeking medical interventions.
Michelle also completed an internship at the Leo A. Hoffmann Center, a residential treatment center for adolescent boys with problematic sexual behavior.
Michelle is a sex positive therapist who specializes in working with clients that identify as LGBTQIA+ and those with diverse sexualities, including kink and polyamory. She is trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, yin and hatha yoga, and incorporates mindfulness and feminist therapy into her work with clients.




Nick Arteaga
(he-him-they-them)
Adult Programs Manager
Nick is a Latinx nonbinary person of transmasculine...
Read More... experience from Southern California. They have been a volunteer at the Utah Pride Center with the Genderevolution Planning Committee since 2014. Nick has been the Event Director of Genderevolution 2018 and 2019 and is also the leader of TransAction, a trans-led, trans-positive program of the Utah Pride Center.
Nick comes from an enormous, loving family (second oldest of ten kids) and has a beautiful partner, Kayla whom he loves very much! They enjoy eating yummy, vegan food, watching movies with friends and practicing self-care.
Nick is a SLCC (Salt Lake Community College) alumni graduated with honors and working towards their Bachelor's in Psychology.
Nick is ecstatic to be a part of the Utah Pride Center and looks forward to helping people and saving lives because that’s what we do!





Brandon Devlin
(he-him-his)
Client Client Coordinator
Brandon Devlin is originally from Fort Collins, CO and has...
Read More... lived in Salt Lake City since 2015.
Brandon earned his Masters of Science in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University in 2015.
With a passion for engaged learning and identity development, Brandon began working at the Utah Pride Center in April 2018 as the Volunteer Coordinator. He has transitioned into the Mental Health Client Coordinator and SOSA Group Coordinator roles in February 2020.
Brandon got involved with the SLC LGBTQIA+ Community as the chair of the Salt Lake Community College Pride Festival and Parade planning committee, a member of the SLCC LGBTQ+ Task Force, and served as an advisor for the Queer Student Association in 2015. This involvement directly led him to the Utah Pride Center and a career in the non-profit sector.
Brandon has three rescue cats with his partner, enjoys PC and board games, and loves exploring the natural beauty of Utah.




Lane Gardinier
(he-him-his)
Therapist
Lane is a mental health therapist who believes in...
Read More... the inherent value and inner strength of each individual and strives to assist clients in finding the most success and personal satisfaction in all domains of life.
Lane earned a B.A. in Sociology with undergraduate certificates in Diversity and Criminology & Corrections. Lane has worked with University of Utah’s Center for Disability & Access since 2009 assisting students with disabilities, most recently as a Disability Advisor.
Lane has also served in various positions since 2006 within the Board of Directors of Crossroads Urban Center, a local non-profit food pantry and social justice agency, as well as held Board positions on the action group Make Hunger Visible since 2003.
Lane has served as a panelist educating on topics of disability, lgbtq+ identities and issues, and social justice centered on hunger, homelessness and other topics specific to reducing hardship and increasing the power of poor and low income individuals.





Kelsey Kehoe
(they-them-theirs)
Youth, Family, and Education Manager
Kelsey earned their Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with...
Read More... a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of San Diego. They are a volunteer Crisis Counselor with the Crisis Text Line. In the last year and a half that they’ve been with the Crisis Text Line, they have had over 400 conversations with individuals experiencing various crises, including suicidal ideation, grief, panic attacks and anxiety, as well as coming out. During their undergraduate career, they were a Research Assistant in USD’s Psychology Child Development Lab, and upon graduating, they began working at the Huntsman Cancer Institute within the Population Sciences department assisting in health communication research. They joined the Utah Pride Center as the Suicide Prevention and Services Coordinator in order to help develop and expand suicide prevention efforts across the state of Utah. Their passion lies in improving services for underserved populations, especially the LGBTQIA+ community. When they are not working at the UPC, they are likely hiking through one of Utah’s National Parks, rock climbing, doing a puzzle with their girlfriend, or walking their 100-pound Great Pyrenees/Lab mix through the park.





Sarah MacCombie
(she-her-they-them)
Therapist
Sarah MacCombie is a licensed occupational therapist and...
Read More...clinical mental health counseling intern. She received her psychotherapy training from the California Institute of Integral Studies specializing in transpersonal therapy, also known as spiritually-oriented therapy. She also utilizes trauma therapy, Gestalt therapy, Jungian depth therapy with dreamwork, somatic therapy, couples/family/child/relational therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.



Joni Weiss
(she-her-hers)
Manager of Website Coordination & Development
Joni has her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer...
Read More... Information Systems from Regis University in Denver, as well as a Master’s Certificate in Leading Organizational Change. She also has several certificates in technical skills such as Adobe Creative Cloud suite, UNIX Systems Administration, Oracle Database Administration, Web Design & Development, and Web Front-End Engineering.
Joni been working with web technologies off and on since 1994 (remember the Mosaic browser?).
She is retired from IBM where she worked for just under 10 years -- most of that time as a Technical Team Lead, Technical Project Lead, and Tier 3 Web Backend Information Specialist. Prior to that, she had a 25-year career at Mountain Bell & AT&T in Telecommunications, System Administration, Workshop Development, and Application Administration.
Joni was on the board of the Utah Pride Center (2009-2012) where she helped make the Utah Trans March and the Bi+ March a reality (Both marches have been combined with the Dyke & Interfaith Marches).
Joni has been volunteering and/or with the Center almost since she came out more than a dozen years ago. She recently stepped back from a leadership role with The 1 to 5 Club, a Bi+ program of the Center, where she had been volunteering since she can’t remember when. Joni has also been on the leadership team for Sage Utah, and most recently started the Bi-Hive community group (it's part of SAGE Utah) which she runs in her free time.
She came out in 2007 as a Transgender Woman. Shortly after that, she came out to herself and her family & friends as Bisexual. Today, Joni proudly identifies as bi, pan, demisexual, graysexual, and transgender.
In her spare time, Joni enjoys reading, movies, listening to music, meditating, and playing guitar and drums alone or with others (She was in several bands from the year she came out, up until 2014. Since then she has played the Djembe and Cajon (percussion box) with other queer musicians.
Joni has worked simultaneously as a Licensed Massage Therapist and Web Developer from 2010 until in 2018 she hung up her massage hands.
Joni is passionate about making sure bi+ and trans+ folks and other minority groups within the LGBTQ+ family have access to resources they need to move forward with their lives.
In her spare time she enjoys volunteering, reading, watching movies/tv, playing guitar and drums.
Programs Team




Nick Arteaga
(he-him-they-them)
Adult Programs Manager
Nick is a Latinx nonbinary person of transmasculine...
Read More... experience from Southern California. They have been a volunteer at the Utah Pride Center with the Genderevolution Planning Committee since 2014. Nick has been the Event Director of Genderevolution 2018 and 2019 and is also the leader of TransAction, a trans-led, trans-positive program of the Utah Pride Center.
Nick comes from an enormous, loving family (second oldest of ten kids) and has a beautiful partner, Kayla whom he loves very much! They enjoy eating yummy, vegan food, watching movies with friends and practicing self-care.
Nick is a SLCC (Salt Lake Community College) alumni graduated with honors and working towards their Bachelor's in Psychology.
Nick is ecstatic to be a part of the Utah Pride Center and looks forward to helping people and saving lives because that’s what we do!




Amanda Darrow
(she-her-hers)
Director of Youth, Family, & Education Programs
Amanda holds a Master’s degree in Education and a...
Read More... Bachelor’s degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, both from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is passionate about inclusion and social justice.
Amanda began her advocacy with her research on The Effects of a Heteronormative Classroom Environment on LGBTQ+ Students.
Before the Utah Pride Center, Amanda worked in higher and elementary education.
Amanda works at the Utah Pride Center to make homes more accepting and welcoming for our youth and families, schools and community spaces more inclusive for all, and to educate the current and future generations about our incredible LGBTQIA+ community.
When Amanda is not working she and her wife Kortni love to go to Utah Royals FC games, swim, and play at the park with their dogs Gilbert Barack and Sydnei Lou.




Deb Hall
(she-her-hers)
Director of Adult Programming
Deb Hall spent the first 23 years of her career working in...
Read More... the communications industry for two very large corporations. Through those companies, she had the opportunity to be involved in many community service roles, served as a ChiefUnion Steward and learned to advocate for marginalized populations. She also had the opportunity to be a tutor in Math and English as a Second Language.
After leaving Corporate American, Deb moved into the non-profit world serving in different capacities for many organizations including March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald House, Girl Scouts of Utah, the Alzheimer's Association and now the Utah Pride Center. Deb also has a background in hospice and palliative care and continues to offer services as a death doula.
Deb is passionate about Alzheimer's and other dementias and serves often as a dementia care practitioner working with families providing support as they try to navigate the disease process.
Deb sits on Boards and Committees for the Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services, State of Utah Department of Health Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Utah Commission on Aging, Alzheimer's Association Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Salt Lake County Health Department Access and Functional Needs Committee.
Deb has degrees and certifications in Legal Studies, Gerontology, Business Management, Yoga Instruction, Hospice and Palliative care and Med Tech. Some odd classes she has taken are belly dancing and hula hooping. If she were able to have one wish fulfilled, it would be to have the freedom to go to school forever, for free of course!
Deb came out 30 years ago, but first became involved with the LGBTQ community only 11 years ago when she volunteered for the Pride Festival Committee. During that time the Utah Pride Center became an affiliate chapter of SAGE USA. Deb was asked to chair the SAGE committee and did so for a couple of years, putting together and securing the first community partners to participate in the SAGE booth at the Pride Festival.
In 2018, Deb took the SAGE committee chair position once again as a volunteer and six months later, began as a paid employee of the Pride Center in the position of Manager of Senior Programs and Advocacy, which lead to the current position as Director of Adult Programs.
Deb chooses to work at the Pride Center in her current role because she believes that of all the roles she has held throughout her career have been leading her to this one perfect job.
Creating a safe place for all, knowing that the Center is a home. I trilled to join this lifesaving organization. I look forward to getting to know each our of supporters, volunteers and members. Feel free to reach out to me and say hi!





Kelsey Kehoe
(they-them-theirs)
Youth, Family, and Education Manager
Kelsey earned their Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with...
Read More... a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of San Diego. They are a volunteer Crisis Counselor with the Crisis Text Line. In the last year and a half that they’ve been with the Crisis Text Line, they have had over 400 conversations with individuals experiencing various crises, including suicidal ideation, grief, panic attacks and anxiety, as well as coming out. During their undergraduate career, they were a Research Assistant in USD’s Psychology Child Development Lab, and upon graduating, they began working at the Huntsman Cancer Institute within the Population Sciences department assisting in health communication research. They joined the Utah Pride Center as the Suicide Prevention and Services Coordinator in order to help develop and expand suicide prevention efforts across the state of Utah. Their passion lies in improving services for underserved populations, especially the LGBTQIA+ community. When they are not working at the UPC, they are likely hiking through one of Utah’s National Parks, rock climbing, doing a puzzle with their girlfriend, or walking their 100-pound Great Pyrenees/Lab mix through the park.
Suicide Prevention Team




Katie Perkins
(she-her-hers)
Director of Suicide Prevention Services
Katie has a background in healthcare where she spent...
Read More... over a decade before making a career transition to business to focus on LGBTQ+ causes. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and founded a consultingcompany that specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion of LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace.
Her experience includes working with nonprofits, startups, higher education, consulting for corporate clients, and even launching an LGBTQ+ Resource Center. She enjoys educating others about LGBTQ+ culture and does so via interviews, podcasts, discussion panels, conference workshops, and anywhere someone asks for help.
Katie’s activism efforts began in 2006 as a volunteer for the Human Rights Campaign. This work has continued over the years and she now serves as Director of Education and Programming for Pride of Southern Utah.
Katie’s passion for helping others led her to her current role at the Utah Pride Center where she works to bring education, tools, and resources about suicide prevention to areas across the state.
She is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and loves sharing her experience and knowledge with others.
Katie and her partner Lisa live in St. George, UT and enjoy hiking, traveling, and hosting dinner parties.





Kelsey Kehoe
(they-them-theirs)
Youth, Family, and Education Manager
Kelsey earned their Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with...
Read More... a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of San Diego. They are a volunteer Crisis Counselor with the Crisis Text Line. In the last year and a half that they’ve been with the Crisis Text Line, they have had over 400 conversations with individuals experiencing various crises, including suicidal ideation, grief, panic attacks and anxiety, as well as coming out. During their undergraduate career, they were a Research Assistant in USD’s Psychology Child Development Lab, and upon graduating, they began working at the Huntsman Cancer Institute within the Population Sciences department assisting in health communication research. They joined the Utah Pride Center as the Suicide Prevention and Services Coordinator in order to help develop and expand suicide prevention efforts across the state of Utah. Their passion lies in improving services for underserved populations, especially the LGBTQIA+ community. When they are not working at the UPC, they are likely hiking through one of Utah’s National Parks, rock climbing, doing a puzzle with their girlfriend, or walking their 100-pound Great Pyrenees/Lab mix through the park.





Sarah MacCombie
(she-her-they-them)
Therapist
Sarah MacCombie is a licensed occupational therapist and...
Read More...clinical mental health counseling intern. She received her psychotherapy training from the California Institute of Integral Studies specializing in transpersonal therapy, also known as spiritually-oriented therapy. She also utilizes trauma therapy, Gestalt therapy, Jungian depth therapy with dreamwork, somatic therapy, couples/family/child/relational therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.





Brandon Devlin
(he-him-his)
Client Client Coordinator
Brandon Devlin is originally from Fort Collins, CO and has...
Read More... lived in Salt Lake City since 2015.
Brandon earned his Masters of Science in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University in 2015.
With a passion for engaged learning and identity development, Brandon began working at the Utah Pride Center in April 2018 as the Volunteer Coordinator. He has transitioned into the Mental Health Client Coordinator and SOSA Group Coordinator roles in February 2020.
Brandon got involved with the SLC LGBTQIA+ Community as the chair of the Salt Lake Community College Pride Festival and Parade planning committee, a member of the SLCC LGBTQ+ Task Force, and served as an advisor for the Queer Student Association in 2015. This involvement directly led him to the Utah Pride Center and a career in the non-profit sector.
Brandon has three rescue cats with his partner, enjoys PC and board games, and loves exploring the natural beauty of Utah.
Community Counseling Center




Joshua Bravo, LCSW
(he-him-they-them)
Clinical Director
Joshua’s greatest reward as an affirming therapist is helping...
Read More... clients explore ways to make the changes in their lives that will allow them to look forward to the future with hope. He believes that we all need someone to talk with who will really listen andaccept us as we are, without judgment or criticism. He provides clients with that warm, nonjudgmental environment—a healing place to explore the issues that may be preventing them from living the life they want.
Joshua holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah and he is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He uses a variety of approaches to assist clients depending on their individual needs. He is trained in Mind-Body Bridging, EMDR, QPR, Brief Solution Focused Therapy and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Therapy and psycho-education extensively.
His experience includes working with individuals working through divorce, separation and single-parenting, addictions, intimate partner violence, suicidal ideation, grief, gender dysphoria, and co-occurring mental health disorders, among other areas.
He is also known in the Q-community as a strong advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights; therefore, he has an affirmative, sex positive and queer friendly approach to treating our vast gender diverse population. Joshua regularly utilizes the WPATH Standards of Care when working with trans* and GNC identified individuals.
Joshua has been working with children, individuals, and families for over 17+ years. His strengths is in helping queer children, individuals and families who have experienced trauma; especially sexual abuse, childhood trauma, family violence, physical abuse and associated injuries. He utilizes play therapy when working with children. In addition, Joshua has worked with both offenders and survivors of intimate partner violence in various community mental health centers.
When he is not working with the LGBTQIA+ community, he enjoys spending time taking care of his home, 8 chickens, 2 fat cats and prefers to be out hiking then to be working in the garden.





Brandon Devlin
(he-him-his)
Client Client Coordinator
Brandon Devlin is originally from Fort Collins, CO and has...
Read More... lived in Salt Lake City since 2015.
Brandon earned his Masters of Science in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University in 2015.
With a passion for engaged learning and identity development, Brandon began working at the Utah Pride Center in April 2018 as the Volunteer Coordinator. He has transitioned into the Mental Health Client Coordinator and SOSA Group Coordinator roles in February 2020.
Brandon got involved with the SLC LGBTQIA+ Community as the chair of the Salt Lake Community College Pride Festival and Parade planning committee, a member of the SLCC LGBTQ+ Task Force, and served as an advisor for the Queer Student Association in 2015. This involvement directly led him to the Utah Pride Center and a career in the non-profit sector.
Brandon has three rescue cats with his partner, enjoys PC and board games, and loves exploring the natural beauty of Utah.




Michelle Anklan
(she-her-they-them)
Therapist
Michelle is a Certified Social Worker and earned her...
Read More... Master of Social Work degree and graduate certificate in Gender & Women's Studies from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her undergraduate degree is in Political Science from St. Olaf College.
Michelle spent her first year as a social worker doing wilderness therapy in the West Desert in Utah. Michelle completed her clinical internship at the Transgender and Intersex Specialty Care Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where she worked with trans and gender nonconforming individuals starting their transition and those who were seeking medical interventions.
Michelle also completed an internship at the Leo A. Hoffmann Center, a residential treatment center for adolescent boys with problematic sexual behavior.
Michelle is a sex positive therapist who specializes in working with clients that identify as LGBTQIA+ and those with diverse sexualities, including kink and polyamory. She is trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, yin and hatha yoga, and incorporates mindfulness and feminist therapy into her work with clients.



Savannah Allen
(she-her-hers)
Therapist
Savannah is a clinical intern working on receiving a...
Read More...master’s degree in social work from the University of Utah. She received a bachelor of social work degree from the University of Utah. Savannah most recently worked for DCFS as an in-home caseworker and child protective services worker. She also has experience working with youth as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters and as a co-director of the Teens’ Night Out Program at the Road Home. Savannah is passionate about working with LGBTQ+ youth and young adults and believes in the importance of affirming therapy. In her free time, Savannah enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and reading.



Erin Davies
(she-her-hers)
Therapist
Erin Davies (she-her-hers) is from Logan, Utah. There she...
Read More...achieved degrees from Utah State University in Psychology and Sociology.
Erin spent two years working for law enforcement and developed a passion for social work while working towards policy reform.
She is currently working towards her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Utah. Erin has academic pursuits in forensics and aging.
She is currently following her passion with helping marginalized populations and to work with older adults in the LGBTQIA+ community.




Lane Gardinier
(he-him-his)
Therapist
Lane is a mental health therapist who believes in...
Read More... the inherent value and inner strength of each individual and strives to assist clients in finding the most success and personal satisfaction in all domains of life.
Lane earned a B.A. in Sociology with undergraduate certificates in Diversity and Criminology & Corrections. Lane has worked with University of Utah’s Center for Disability & Access since 2009 assisting students with disabilities, most recently as a Disability Advisor.
Lane has also served in various positions since 2006 within the Board of Directors of Crossroads Urban Center, a local non-profit food pantry and social justice agency, as well as held Board positions on the action group Make Hunger Visible since 2003.
Lane has served as a panelist educating on topics of disability, lgbtq+ identities and issues, and social justice centered on hunger, homelessness and other topics specific to reducing hardship and increasing the power of poor and low income individuals.





Sarah MacCombie
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Therapist
Sarah MacCombie is a licensed occupational therapist and...
Read More...clinical mental health counseling intern. She received her psychotherapy training from the California Institute of Integral Studies specializing in transpersonal therapy, also known as spiritually-oriented therapy. She also utilizes trauma therapy, Gestalt therapy, Jungian depth therapy with dreamwork, somatic therapy, couples/family/child/relational therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.



Annelise Murphy
(she-her-hers)
Therapist
Annelise Murphy is an intern working towards a Masters...
Read More...Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bradley University. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Utah. She published a study on non-monogamy in the Journal of Social Psychology and Personality Science, looking at life satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and quality of life in individuals who open up their primary relationships. She has lived in Utah her entire life and is familiar with the unique culture that can cause significant issues for both families and individuals.
Her areas of interest are in working with populations with anxiety, depression, non-normative relationships, gender identity, sexual identity, faith crisis/recovery from religion, sexual abuse, and grief/loss. She has experience with exposure/response therapy, CBT, and DBT. Her theoretical orientations lean towards feminist based, solution-focused therapies, with a focus on mindfulness and genuine self-expression. She is sex-positive and has personal experience with non-monogamy, gay and lesbian individuals, and non-binary individuals. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, partners, and children. She fosters cats and kittens through a local rescue and enjoys cooking, playing the cello, singing, traveling, gardening (but only tomatoes), and playing video games.



Jason Stevens
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Therapist
Jason is a Master’s student at Boise State University with an...
Read More...undergrad in psychology from the University of Utah. Jason has always been intrigued by the power of the mind and how it molds our perceptions and experiences. Jason’s entire college career has been mostly part-time while working and spending time with his growing family.
Jason was raised in a religious community and was influenced heavily by both positive and negative factors that can be found in many religious communities. For roughly 10 years, Jason worked in youth ministry for a local Methodist church and played music for several local churches around the greater Salt Lake Area. As time passed, Jason shifted his career focus to healthcare. He currently works in an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit helping adolescents adapt to life with varying mental illnesses. Jason finds fulfillment in this work and has always appreciated the privilege of intersecting with others during vulnerable seasons in their lives.
Jason’s background with the LGBTQ community has been varied. He was raised in a family where homosexuality was present. Jason has also had several friendships with those in the LGBTQ community and has appreciated the perspective and diversity they have guided him with. Jason recently played with one of the live bands during the 2019 PRIDE festival and loved every second. Jason attempts to search honestly and openly about what advocacy truly means to anyone within the LGBTQ+ community..
Jason chose to begin his internship at the UPC because he is excited to understand those who are often misunderstood. He feels that empathy and connection are powerful precursors toward friendship and growth. There have been many people in Jason’s life that openly embraced him during challenging seasons of doubt, aimlessness, and uncertainty. He feels honored to use his skillsets as an aspiring social worker to provide the same level of acceptance, openness, and care that he has received..
Jason describes himself as a “pretty simple guy”. “If you come up to me talking about sports, a delicious recipe, or a quote that was meaningful to you, you will probably have a lifelong friend”. Jason lives in the Salt Lake Valley with his wife (Sam), two sons (Henry/Elias), and two dogs (Bruce/Titus). On days that he is not working (which is rare), he can be found in his workshop building a table, bed frame, or vanity. He is passionate about woodworking and loves the chance to get outside and try to build something for someone. As a grad student, Jason has a quote that has become a mantra. “Nearly anything can be fixed by just unplugging it for 15 seconds…even you”.