After four and a half years with Colin Hosten as Executive Director, the Leonard Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation shares the bittersweet news that Colin will be transitioning into a new role outside of the Foundation, as Director of Development for the Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts. The Conservatory is already one of the Foundation’s valued partners, and its President Danny Loftus George will be joining the Foundation as a Trustee, so happily everyone’s work will continue to be in close orbit. Danny and his husband Ricky founded the Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts in 2018 with a mission to provide exemplary education to aspiring artists and students, positively impact the local community, and create connections and entertainment within Fairfield County.
We at Leonard Litz proudly welcome Danny, and we thank Colin for four great years of leadership and wish him continued success on his journey of advocacy and community building.
Leonard Litz is also proud to announce that Judy Troilo will take on the role of Executive Director at the Foundation. Judy is currently a Foundation Trustee and the former CEO of The LOFT LGBTQ+ Center. She is the recent recipient of the Lorri L. Jean Leadership Award from CenterLink. Judy has built an incredible legacy of LGBTQ+ activism and impact over her extraordinary career, and will continue the Foundation’s work of helping LGBTQ+ people achieve their full potential. She has always fought for our community’s most vulnerable members, and in her new role she will oversee our grants and advocacy programs, including SilverConnect, the Pride Coalition, and the TransPLUS Resource Center, as well as new initiatives for college campuses and for LGBTQ movement leaders that will benefit from Judy’s natural mentorship and leadership development.
Elliot, Roger, Andrew, Robyn, Jeff, and Danny welcome all our partners into this new era of leadership, with bold and audacious hope for the fabulous future we will all continue to build together.