Join us for 2025 Breakfast!

Friday, May 16th, 2025

Doors open 7am
Program starts. 7:45am SHARP
Ends 9:30am

500 Hotel Circle North,
San Diego, CA 92108

About the Event

Join us for the 2025 San Diego Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast!

We’ll gather to celebrate our community and the amazing people who use their voices to light a path of safety, wellness, togetherness, and joy. We are all brighter when we come together to shine, and we can’t wait to see you.

The San Diego Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast brings together LGBT Community members and allies to celebrate the life and legacy of Harvey Milk. The Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast celebrates the diversity of our San Diego LGBT Community and is led by an all-volunteer team of community leaders: Nicole Murray Ramirez, Co-Chairs – Rickie Brown, Laurie Black, Bruce Abrams, and Ryan Bedrosian. Other members of the Organizing Committee include Danell Scarborough, Nancy Chase, Susan Jester, Benny Cartwright, Big Mike Phillips, Bob Lehman, Bob Leyh, Michael Zarbo, Mickie Lochner, Ricky Cervantes, and William Lopez.

Committee Members

First row – seated left to right:
Co-Chairs: Ryan Bedrosian, Laurie Black, Rickie Brown, Bruce Abrams

Standing first row – left to right:
Mikie Lochner, San Diego Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast Founder – Nicole Murray Ramirez, Danell Scarborough, Susan Jester

Standing back row – left to right:
Big Mike Phillips, Bob Lehman, Bob Leyh, William Lopez

Not pictured:
Nancy Chase, Michael Zarbo, Benny Cartwright, Ricky Cervantes

Sponsorship Levels

$25,000

Sponsorship

VIP Table (10 tickets)
Program Back Cover Ad
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$15,000

Sponsorship

VIP Table (10 tickets)
Program Inside Cover Ad
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$10,000

Sponsorship

VIP Table (10 tickets)
Program Full-page Ad
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$5,000

Sponsorship

VIP Table (10 tickets)
Program Ad
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$2,500

Sponsorship

VIP Table (10 tickets)
Program Ad
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$1,200

Sponsorship

One Table (10 tickets)
Program Ad
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$600

Sponsorship

Two Breakfast Tickets at a VIP Table
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LGBTAQ+ High School Student Sponsorships Available

Make payable to: International Imperial Court Council
Memo: San Diego Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast

Contact us

Bob Leyh
Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast Executive Director
[email protected] / 858.210-0987

Event Location

500 Hotel Circle
North San Diego, CA 92108

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Honorees

HONORABLE TINA KOTEK

Govenor of Oregon

OFFICER LISA HARTMAN

San Diego Police Department LGBTQ+ Liaison

Past Honorees

Academy Award Winner Dustin Lance Black
Author Cheryl Kilodavis
Bishop Yvette A. Flunder
California State Assembly member Toni Atkins
California State Assembly Speaker John Perez
California State Commissioner Russell Roybal
California State Senator Christine Kehoe
Citlalli Aquino
Civil Rights Icon Delores Huerta
City of Chula Vista Deputy Police Chief Phil Collum
Executive Director of the Los Angeles LGBT Center Jorri L. Jean
Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights Kate Kendell
Executive Director of the San Diego and Imperial County ACLU Norma Chavez Peterson
Executive Director of the San Diego LGBT Community Center, Dr. Delores Jacobs
First Openly Gay Candidate to run for elected office in 1961 Jose Julio Sarria
Founder of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Cleve Jones
Founder of the Black AIDS Institute Phill Wilson
Founder of the Metropolitan Community Church Reverend Troy Perry
Governor of Oregon Barbara Roberts
Haileigh Adams
Houston, TX Mayor Annise Parker
International Acclaimed Author Dr. Lillian Faderman
Joyce Rowland
Palm Springs Mayor Ron DeHarte
Rabbi Devorah Marcus
Rebecca Arellano
Ryland Whittington Family
Salt Lake City, UT Mayor Jackie Biskupski
San Diego LGBTQ Black Coalition
San Diego Loyal Soccer Club
San Diego, CA Mayor Jerry Sanders
San Diego Unified School District
Transgender Activist Christynne Lili Wrene Wood