Adrian Shanker (He/Him)
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center executive director
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Adrian Shanker is editor of the critically acclaimed anthology Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health and the executive director of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA -- the producer of Lehigh Valley Pride. A specialist in LGBT health policy, he developed leading-edge health promotion campaigns to advance health equity through behavioral, clinical, and policy changes. Adrian administered data collection for the 2015, 2018, and 2020 Pennsylvania LGBT Health Needs Assessments. Adrian serves as Commissioner and health committee co-chair on the Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs. Named a "Healthcare Hero" by Lehigh Valley Business and twice named 'Person of the Year' by Philadelphia Gay News, Adrian earned a Graduate Certificate in LGBT Health Policy & Practice from George Washington University.
With his team at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, he has worked to grow Lehigh Valley Pride, enhance the festival's content, and strengthen the festival's cross-movement solidarity efforts as well as focus on health equity at Pride.