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John Faughn
John Faughn, LGBTQ Resource Center Coordinator
John Faughn is the Coordinator of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer (LGBTQ) Resource Center. John came to Mizzou from Iowa State University,
where he was the Coordinator of LGBT Student Services. Prior to this role,
John worked for six years in residence life at Iowa State University,
University of Alabama – Birmingham, and Illinois Wesleyan University.
He also worked in student retention assessment at Illinois Wesleyan University
and as a Residential Counselor for substance-abuse teenagers. In addition,
John is a social justice educator who has presented workshops and served
as a consultant for colleges and universities, school teachers and administrators,
sexual assault victim services, law enforcement agencies, and corporate
diversity trainings.
John received his bachelor’s degree in Theatre from Murray State
University and his master’s degree in Educational Leadership and
Policy Studies with an emphasis in Social Justice Education from Iowa
State University. He is a member of a variety of organizations including
American College Personnel Association, National Center for Transgender
Equality, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. John also serves
on the Executive Board and as Publicity Chair for the Consortium of Higher
Education LGBT Professionals. In 2006 John was a nominee for the Richard
L. Schlegel National Legion of Honor Emerging Activist Award.
In 2007, John was selected as one of the founding faculty members for
the Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp, which was held at Towson University
in Baltimore, Maryland. “I consider Campus Pride to be one of the
most rewarding experiences of my professional career. It is truly a liberating
experience for LGBTQ and ally college students and affords students the
tools and skills needed to create change on their campus, as well as providing
a safe space for students to talk about the difficulties of being a leader
on their campus.” John plans to return as a faculty member for 2008,
which will be held at Towson University, July 19-24. For more information
on campus pride, please visit this website: http://www.campuspride.org/camp.asp
In his free time, John enjoys traveling, writing fiction, reading, watching
college football and professional tennis, and he is an avid fan of movies.
He also enjoys theatre, live music, and sushi. John’s alter ego,
Miss P, is a title holding Drag Queen, who can be seen performing at University
Drag Shows around the country and occasionally in Saint Louis.
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