Our Team
We present the board members of the association.
Jim Phillips
president
A resident of Maspalomas for over 14 years, Jim has been involved in LGBT activism, sexual health and PrEP since 2017 and in his previous career, fighting for the acceptance of LGBT people in the British armed forces.
Patrick Marmion
vice president
Resident for 6 years, and owner of Can Canaria gay owned and operated excursion company. Events Manager Igon Canaries SL – Maspalomas Fetish Pride and Maspalomas Bear Carnival. Background in Charity and Trustee development.
Jose Antonio Perez Alonso
secretarY
Lawyer and tax advisor with an office in Playa del Inglés. Resident in this town since 2005. Co-founder and supporter of the “Help Oasis” food aid initiative from 2020 to the present day. He has provided free legal assistance to those affected by the Coronavirus crisis, and by the La Palma volcano.
Gianni Martorelli
TREASURER
Resident in Maspalomas for 7 years. Gianni has been involved in various events in the local LGTBQ+ community.
Robert Philip Broadley
MEMBER
Resident of Maspalomas since 2020. Has been involved in LGBTIQ+ activism and HIV/AIDS volunteer work in the Netherlands since 1987 as a counsellor, and other roles.
Jim Keenan
MEMBER
Resident in Maspalomas for 30 years. Jim has been involved in several local projects (animal rescue, with the LGTBQ+ community and neighbourhood projects).
Medical Advisory Panel
Daniel Adrados Ruiz
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Specialist in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Hospital Gregorio Mararón, Masters in statistics, medical aesthetics and anti-aging by Universidad Complutense. Currently working at Hospital Insular of Gran Canaria, and resident of Maspalomas since 2021
Harald Grenz-Siebert
DOCTOR
Specialist in dermatology and venereology, allergology, phlebology and proctology. Born in Germany, but has been working in Playa del Inglés for 9 years.
Fabio Valenciano Rubio
DOCTOR
Born on the island of Gran Canaria and Graduate in Dentistry from the University of Zaragoza. Master in Orthognathic Surgery from the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya and Master in Teacher Training from the Complutense University of Madrid. He works as Clinical Director of the Department of Orthodontics in 5 private clinical centers in Gran Canaria and is a visiting professor at several Spanish universities.
Medical Team
Lorenzo Bernini
Manager checkpoint maspalomas
Graduated in Nursing from the Insubria University of Varese. Master in Forensic Nursing from the Statale University of Milan. Graduated in Advanced Nursing and Management from the University of Eastern Piedmont. Expert in Nursing in Infectious Diseases, Urology and Intensive Care, currently working in Surgical Hospitalization at the San Roque de Meloneras Hospital and as an anti-doping control officer for IDTM Sweden.
Alejandro Correa Toro
Nurse
Graduated in Nursing from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Master’s Degree in Nursing Care for Chronic Patients from the Catholic University of Murcia. Nursing Expert in Urgent and Emergency Actions from the Antonio de Nebrija University. Born in Colombia, resident in Gran Canaria, and currently working in the Hospitalization Unit for post-surgical patients at La Paloma Hospital.
Key Volunteers
Matthieu Peinau
Volunteer coordinator
Coming soon!
