Get to know the TMCC Board and Leaders!
Jackie LaPerriere
Clerk
Jacqueline was born in Beaver Falls, PA. Her family lived nearby in the town of Beaver and she was raised in the Lutheran church. Wanting to escape the cold of northern winters, she came south after high school graduation and attended the University of South Florida in Tampa before transferring to pursue her Bachelor’s in Pharmacy degree at the University of Florida.
Jackie returned to Tampa after graduation, completed residency training at the James A. Haley VAMC and subsequently spent 13 years at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research institute as an oncology pharmacist and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Pain & Palliative care Team. During this time she began attending the Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa. She also completed her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at the University of South Carolina and made the move back to Gainesville to begin a new career as a Medical Science Liaison/ Regional Medical Director in the pharmaceutical industry. During this time Jackie began attending Trinity MCC and became a member last year. She also serves as a member of the TMCC Building Committee.
In her spare time Jackie enjoys golfing, biking, hiking, reading and anything Gator-related. She also has two fur kids, Keeva (the big white dog) and Tioga (the verbose tuxedo cat).
Sue Gauthier
Vice Moderator
Sue was born in Montreal, Canada a few decades ago, but was raised in South Florida for 18 years. She then moved to North Florida where she resides in heaven. Sue practiced as a nurse at Shands Teaching Hospital for 38 years in different roles in the Labor & Delivery unity. This is Sue's first Board experience at Trinity MCC!
Ryan Maier
Board Member
Tamara Millay
Treasurer
Tamara was raised in the Midwest, and lived in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1989 through 2012. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Webster University, and worked in an administrative capacity at several local businesses over the years. She was also active in politics, running for office multiple times and advocating on issues, including anti-war protests. In 2002 Tamara was hired at Washington University School of Medicine, where she worked in the Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group on several research studies, including an HIV prevention intervention for women in the criminal justice system. Tamara moved her family to Gainesville in 2013, after her boss became Founding Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at UF. In 2015 she became active in the Gainesville LGBTQ community as part of the Steering Committee for Alachua TranQuility, a community group for trans folk and their allies that meets monthly at UF’s HealthStreet.
Tamara was raised in several Christian traditions but had not been active in any church for many years prior to relocating to Florida. The warm welcome and loving embrace she and her family experienced upon visiting Trinity MCC in August of 2015 made it a natural spiritual home for her. She became a member in early 2016 and was elected to the Board late that year.
Gisselle Blay
Thrive@Trinity Coordinator
Originally from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Gisselle was raised in Orlando, FL. She was an active member of the Baptist church as a child and the Seventh Day Adventist church as a young adult. Gisselle graduated from Forest Lake Academy and received her Associates Degree in Business Administration from Valencia Community College. Taking advantage of her love for photography, she worked as a portrait studio manager for 15 years. She was first introduced to MCC by her aunt and attended Joy MCC for several years.
Gisselle moved to Jacksonville, FL in 2006 and continued working in various roles in the portrait photography industry for an additional 14 years. During that time she continued her education at the University of North Florida studying accounting. As an active member of FirstCoast MCC, Gisselle served in a variety of positions including leading the Multi-media team, Volunteer Coordinator, and Social Ministry Leader. She also served on the Board of Directors and was a part of the Pastoral Search Committee. In 2020 she was part of the core team that founded North Florida MCC where she was Lay Delegate and on the Board of Directors.
We are excited to welcome Gisselle as the Thrive@Trinity MCC Coordinator.
