The Next Generation Awards are chosen from a pool of community nominations by a panel of Washington-area LGBT leaders from the worlds of arts, activism, business and politics. The 2012 Next Generation Selection Panel members are:
Glen H. Ackerman
Managing Partner
Ackerman Brown PLLC
Sheila Alexander-Reid
Co-Founder
Marry Me in D.C.
Leslie Calman
Executive Director
Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health Organization
Kerry Lux Eleveld
Author and Journalist
Supon Phornirunlit
Creative Director
Supon Creative
Fred Sainz
Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Human Rights Campaign
Diego Sanchez
Legislative Assistant
Office of Congressman Barney Frank
Ron Simmons
Executive Director
Us Helping Us, People Into Living
Septime Webre
Artistic Director
The Washington Ballet
