Kelli Carpenter
A former marketing executive at Nickelodeon, Kelli Carpenter (right, pictured with her sister, Heidi Lane) is the co-founder of R Family Vacations. Offering safe and entertaining travel packages for LGBT families, R Family Vacations has hosted thousands of guests since their 2003 launch and will sail on their ninth cruise this summer. The mother of four wants to impart the importance of an expanded definition of “family” to young people. She says, “I would like to continue to utilize the public voice that I have to further educate the upcoming generation. Our children will have an enormous impact on the future of how gays and lesbians can legally bind their relationships and their families. By living our lives openly and honestly, the next generation will not be ignorant but informed on what makes a family.” -CB
