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Donna Red Wing

Executive director, One Iowa

Donna Red Wing is the Executive Director of One Iowa, the state's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization. Previously, she served as Executive Director of Grassroots Leadership, Chief of Staff at Interfaith Alliance, and has held positions at the Gill Foundation, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Red Wing was one of three members of Obama's kitchen cabinet on LGBT issues and served as the LGBT community liaison for Howard Dean. Red Wing is a longtime advocate for LGBT equality beginning with her work at the Lesbian Community Project fighting against Ballot Measure 9.