Workin It (Part 1) 2009
President and CEO, RainbowVision
Joy Silver asked the question: “What will happen to us when we age, or are in need of help, and who will provide those services particularly since some of us have alternative family structures?” She answered by founding RainbowVision Santa Fe, an adult community with condos, rentals and assisted living, now in its third year, where the LGBTQI & A population lives in the majority. With a fitness center, salon, restaurant, cabaret, and an event space, RainbowVision has become “the de facto community center for the Santa Fe LGBTQI+A,” according to Silver, hosting a wide range of ages and sexual identification at its many events. “Living through the AIDS crisis taught us that care through the end of life–medical and mental health challenges – may not necessarily be related to becoming elderly. The benefits that RainbowVision provides to our community are that there is now a place, and options for us that have never existed before.” – KW
The first 18 of 2009’s Red Hot Entrepreneurs!
Christine Alloro
Founder, OURsceneTV
A broadband visionary and media entrepreneur, Christine Alloro combined her passion for entertainment, her personal interest in the gay community and her natural business acumen to create her dream career. After 8 years with MTV Networks, including some time as one of LOGO’s on-air radio personalities, Alloro launched OURsceneTV.com, the first internet television channel to offer all original LGBT lifestyle and entertainment video programming. With a focus on delivering broadcast-quality video segments, entertainment news, and original editorial on both serious and sexy issues, OURsceneTV is quickly becoming the pre-eminent source and insider’s guide for LGBT metropolitan trendsetters. Alloro delivers tailor-made programming to satisfy the demands and desires of web surfers, simultaneously offering real life portrayals of the LGBT community. “Compelling stories have the power to resonate and connect people emotionally and I believe this visibility is the key to bridging real understanding for our community,” says Alloro. – KD
