Mission

Our mission is to work with our partners to provide representation and celebration for every single member of the LGBTQ+ community in Exeter and the surrounding areas.

We are a large, vibrant, diverse and inclusive community. We keep celebration and education at the heart of all we do.

All deserve to be seen, heard and to live their lives with respect, free from discrimination and intolerance.

values

Celebration

Protest

Respect 

Inclusion

Education

Collaboration

OUR COMMITTEE

Our wonderful committee dedicate their free time to keeping Exeter Pride and the local LGBTQ+ community alive and thriving. Some of them are also leaders of their own smaller working groups supporting the finer details that go into running a charity organisation. For the important discussions, Exeter Pride has a team of trustees devoted to keeping the charity in the best shape it can be! So if you’ve seen our faces around and want to hear about our journeys (or you’re just a bit nosy), have a read below.

Meet the Team

  • Russell Back (He/Him)

    CHAIR & TRUSTEE

    ~ Labrador Energy ~

    "I joined Exeter Pride in 2023, like many others, after the unfortunate cancellation that year. Exeter Pride doesn't just happen, and it made total sense to just get involved and see what I could do to help. Started out doing comms, then sponsorship, and now I’m privileged to be elected Chair! Cannot wait to give Exeter an amazing Pride!"

  • Alan Quick (He/him)

    FOUNDER & PATRON

    ~ Our Grandaddy ~

    "Alan was the inspiration behind the establishment of Exeter Pride, which he did with the late Michael Halls, CEO of Intercom, the LGBT+ support network in the South West of England, assisted by a small number of other volunteers. Alan was chair of Exeter Pride for 3 years and continues to support the charity now as our Patron."

  • Roscoe Hastings (He/Him)

    SECRETARY & TRUSTEE

    ~ The Governance Gay ~

    "I joined Exeter Pride in 2024 and have a real passion for wanting to make Exeter Pride bigger and better for our whole community. I currently work at the University and am keen to promote an inclusive and welcoming city to all our queer students and allies! In my spare time I like to travel a lot and listen to a lot of Scandi-pop!"

  • Dale Austin (He/Him)

    TREASURER & TRUSTEE

    ~ With great power comes great responsibility ~

    "I joined Exeter Pride in 2023 and am a Devon-born bald man who works in finance. I am a huge Marvel & Star Wars fan, and get on much better with animals than I do with humans. I got involved with Pride because I truly believe in the message of inclusivity, diversity & equality within this world and want to do everything in my limited power to help promote this."

  • Annie Bennett (She/They)

    VOLUNTEER LEAD & TRUSTEE

    ~ Don't give her the megaphone! Too late: bought my own! ~

    "I joined Exeter Pride in 2023. I am a teacher, tutor and writer based in Exeter. As a bisexual, genderfluid person who grew up in rural Devon, I remember the freedom, validation and joy I felt when I attended my first Pride. I want to give back to the community and create a sustainable, inclusive Pride that celebrates, educates and supports LGBTQ+ people, allies and others."

  • Issie Cox (She/They)

    COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR & TRUSTEE

    ~ I'll photoshop it later… ~

    "I'm a West Country girlie and after moving back to Devon, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to join Exeter Pride. Through my own queer journey, I came to understand what it meant to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community and grew a love for giving back to the people that love and accept me for who I am. My professional career spans all kinds of artistic media creation so it's a great joy being able to put that to use here."

  • Nina Cunningham (She/They)

    COMMUNITY COORDINATOR & TRUSTEE

  • Amber Shoremarston (She/Her)

    ENTERTAINMENT COORDINATOR

    ~ I’m winging it, absolutely winging it ~

    "I spent my early gay days coming out to friends and family in Exeter, 2010-2016, and I now live in Plymouth! Exeter Pride 2011 was my first Pride ever, and Exeter has my heart! So I'm ecstatic to be involved again years later! I volunteered to join Exeter Pride and ended up coordinating the most amazing inclusive event that I could have ever possibly dreamed of!"

  • Simone Long (She/They)

    PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR

  • Katie Moudry (They/Them)

    ACCESSIBILITY LEAD & TRUSTEE

  • Sam Holden (He/Him)

    MARCH LEAD

  • Iona Inglis (She/Her)

    MARKETPLACE COORDINATOR