Ronni Sanlo

Dr. Ronni Sanlo is the author of The Soldier, the Avatar, and the Holocaust and The Purple Golf Cart: The Misadventures of a Lesbian Grandma as well as many academic publications. She is the Director Emeritus of the UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center (LGBT) Center and a frequent keynote speaker and consultant.. Now retired, Dr. Sanlo was the Senior Associate Dean of Students and professor/director of the UCLA Masters of Education in Student Affairs and on the higher education faculty...See more

Dr. Ronni Sanlo is the author of The Soldier, the Avatar, and the Holocaust and The Purple Golf Cart: The Misadventures of a Lesbian Grandma as well as many academic publications. She is the Director Emeritus of the UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center (LGBT) Center and a frequent keynote speaker and consultant.. Now retired, Dr. Sanlo was the Senior Associate Dean of Students and professor/director of the UCLA Masters of Education in Student Affairs and on the higher education faculty at California State University Fullerton. Prior to her tenure at UCLA, Ronni directed the University of Michigan LGBT Center, and was an HIV/AIDS epidemiologist in Florida. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, and a masters and doctorate in education from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Her consultation, research, and many publications focus on sexual orientation issues in education and higher education. Dr. Sanlo is the founding chair of the Consortium of Higher Education Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Professionals, and is the originator of the award-winning Lavender Graduation, a commencement event that celebrates the lives and achievements of graduating LGBT college students. She was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, and grew up in North Miami Beach, Florida. She attended Temple Beth Torah. Ronni continues to research and write, focusing primarily on LGBT history which is the foundation for the award-winning 2014 documentary Letter to Anita. When Ronni isn't playing passionate but rotten golf, she is writing, kayaking, traveling, or just having fun in general. She lives with her partner, Dr. Kelly Watson, in Palm Springs, CA and Sequim, WA. Contact Ronni for book signings, speaking engagements, and discussion at ronni@ronnisanlo.com. See less