Q&A Advocates

The following individuals are happy to meet with students, faculty or staff to discuss issues of being queer at Bowdoin. 


adelong Allen Delong
Director of Student Life and the David Saul Smith Union
adelong2@bowdoin.edu

Allen works closely with the more than 80 student organizations at the College. A native Mainer, Allen lived and worked in Charlottesville, VA, Washington, D.C., and Columbus OH before returning home. He has been active in AIDS service organizations, advised queer stuent groups at large urban campuses, and with other Bowdoin faculty and staff, he holds a monthly dinner conversation for Men who Date Men. Allen lives in Brunswick with his 7 year old son.

dsmall Delmar Small
Music Department
dsmall@bowdoin.edu

Delmar works in the Music Department. His interests include choral, baroque and theater music. Additionally, he enjoys woodworking, homebuilding, cooking, landscaping, farming, mechanical clocks and instruments, as well as local history. Delmar lives on a family farm in Litchfield with his partner Teague. They are members of the Maine Mycological Association and are the only Maine members of the International Molinological Society.

eyepes Enrique Yepes
Latin American Studies
eyepes@bowdoin.edu

Born in Medellin-Colombia, Enrique has been teaching at the Spanish and Latin American Studies Programs since 1996. He's passionate about poetry (his research field) and the arts in general.  He has worked closely with the Latin American Student Organization at Bowdoin, and many of his courses includethe study of Hispanic cultures in the United States.  Films, coffee, words, deep thoughts, and all kinds of music are among the things that tend to grab his attention.

jengoldman Jennifer Goldman
Volunteers of America Northern New England
jennifer.goldman@voanne.org

Jennifer is currently the Director of Community Engagement at Volunteers of America Northern New England, joining the organization in April of 2003. A Maine native, Jennifer graduated from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in English Literature. In her spare time, Jennifer works tirelessly in the fight to provide equal rights for all people, and plays an occasional mediocre game of golf. She recently received her master's degree, and is co-chair of the Maine Women's Fund.

jbedard Julie Bedard
Office of the Registrar
jbedard@bowdoin.edu

Julie has been Associate Registrar since 2003, and is working toward retirement in the arts. When not at Bowdoin or in her studio, Julie tries to spend as much time as possible with her partner and their (mischievous) kitten, Otis. Other creative interests include reading, knitting, home demolition/construction, gardening/landscaping, prowling for junk treasures she can resurrect to a new life, and traveling.

 Kate Stern
Resource Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity
kstern@bowdoin.edu

Kate Stern has a bachelor's degree from Bennington College and a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has over ten years of experience as a teacher and trainer. In 2000, she was hired by the Boston Public Schools to create a safe schools program for LGBTQ students. Before coming to Bowdoin, she worked as a trainer with the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, an organization in Portland, ME that trains students all over the country to stand up and speak out against bias, prejudice and violence.
Kate lives with her partner (Bowdoin alum '92) and their son Zachary and pug Zoe.

sgomez Sara Miguel Gomez
Romance Languages
sgomez@bowdoin.edu

Sara is from Tarragona, Spain, and is at Bowdoin for one year as a Spanish Teaching Fellow. She has a girlfriend to whom she plans to get (legally!) married. Sara looks forward to speaking with folks and sharing concerns and thoughts about being GLBT.

smorgan Sarah Morgan
Information Technology
smorgan@bowdoin.edu

A graduate of Colby College, Sarah works in IT and tends to remember people by what type of computer they have. A few years ago, Sarah jumped out of a plane to raise money for Equality Maine. When not at work, she can be found playing with her son, working on her house, and volunteering for Maine Greyhound Placement Service. She lives with her partner and their son, two retired racing greyhounds, and three cats.

tdiehl Tim Diehl
Career Planning Center
tdiehl@bowdoin.edu

As Director of Career Planning, Tim oversees the operation of Bowdoin Career Planning.  While working with students as they consider their choices for life beyond Bowdoin is his primary occupation, he is also interested in conversations about how being GLBT at Bowdoin and beyond influences the paths we take in terms of educational and professional pursuits.  Outside of Bowdoin, Tim serves as a board member of EqualityMaine, Maine’s largest GLBT advocacy group.  Tim enjoys travel, both foreign and domestic, and is passionate about cultural experiences ranging from an exhibit at MOMA to a fringe off-Broadway play.