Loving, caring activists
The small group of advocates who started SAGE in 1978 couldn’t have imagined the number of lives it would touch.
Today, SAGE advocates with and on behalf of LGBTQ+ elders nationwide. We operate five bustling, activity-filled SAGE Centers in New York City, and our affiliate network programs events and services throughout the U.S. that are specifically geared toward the older LGBTQ+ community. We’ve built affordable LGBTQ-welcoming housing in NYC, and we’ve trained over 100,000 care providers across the U.S. on how to best meet the needs of the nation’s large and growing LGBTQ+ elder population.
And we are now a somewhat larger group of passionate, dedicated employees in locations across the country.
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Adams, He/Him
Michael Adams is the Chief Executive Officer of SAGE, the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people.
Executive Vice Presidents
David Rivera-Garcia, He/Him
David Rivera-Garcia, CMA, MBA, is the Executive Vice President/ CFO at SAGE, where he directs Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Operations, and Data Strategy Initiatives.
Lynn Faria, She/Her/They/Them
Lynn Faria (she/her or they/them) is the Executive Vice President at SAGE, where she serves as a member of senior management of the organization. In their role as Executive Vice President, Lynn oversees SAGE’s External Affairs and Experience departments and provides supervision to the Executive Director of SAGEServes, the organization’s division focused on service and program delivery. Prior to joining SAGE, Lynn consulted for peer organizations in the LGBTQ+ movement and worked in senior leadership roles at a variety of social justice and direct service non-profits.
Executive Team
Christina DaCosta, She/Her
As the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) for SAGE, Christina DaCosta’s mission is to bring the voices of LGBTQ+ elders from the margin to the mainstream and center their experiences in engaging with SAGE’s national initiatives and programs.
Darcy Connors, She/Her
Darcy Connors is the Executive Director of SAGEServes, where she leads SAGE’s flagship community services and housing-based services programs including care management, LGBTQ-friendly housing, behavioral health, outreach programs, and SAGE Center programming.
Hector Vargas, He/Him
Hector Vargas, JD, is the Acting Chief National Initiatives Officer at SAGE, where he leads SAGE’s National Projects Department, which includes the organization’s first social enterprise SAGE Care, the National LGBTQ Elder Housing Initiative, the National LGBTQ Resource Center, the SAGE-HRC Long-Term Care Equality Index, and the SAGE Center of Excellence and Equity Innovation Lab.
Michele Giordano, She/Her
Michele Giordano is the Executive Director of SAGEVenture. She has extensive experience with mission-focused start-ups and nonprofits leading expansion efforts across the U.S. and globally.
JB Stark They/Them
JB joins SAGE with over 15 years of experience working in mission-driven nonprofits, leading teams and donors to take a community-centric approach to fundraising in the LGBTQ, education, and poverty-alleviation spaces.
