Growing & Glowing
Stonewall’s Board of Directors is growing and glowing! We’ve recently added a couple brilliant new members to our ranks, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome them to the Board. Otis Rolley (he/him) and Suman Chakraborty (he/him) bring to Stonewall a wealth of experience in the fields of philanthropy, advocacy, economics, and law, and have prolific histories of public service and commitment to LGBTQ+ equality. Read on to meet our new Board members.
Otis Rolley (pronouns: he/him)
New Board member, Otis Rolley
Otis Rolley is the Senior Vice President, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative (US EEO) at The Rockefeller Foundation. With a focus on equity, Otis provides stewardship for U.S. grantmaking and investing that it is aligned to strategic levers to fill key US economic opportunity gaps in tax and budget policy design and implementation; access to capital and asset ownership; and worker coalition-building and advocacy. In the last three years his team has deployed over $100M.
A true urbanist, Otis’s career has been dedicated to advancing equity, economic and community development in cities, and leading organizations in the for-profit, public, and non-profit sectors. Ever committed to volunteerism, building capacity, and pursuing justice, in addition to the Stonewall Community Foundation, Otis sits on a number of governing boards including the Asset Funders Network and Living Cities, as well as the Executive Committee of the Families & Workers Fund. Otis is the father of three children and resides in Maryland. He has a Masters in City Planning from MIT and a BA from Rutgers University.
“My life’s work has been in the pursuit of equity and justice in our nation’s communities and cities. The opportunity to bring my personal and professional experience to benefit an organization and team doing impactful work at the intersection of LGBTQIA+ and racial justice is really exciting and a high honor.”
Suman Chakraborty (pronouns: he/him)
New Board member, Suman Chakraborty (and Cherry!)
Suman Chakraborty is a partner in the New York office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris & Glovksy & Popeo P.C. Throughout his career, Suman has devoted his time to pro bono efforts, and his past work includes the successful representation of LGBTQ and HIV+ political asylum applicants, and the drafting of amicus briefs to state and federal appellate courts in support of marriage equality, in opposition to conversion therapy, and in support of the rights of adoptive same sex parents.
Suman served for many years on the Board of Directors of the National LGBTQ Task Force, the country’s oldest national advocacy organization, including as its Co-Chair, Treasurer, and Executive Committee member. He also served as Vice President of the Board of Trustees of FFR/BTGALA, the alumni association for Princeton University. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton and his law degree from Georgetown University. He feels blessed to have lived in Montreal, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Washington and Oakland, but proudly calls New York City his home.
“Giving to our community is a core part of nourishing and sustaining it. I am excited to join an organization that leads with its values and supports the full breadth of who we are.”