
Joe Toolan
Joe, born in Guatemala, was adopted in the 90s and grew up just outside of Annapolis. He identifies as a queer, Latine, indigenous, transracial international adoptee and environmentalist.
Joe is the Chair of Annapolis Pride, the Co-Chair of the Indigenous Inclusion Workgroup for the State of Maryland Commission for LGBTQIA+ Affairs where he served at the First Chair of the Commission established in 2021. He is the Vice-President of the Board of Defensores de La Cuenca (Watershed Defenders), and serves on the board of Adoptees with Guatemalan Roots, and Out for Sustainability. Joe is also a Planning Committee Member for the Naturally Latinos Conference, and the Chesapeake Watershed Forum. Joe is a Senior Fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program