OUT Central Oregon

Hosted by Wyn Wiley (they/them) (aka Pattie Gonia) – Wyn moved to Central Oregon last year after first coming to Winter PrideFest 2020 and participating in our panel discussion. We are excited for them to lead this year with a discussion on ‘Inclusivity in the Outdoors’. Learn more about our mission with Wyn here:

Outside Inc – Podcast – Forces of Good: So a Drag Queen Walks into a Mountain Town…

Bend Magazine – Community, Allyship, and Hittin’ the Slopes

Pınar Sinopoulos-Lloyd (they/them) 
Pınar Sinopoulos-Lloyd (they/them) is an award-winning Indigenous multi-species futurist, Quechua gender technologist, wildlife tracker and trans eco-philosopher. They along with their spouse are the co-founders of Queer Nature, a transdisciplinary “organism” stewarding earth-based queer community through survival skills, multi-species kinship and rites of passage. Their relationship with transness, hybridity, neurodivergence, Indigeneity and belonging guided their work in developing Queer Ecopsychology through a decolonial and autistic lens.

DEVIN FEI-FAN TAU (he/him)

Director | Producer

Devin is a gay, Asian-American filmmaker whose storytelling reflects his reaction to nearly four decades of cultural silence imposed on him by both his native and adopted cultures from his earliest years as an immigrant to the United States. Since releasing “Who’s on Top?” narrated by George Takei, in 2021, his latest ongoing productions include the thriller “Half Sisters” and the commissioned documentary, “The Road Home”.

Zavi Borja (he/el)

A first generation Mexican-American, who was born and is a rooted Central Oregonian, Zavi Borja is an outdoor enthusiast and advocator.  Zavi founded Vamonos Outside and the local chapter of Latino Outdoors.  He has the pleasure of serving as an elected official for Bend Parks and Recreation District. Currently, Zavi works for the City of Bend as the Community Relations Manager.

BA in Management and Organizational Leadership.  Piloted OSU’s Outdoor Leadership program.

Stacey Rice (she/her)

Stacey Rice is a 64-year-old transgender woman who found her way to Portland. Oregon from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina mountains over ten years ago. Stacey’s work involves consulting on LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion with a main focus on transgender competency. She is the former Executive Co-Director of Q Center, the largest LGBTQ+ community center in the Pacific NW and she was recognized by the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest as a Queer Hero for her work there and in the greater Portland community. Stacey’s heart and soul are filled when she is out among the wild places of Oregon and there is nothing she likes better than sitting under a big ponderosa pine tree and Crater Lake is her most favorite place in the whole wide world. She feels incredibly blessed to call the Pacific Northwest home. and in the greater Portland community.

Leah Persichilli (she/her)

Leah is the Program Director of Oregon Adaptive Sports, a nonprofit that provides life-changing outdoor opportunities for people with disabilities.  As an avid outdoors-person, and the mother of two diverse teenagers, inclusivity, representation, and advocacy are pillars of her daily life.  (Along with fun, chocolate, and red wine).