Eduardo Labanca

Eduardo is the Sr. Director of Account Management at Generali Global Assistance, with more than two decades of experience leading high performance operations centers, including customer facing departments as well as procurement and provider relationship areas. During his tenure, Eduardo also led the implementation and managed successfully global accounts of large scale clients in several different business lines. Eduardo currently volunteers at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in the neighborhood of Petworth in Washington DC and has had experience with nonprofit organizations supporting the elderly and children populations in his home country.

Native from Brazil, Eduardo lives in the District with his husband Nick, their two cats Liz and Valentino and their dog Xena.

Eduardo is thrilled to be part of Rainbow Families, to support LGBTQ+ families and their needs.

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Beth Wheeler

Beth joined the board in 2019. Prior to that, she volunteered for many Maybe Baby groups about the realities of transracial adoption for queer families who are contemplating adopting across race. Beth has been actively involved in Rainbow Families for many years and has also worked at The Lambda Center and Whitman Walker Clinic.

Beth has a private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, gender, gender-Identity, sexuality, adoption, race and the intersectionality of identities. She consults with adoptive families raising children of color and works with white people to better understand white racial identity, white privilege and how to become better anti-racist advocates. Beth also works with organizations who want to address and have courageous conversations around issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. Beth has also appeared on radio shows and podcasts.

She lives in Silver Spring with her two domestically adopted African American boys. She parents her children with her ex-wife and is thrilled to be on the board of Rainbow Families.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Patrick McGettigan

Patrick and his husband Elliott first joined the Rainbow Families community as members of the Spring 2019 “Maybe Baby” cohort. The experience was highly beneficial for their family, and inspired Patrick to become more involved with the organization and to help other LGBTQ+ people explore a path to parenthood. He joined the Rainbow Families board in Summer 2020.

After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BA in History and African American & African Studies, Patrick began a career as an educator and non-profit fundraiser. He spent four years living and teaching at boarding schools in New York’s Hudson River Valley, where he developed a passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion education among students and colleagues. He currently works as the Director of Development Operations, Strategy, and Research at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, MD.

Patrick and Elliott live in Washington DC, and proudly welcomed their newborn son, Kit, into the family through adoption in April 2020.

Pronouns: He/him/his

Rosemary Kim

Rosemary joined the Board of Rainbow Families in 2018. Rosemary and her wife live in Washington DC with their cat, August.

Rosemary graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University with a BS in Accounting and Marketing. She is currently an assurance professional at Raffa, a regional public accounting firm and works with many nationally known non-profit organizations.

Previously, she worked at Ernst and Young, focusing for-profit audits and consulting. She is an official auditor for Miss DC USA pageant and a part-time beauty pageant judge.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Ali Don

Ali Don joined the board of Rainbow Families in 2020. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, she now lives in Capitol Hill in DC with her wife, daughter, and cat.

Ali has a BA in Modern Asian Studies, an MA in Applied Linguistics, and an MA in Education, and is currently working as an English as a Second Language teacher, English language examiner, and curriculum writer. She works with international students seeking scholarship in the US, or new Americans transitioning to the US workforce. She has also lived and taught English in Australia, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

While living in Sydney, Ali was a seasoned worker the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as parade route volunteer. She enjoys spending time hiking, camping, and tending to the family vegetable garden.

Liz Dean

Liz joined the Board of Rainbow Families in 2019. Prior to that, she served on the Boards of the Jim Toy Community Center in Ann Arbor, MI and the DC Center for the LGBT Community. She has volunteered with Capital Pride, Point Foundation, and Women in Their Twenties & Thirties.

Liz has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a Master’s degree in Human-Centered Computing. She has served in several UX/IT management roles in non-profit, for-profit, higher education, and consulting spaces. Liz is currently a Senior Content Strategist for a technology provider in the DMV area.

Liz lives in Washington, DC, with her wife. She is excited to be part of the Rainbow Families community, happy to be making a difference in the lives of LGBTQ+ families, and looking forward to taking on the role as Vice President of the Board in 2020-2021.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers