Our Mission

At Carver County Pride, our mission is to cultivate an inclusive, safe, and sustainable community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, Two Spirit, plus (LGBTQIA2S+) and Carver County Community Members.

Carver County Pride is a family-friendly, 501c3 non-profit organization which will focus on providing awareness of the Carver County LGBTQIA2S+ Community, and connecting all community members with resources that will enrich their lives, and connect them to the amazing people they share this wonderful county with.

Who We Are

What began as friends, who met through a shared interest for more kindness amongst all humanity in Carver County... (And the world... but we'll start where we can!) formed an LGBTQIA2S+ social group online. It was created to make friends and not feel so alone in Carver County. 

We decided that 2024 was the year to be bold, our year to live out loud, our time to let Carver County know we are here and there are amazing allies amongst the residents of Carver County!

And that is the story of how Carver County Pride came to be! 

Meet the Board of Directors:

Sarah Hempel, Chair

Taylor Pacyna, Treasurer

Nikko Medina, Secretary

Darcie Baumann, Board Member & Media Spokesperson