Who We Are & What We Do
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community in the City of Reading and Berks County as well as Lebanon, Schuylkill, and Chester Counties. We work hard to create a welcoming, safe, and empowering environment for LGBTQ+ community members and allies.
We are registered as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and proud that we earned a 2022 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Guidestar. Now our community members, as well as 10+ million GuideStar users, can find in-depth information on our Guidestar profile about our goals, capabilities, and progress.


Mission
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading provides support, advocacy, and resources to the Greater Reading LGBTQ+ Community and our allies.


Vision
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading will be the leading expert resource to the LGBTQ+ community and our allies for advocacy, support, services, and fellowship on every aspect of the quality of life continuum.


Our Board

Michelle Dech
Executive Director

Lynette Matson
President

Kai Miller
Secretary

Sarah Morin
Board Member

Lori Lobb
Board Member
Lori's Bio

Missy Orlando
Board Member

Joaquin Guzman
Board Member

Nicole Vega
Board Member

Michael Molina

Michelle Koals
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading is dedicated to the promotion of a diverse, inclusive, and equitable
space for all our community members, volunteers, and staff. Everyone, regardless of gender, race,
ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, expression or identity, education, disability, family or
marital status, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, religion, socio-
economic status, veteran status, has the right to feel valued and respected. At the LGBT Center of
Greater Reading, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is integral to our mission. We believe our Board,
Staff and Volunteers should reflect the vast diversity of the community we serve, and that diverse voices
should be elevated and intentionally integrated into our work. We embrace difference and diversity of
identity, experience, and thought and actively strive for inclusive behaviors across our Center and its
work. By promoting these values, we aim to create a positive Center experience that encourages a
sense of belonging for all.
We commit to making our Center a trusted and safe place to have complex, and sometimes difficult,
conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We commit to implementing and expanding unconscious bias education for our staff, board, interns,
and volunteers.
We commit to sharing best-and unsuccessful practices.
We commit to creating, developing, implementing, and sharing strategic, intentional, inclusion, equity,
and diversity plans with our Board of directors.