Congratulations To Ed Zipprich, 1 of 11 LGBT Leaders Picked For Harvard Fellowship

I wish to congratulate my friend, Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich, for being chosen this year to attend the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute, located at the prestigious Harvard Kennedy School, this summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Zipprich is 1 of 11 openly gay leaders in government and non-profit organizations that received a  scholarship to attend the Victory Institute as a 2012 David Bohnett LGBT Leadership Fellow.

According to the announcement posted on gaypolitics.com, more than 100 Bohnett Fellows have been chosen for the program since its inception a decade ago. “Graduates of this program include some of the country’s most visible and successful openly LGBT public leaders....". Houston Mayor Annise Parker; Arizona congressional candidate and former state legislator Kyrsten Sinema; Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez and San Francisco City Treasurer Jose Cisneros are just a few.

Joining the Honorable Ed Zipprich as a 2012 David Bohnett LGBT Leadership Fellows are:

Hon. James Cappleman – Alderman, Chicago City Council

Hon. Sally Clark – President, Seattle City Council

Dennis Coleman -  Executive Director, Equality Texas

Masen Davis - Executive Director, Transgender Law Center

Hon. Adam Ebbin - State Senator, Virginia

Helmi Hisserich - Assistant General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department

Mark Kelleher – Human Rights Commissioner, San Francisco

Hon. Steven Kirkland – Judge of the 215th Civil District Court,  Harris County, Texas

Hon. Donna Nesselbush – State Senator, Rhode Island

Hon. Mary Washington – Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates