The Team


Suzanna Scott-Mitchell

Board President

I have always had a strong sense of civic duty instilled into me my fundamentalist born-again Christian parents (yes, they do exist in the UK). My parents also instilled into me the evils of homosexuality, women working outside the home, film, music and associations with non-Christians. Needless to say the latter values didn’t resonate with me!

For over 10 years I volunteered with homeless charities in London. Firstly, for a homeless hostel for young people, where many of the clients had been kicked out of their homes for being gay/trans and then with Crisis, providing accommodation & services for homeless people, which included many ex-military & immigrant clients. In the US I volunteered with Coalition for the Homeless for 4 years. These experiences have given me an incredible insight into the multiple reasons that people end up on the streets and how it really can happen to anyone. I am pretty sure if it had come out whilst still under my parents roof I would have been sent to conversion therapy or ended up on the street.

These days I work in real estate with my lovely wife & manage our vacation rental business, amongst other things.

I am honored to have been asked to join the board and I hope I can contribute to giving these young people a wonderful life affirming experience in the most beautiful small town on earth.

Dr. Sarah Glenn-Smith

Treasurer

Dr. Glenn-Smith is President and CEO for The Learning Center for the Deaf. She also serves as a Commissioner on the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, appointed by Senate President Karen Spilka in 2020. She has served as Treasurer, and was elected to her current role as Commission Chairwoman in July of 2022. Prior to joining TLC, Dr. Glenn-Smith worked for Kaleida Health, the largest healthcare system in Western New York, as both a CEO for their joint radiology venture, and, later, as President of Ambulatory Services. Applying her passion for education, she worked for six years at PLS 3rd Learning, an international education technology company, as Chief Operating Officer, and brings extensive experience in the conception, development and execution of strategic and tactical financial, organization and development initiatives. Dr. Glenn-Smith has also held the roles of Chief Administrative Officer for the healthcare management group, Exigence, and Executive Director of Deaf Adult Services, in Buffalo, New York. Sarah grew up in Southern California, earned her Executive Master's Degree in Business Administration at State University of New York at Buffalo, and both a Masters and Doctorate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her wife, children, and too many dogs. 

Ryan Fortwendal

Clerk

Ryan Fortwendel is an entrepreneur and funder working across environmental, social justice and humanitarian spaces. In his previous career, Ryan was an e-commerce director at fashion label Marc Jacobs, and most recently the founder of Minna, a venture-backed beverage driven by its social mission of inclusion. Ryan is also on the board of The Global Whole Being Fund, a global philanthropic fund that resources Community and Refugee-Led Organizations supporting displaced people in over sixty-five countries. From his experience in these roles, Ryan strives to bring operational and fundraising expertise, unequivocal support for founders, as well as his relationships with other nonprofits. Ryan splits his time between NYC and Provincetown.


Qyá Cristal

Board Member

Former Miss Gay USofA Massachusetts 2018, and 4th Runner up for Miss Gay USofA 2018, as well as the winner of the Boston Drag Idol 2019, Qya Cristál is always looking forward to what new experiences and opportunities will come her way. Her musicianship, and live singing skills will blow you away, and are what make her brand of drag unique to the North Eastern Drag Community. 

She loves to share her passion for the arts of music, acting, and drag, whenever she can. Because of the hardships of 2020, she is inspired now, more than ever, to continue to spread the message of love, peace, and acceptance of yourself, as well as to continue to show support for our LGBTQIA+ family. 

She is honored to be considered a shining example of the power of drag to create positive change and awareness of what our community can accomplish when we support and lift each other up! 

Michael Goff

Board Member

Michael Goff and Andy Towle have owned and operated one of the few independent gay news sites left, Towleroad.com since 2005. Goff is CEO of their parent company, AskTell Media which represents sites/blogs to advertisers and works with brands as RSVPtown to reach the unique Provincetown audience online, in person, and all the other ways and they have published Ptown Hacks, a summer guide to LGBT beach town for the last 6 years. His first visit to Provincetown in 1990 was perfect, relaxed and in love. Downhill from there.

Michael Goff started working on the editorial side of a few established and start up magazines including Esquire, Smart, Paper and others. He is the founder of Out magazine which he built to the biggest gay title along with out.com. He went on as General Manager of Microsoft's MSN creating their first iteration on the web; and advised and invested in a number of internet startups. A few were successful and even acquired including Blogger, TreeHugger, NowPublic.

An activist with ACTUP NY in 1989-92, he was a founding board member of ACRIA, a community research entity in Manhattan, now part of GMHC, and In 2003-5 he volunteered for Clinton Foundation, leading the team in Haiti Haiti and the Eastern Caribbean States in creating treatment plans for each country.

He likes dogs and long walks in the sun.

Jonathan Hawkins

Board Member

Francesca Patrick

Volunteer Counselor

Francesca is qualified counsellor through the University of Ulster in the UK and is currently in the last year of her degree (level 6) in Counselling and psychotherapy. She was a counsellor for a child helpline and whilst still in the early stages of her career Francesca has a wealth of experience in her field. “I am specialising in teenage and young adult counselling because I feel that there is so much pressure on them in this age and they are often not taken seriously enough by their mentors or peers. My desire is to support and assist as many young people as I can and contribute towards their self empowerment and improve on mental health education. I chose to volunteer for the summer of sass program because I knew that the desire to support within a non pressured environment was a priority for Kristen as well. I am more than happy to offer assistance to other members of the company who want to avail of counselling.” – Francesca