Max Disposti
(He/Him/His)
Executive Director
Max was born in Rome Italy in 1968 and arrived in the U.S. in 1998. He has since worked and volunteer in social justice related causes and human rights. Founder and Executive Director of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center and Pride by the beach. Education and Training: Bachelor degree in Political Science (2011) and Master on Non-Profit Leadership and Management (2016). LGBTQ Competency Trainer: Police Fire and Sheriff stations. School Districts, Hospitals, Community Clinics, Women Resource Centers, corporate environments, youth providers and more. Max’s expertise are also on human trafficking prevention, LGBTQ immigrants and queer homeless youth.
Max is currently involved with:
Senate appointee -California State Board of Behavioral Science Chair (BBS)
San Diego LGBT Leadership Council since 2009
SD County Sheriff LGBTQ Advisory Council since 2013
FBI advisory summit since 2016
Oceanside MLK Scholarship Award Committee since 2013
Oceanside MLK Civic Award Committee since 2013
Advisory Committee for Behavioral Health Services since 2019
Health and Human Services Advisory Council District 76 since 2019
Former:
City of Oceanside Community Relation Commissioner 2008-2011
Advancing Compassion Board member 2012-2014
Board member of the Oceanside Mainstreet Association 2012-2016
Oceanside Library Board 2014-2019
Some Awards and Recognitions:
2010 San Diego Harvey Milk Award
2013 Martin Luther King Community Award by the City of Oceanside
2013 KPBS Local Heroes Award
2013 Stonewall Service Award, San Diego LGBT Pride
2017 Digna Ochoa Human Rights Defender Award Amnesty International #471
2019 San Diego Museum of History. Local LGBTQ personal Profile.
2019 City of Oceanside Local Hero for Independence Day Parade
2019 Citizen of the month award from Congressman Mike Levin