Who We Are
Meet the 2023-2024 Pride Portland! Steering Committee
Bri Lane (she/her) Chair
Bri has been an active member of the Pride community for some time, beginning her affiliation by performing at Portland Pride Festival with her full band in 2020. Shortly after, she offered her event management skills to the organization as the Main Stage Team Lead for the 2022 & 2023 season. After two years of success, she has stepped up for her first term as Chair of the organization in 2024. Bri’s goal is to help grow the organization through grassroots efforts, community involvement, inclusion and responsiveness.
James Dillon III (they/them) Vice Chair
James Dillon III is a photographer, writer, performer, alcohol and drug counselor, and community organizer—a certifiable Renaissance Queer.
As the founder of Queercovery, James aims to created as many opportunities as possible for other Queer folks to find support, access resources, and build community as they navigate their recovery journeys.
Art Waller (he/him) Treasurer
Allie Abbey (she/her) Secretary
An ally and lover of all things community. Allie has been living in Maine for just under ten years and serves the community through the healing arts, with past experience in public policy and marginalized justice. Allie is a grateful mom with a green thumb and an unapologetic sweet tooth. See you at the pride festival and beyond!
Marcin Gorski (he/him) Festival Team Lead
Marcin was born in Poland and raised in New York City, but spent the last five years in Dallas, Texas before returning to the East Coast and settling in Portland, Maine. He is excited about joining the Pride Portland team and engaging with Maine’s LGBTQ+ community. Marcin has been in the hospitality industry since age sixteen and currently serves as the General Manager at the Aloft Portland Maine Hotel. When not working, Marcin enjoys spending time outdoors, especially now, exploring the beautiful State of Maine. Otherwise, Marcin enjoys giving back to the community whenever he can, most recently becoming a foster with the Animal Refuge League.
Erin Nolin (she/her) Parade Team Lead
Erin has been an active member of the Pride community for many years, beginning her professional affiliation by founding a gender-affirming medical office in middle Tennessee in 2020. She moved to Maine in 2022 and performed at Gorham's first Pride with the Lavender Choir in 2023. She regularly performs with The Pine State Pitches acapella group. She plays kickball with The Pride Sports group. She is part of the Queercovery community. She is now thrilled to offer her organizational and event management skills to the Pride Parade for her first year on the board.
Tanner Skilton (he/him) Strategic Planning Team Lead
My name is Tanner Skilton. I have lived in Portland since 2014, and I am very proud to be serving on the board for Pride Portland! Outside of the work I do for Pride Portland in Strategic Planning, I work in Resource Development for United Way of Southern Maine. I also work as an Instructor at Jibe Cycling Studio in Portland & Yarmouth. When I am not working at either of my two jobs, I am the organizer of GQB Portland Maine, Maine's largest Queer monthly event series. Aside from working and event planning, I am an avid skier, cyclist & enjoy camping.
I am looking forward to working with Pride Portland to continue the legacy of our Queer community in the greater Portland area.
Sebastiane Sacerdoti-Ravenscroft (they/them) Chair Emeritus
An autistic raconteur with a dry sense of humour. Having relocated from London to Portland, they are excited to be a member of the Maine queer community. Having a strong background in project management, Sebastiane has worked in a variety of different fields, including non-profit, health, international business and charity work. They have also traveled and worked in Tokyo, Mumbai and Johannesburg. When not working, Sebastiane and their wife Justine, spend their free time working on their mental health podcast or exploring New England with their two rowdy Shiba Inus, Skwisgaar and Gnocchi.
Jan Wilkinson (she/her) Vice Chair Emeritus
An ally since at least the 80’s, Jan likes to use her organizational and bookkeeping skills for the greater good, having been elected Vice-Chair for 2022. In addition to Pride Portland, she volunteers with WMPG-FM (data entry / donor billing / donor database), and the Southern Maine Workers’ Center (data entry / onsite child care). On the home front, she is Trustee for her family’s Camp in Rangeley, reads a couple of novels a week, binge-watches TV series after they’ve been cancelled, snuggles her two cats, and engages in silly word-play with her spouse. Somehow, she also makes sure to find time each week for her 9-5 job.