Point Foundation's leadership consists of lifelong believers in LGBTQ+ and ally students. We're pleased to announce that four former members of our Board of Directors have joined our Emeritus Board. In this role, they will continue to shape the future of Point Foundation.
Seth Persily, Dr. Christopher Nizer, Glenn Evans, and Jim Holmes all completed their terms as Board of Directors Members in June 2026. Last week, they were each voted onto our Emeritus Board.
Seth Persily has been instrumental in growing our presence in Georgia. He's introduced Point to philanthropists across Atlanta. He also hosted our 2025 and 2026 Atlanta Cocktail Receptions in his home. Seth is the Principal CEO at Elite Litigators. He serves as a Judicial Officer for the City of Atlanta’s Civil Service Commission. He has long been a change-maker within the LGBTQ+ and ally community. He previously served on the Board of Directors of GLAAD, Georgia Equality and YouthPride. While completing his JD at Harvard, Seth authored the book Arguing Equality. This book prepared lawyers and organizers to continue the push towards marriage equality.
Christopher Nizer has been pivotal as a leader on Point's Board of Directors. He served as Co-Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for two years, as a member of the Executive Committee, as Co-Chair of the Selections Subcommittee, and on the Board Governance Committee. Christopher is also on The Dean's List as a monthly donor to Point Foundation. He is a chiropractor with his own practice in the Bay Area. In his free time, Christopher loves to hike, a hobby he picked up while working in Peru. He's hiked Machu Picchu, Patagonia, and the GR-92 in Spain.
Glenn Evans was Chair and Co-Chair of our Program Committee for years. He oversaw important changes as we've grown from supporting a few hundred Point Scholars each year to 1,250 during the 2026-2027 academic year. Glenn joined The Estée Lauder Companies in 2005 and was a member of their Executive Leadership Team from 2013 until his retirement. Beginning in 2018, he served as an Executive Sponsor of wELCome, Estee Lauder Company’s Employee Resource Group for LGBTQ+ employees. He and his husband currently live in Chicago.
Jim Holmes served on Point's Program and Executive Committees. Jim lives in Los Angeles, where he is a Partner at Clyde & Co focused on media law. In June of 2019, Chambers USA awarded Jim the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award for LGBT+ Equality. In August 2019, Jim became a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors. He was the first to be seated as an “at large” member on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. He advocated for the creation of the LGBT seat to the House of Delegates.
Fellow former Board of Directors Member Michelle Adams is one of two new members of our Corporate Advisory Board. Michelle has long been a champion for Point Foundation with Wells Fargo, our largest corporate partner. She is currently an Executive Vice President, Financial Crimes Senior Executive at Wells Fargo. Michelle has been a staunch ally to the LGBTQ+ and ally community for decades. As an early career professional, she stood with LGBTQ+ and ally coworkers. She has been a strong ally to her son, who recently graduated college. Now, she champions the authenticity of her employees as a boss and mentor. Michelle currently lives with her husband and two sons in Charlotte, NC.
Joining Michelle as a new member of our Corporate Advisory Board is Rossann Williams from Palm Springs, CA. Rossann is an accomplished global retail executive and board member with demonstrated results in leadership roles at various Fortune 500 companies. Rossann's experience is highly valued as we continue to grow the number of scholars we support. The Corporate Advisory Board focuses on building and strengthening relationships with Point's corporate partners. This board expands Point’s ability to provide postsecondary access to LGBTQ+ and ally students while meeting our corporate partners’ philanthropic goals.
We are so pleased to have such committed allies championing the success of LGBTQ+ and ally students as members of our Boards.
Last week, we announced our new Board of Directors Members, Kate Alloy, Bill Bennett, and Ramon Marquez. You can view that announcement here.