Camarillo Pride

Our Committee Members

The following people make up the core organizing committee for Camarillo Pride.

Leandra Hart-Thomas

Leandra Hart-Thomas (She/Her) is an activist and staunch supporter of the LGBTQIA+ Community in Camarillo, Ventura County, and beyond. After coming out in 2018, Leandra is passionate about being a safe space and resource for others who are still finding the courage to be their authentic selves. Together with her wife Dana, and their four incredible children, Leandra is focused on ensuring all children can grow, thrive, and be accepted in Camarillo. With Leandra's grit, determination, and total commitment to making Camarillo a safer and more welcoming place for her family, Leandra has been a tour-de-force in bringing Camarillo Pride to life!

Michelle Burns

Michelle Burns (She/Her) is an activist, educator, and stalwart ally of the LGBTQIA+ Community, especially in Camarillo. As an education professional for over 20 years, Michelle knows the importance of sharing knowledge and the positive power of community. She wants to facilitate activities and events where people feel safe, seen, and accepted. As a wife of over 20 years and the mother of three beautiful children, she wants to ensure Camarillo treats all people and their families with dignity, acceptance, and respect.

Dana Thomas

Dana Thomas (She/Her) is a wife, mother of four (adopted and biological), foster parent, learning professional, project manager extraordinaire and, coincidentally, a lesbian. Dana believes families of all types should be celebrated and no child should go unsupported in embracing who they truly are. An avid camper, Dana can often be found in local campgrounds appreciating the beauty of nature, looking for fairy houses, or poking at a campfire. Dana wants to ensure all LGBTQIA+ children, parents, families and people are welcomed as the important members of Camarillo society that they are!

Jen Olcovich

Jen Olcovich (She/Her) is a wife, mother of two, a volunteer at the Ventura County Animal Services, and a backbone of Camarillo Pride. Jen helps ensure the LGBTQIA+ community in Camarillo including children, parents, families and people are welcomed, included, accepted and cherished.

Carole Dumas

Carole Dumas (She/Her) is a steadfast ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. She volunteers her time with Camarillo Pride in hopes of a more inclusive community for everyone. As a wife and mother of two children, she raises them to choose kindness whenever possible.

Camarillo Pride is financially sponsored by and functioning as an incorporated organization under the non-profit status of the LAWIC Foundation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation which has been granted tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). LAWIC Foundation’s Federal EIN is 33-3266239. California entity number 6570745.

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