Board Biography: Marsha Botzer

Marsha Botzer
President, Botzer Consulting
Seattle, WA

Marsha Botzer has served the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and progressive communities in various roles for over 30 years. She served as co-chair of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Board of Directors in 2009-10, a position that she also held in 2005-6, and currently serves as a board member.

Marsha was an early member of Hands Off Washington in her home state, a founding board member of Equal Rights Washington and the Seattle LGBT Community Center, and has served as a board member for Seattle’s Pride Foundation, Safe Schools Coalition, Lambert House and Seattle Counseling Service.

Marsha was a founding member and secretary of Equality Washington, a co-chair the Seattle City LBGT Commission, and has served as chair of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services LGBT Advisory Committee. She is a founding member of the Out In Front Leadership Project, and is involved in creating a Leadership Training Program for the LGBTIQA Community. Marsha founded Seattle’s internationally known Ingersoll Gender Center, and continues to serve the organization.

In 2008 Marsha served as a national co-chair of the Obama Pride Campaign. In 2009 she served on the Leadership Committee for the Equality Across America March in Washington D.C., speaking at the Capitol Rally.

In 2002, Marsha received the Greater Seattle Business Association Community Leader Award. In 2004, Marsha received the Horace Mann "Victories for Humanity" Award from Antioch University and the Virginia Prince Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Federation for Gender Education. In 2006, Lambda Legal selected Marsha to receive its Civil Rights Hero Award, and in 2007 she was given the Task Force Leadership Award. In 2009 Marsha received the Jose Julio Sarria Civil Rights Award.

Last Updated:10-4-10

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