2008 Colorado Gold Rush Keynote Speakers
Friday Lunch Keynote
Kelley Winters
Dr Kelley Winters is a writer and community advocate on issues of
transgender medical policy. She is a former Director of Outreach for the Gender Identity Center of
Colorado, founder of GID Reform Advocates, member of the World Professional Association for
Transgender Health, and Advisory Board Member for the Matthew Shepard Foundation and Trans Youth
Family Advocates. She has presented papers on the psychiatric classification of gender diversity
at annual conventions of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological
Association, the American Counseling Association and the Association of Women in Psychology
Association. Her articles have appeared in a number of psychology and psychiatry journals and
in two books. Kelley assisted in drafting the current human rights ordinances in Boulder and
Denver Colorado, and she was instrumental in trans-positive reform of Colorado drivers license
policy in 2006 and in adding Gender Identity and Expression to employment policies of the
Hewlett-Packard Company. Kelley received the 2007 Melissa Chapman Award for Social Change and
2002 Sonja's Dream Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gender Identity Center of Colorado.
In 1999, she receivied the Colorado Pride Award from Equality Colorado.
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Friday Night Keynote
Ryan is a Community Educator and Internal Communications/Web
Developer for Planned Parenthood of Nebraska and Council Bluffs in Lincoln Nebraska,
where he provides educational services to schools, community organizations, and clubs.
His programming focuses on eating dissorders, body image, and wellness for all ages and
diverse populations, as well as sexuality and gender identity in relation to the LGBTQIA
community. In 2007 he appeared on Larry King Live! on CNN and also appeared in the documentary Gender Rebel
on the LOGO channel. Along with local colleges, high schools and organizations, he has also presented
at Bowling Green State University, National Gay and Lesbian Task Creating Conference, Forge-Forward,
and Gender Odyssey. By the end of 2008, Ryan hopes to have made steps toward completing I Am Trans and We Are..? :
A look at transgender individuals and the Romantic Relatonships that last.
If you are interested in having Ryan speak on your campus, organization
or at a conference, he can be reached at ryan@ryansallans.com. You can also visit his website
http://www.ryansalllans.com
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Saturday Lunch Keynote
Jennifer Boylan
Jenny has been a frequent guest on a number of national television and radio programs, including three visits to the Oprah Winfrey Show. She has also appeared on the Larry King Show, The Today Show and been the subject of a documentary on CBS News’ 48 Hours. She has also appeared on a wide range of local and syndicated television shows, as well as NPR's Marketplace and the Diane Rehm show. In 2007 she played herself on two episodes of ABC's "All My Children." She has spoken widely around the country on gender and imagination, at venues including the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. and the New Jersey State Theatre. She has given plenary and keynote speeches at conferences on diversity and scholarship around the country, and at colleges and universities including Amherst, Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Columbia, Vanderbilt, Duke, Bucknell, Dickinson, Bates, Ohio State, Middlebury, Gettysburg, Georgia State, the University of Puget Sound, and Westminster College in Salt Lake City. She has spoken at law firms, at corporate events, and at bookstores from Seattle to Vermont.
Jenny's memoir, She's Not There, published by Doubleday in 2003, was one of the first bestselling works by a transgendered American; until 2001 she published under the name James Boylan. She's Not There, currently in its eighth printing, is popular both as a textbook in high schools and colleges as well as with readers's groups. The paperback edition contains a "readers guide" in addition to the main text, which consists not only of Jenny's insights on "a life in two genders" but also includes an afterword by Pultizer Prize winner Richard Russo, whose friendship with James, and later with Jennifer, provides part of the books narrative.
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Saturday Night Keynote
Margaret Stumpp, Ph.D
Chief Investment Officer
QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES
Margaret Stumpp is Chief Investment Officer for Prudential Financial Quantitative
Investment Management Associates (QMA). In that capacity, Margaret directs the investment of over
$65 billion across a myriad of investment strategies for institutional and retail investors around
the globe. QMA's clients include a global roster of the world's largest corporations, endowments,
public entities and mutual funds
Margaret has published numerous articles in academic journals and makes frequent conference
presentations on finance and investment strategy. She holds a BA degree in Economics from Boston
University and MA and PhD degrees in Economics from Brown University
In 2002 Margaret transitioned from male to female while maintaining her position as QMA's CIO.
In addition to her role as CIO, she meets frequently with politicians and corporate executives
across the country to discuss issues affecting transgender people in the workplace. Her recognitions
have included the NGLCC "Courage in Business Award", the Lamda Legal "Liberty Award" and the Prudential
Financial "EAGLES Advocacy Award."
In addition to her professional and advocacy work, Margaret is an avid windsurfer, gardener and
occasional plumber. Despite her best efforts, she has not yet been indicted by the SEC.