GIESO Guides Directory
The WSU President’s Commission on Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation (GIESO) has created the GIESO Guides program. The mission of GIESO Guides is to support new and existing LGBTQ+ inclusive faculty and staff at all WSU campuses. We have an enthusiastic group of trained Guides who are ready to assist you. You can match one-on-one with a GIESO Guide below, who can serve as a general point of contact, a professional mentor, a resource for insights into housing, childcare, community, healthcare, and more. Don’t want to be matched on-on-one? No problem! Just come to the GIESO Guides get-togethers and take part in our safe and inclusive community. We believe that creating a supportive WSU network is critical for recruitment and retention of diverse, talented individuals.
Aaron Agulay, Faculty
School of Music, Pullman
Pronouns: He/him
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Plant care
Pet care
Community engagement
Primary care providers
Courtney Anderson, Staff
Student Affairs, Spokane
Pronouns: No pronouns
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
On-campus accessibility
Sawyer Barragan, Staff
Center for Intercultural Learning and Affirmation, Vancouver
Pronouns: He/him
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Transitioning at work
On-campus accessibility
Pet care
Bari Boyd, Staff
Center for Intercultural Learning and Affirmation, Vancouver
Pronouns: They/them
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Transitioning at work
On-campus accessibility
Pet care
Plant care
Heather Brackett, Staff & Alumni
Office of Research Assurances, Pullman
Pronouns: She/they
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Plant care
Pet care
School system
Justin Craigmile, Staff
Student Affairs, Spokane
Pronouns: They/them
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Parent care
On-campus accessibility
Pet care
Travis Denton, Faculty
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Spokane
Pronouns: He/him
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Danielle Desormier, Staff
College of Nursing, Spokane
Pronouns: She/her
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Chris Dickey, Faculty
School of Music, Pullman
Pronouns: They/them
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Chrissy Eckstrand, Faculty
Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, Pullman
Pronouns: She/they
Contact for:
Community engagement
Primary care providers
Pet care
Teaching, promotion
Finances
Taylor Ellsworth, Staff
Compliance & Civil Rights, Pullman
Pronouns: She/her
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Plant care
Pet care
Outdoor activities
Cheyenne Frazier, Faculty
Pharmacotherapy, Spokane
Pronouns: She/her
Contact For:
Community engagement
Child care
Pet care
Primary care providers
Dondre Hess, Staff
International Programs, Pullman
Pronouns: He/him
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Pet care
Transitioning at work
Primary care providers
Matthew Jeffries, Staff & Alumni
Campus Climate & Community Building, Pullman
Pronouns: He/him
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
Pet care
Rocky Lucas, Staff
College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman
Pronouns: He/him
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
Pet care
Matthew Myers, Faculty
School of Music, Pullman
Pronouns: He/him
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Pet care
Primary care providers
Anthony Nicola, Faculty
Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, Pullman
Pronouns: He/him
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Primary care providers
Promotion
Finances
Amanda Owen, Staff
Real Estate & Business Operations, Pullman
Pronouns: She/her
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Josh Penrod, Staff
Tri-Cities
Pronouns: He/they
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
On-campus accessibility
Community engagement
Pet care
Plant care
Kris Rollins, Staff
School of Languages, Cultures, and Race, Pullman
Pronouns: She/her
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
Plant care
Pet care
School systems
Community engagement
Sara Thompson, Staff & Alumni
Information Technology Services, Pullman
Pronouns: She/her
Contact For:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Resources
Laura Welch, Staff
Transfer Center, Pullman
Pronouns: She/her
Contact for:
Navigating WSU
Community engagement
Pet care