Structure

Our Team

We present the board members of the association.

Jim Phillips

president

A resident of Maspalomas for over 13 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).

Miklos Molnar

DOCTOR

Surgeon. A resident of Maspalomas since 2022, he has been involved in LGBT activism, sexual health and PrEP since 2012.

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Our Team

Jim Phillips

Patrick Marmion

Jose Antonio Perez Alonso

Gianni Martorelli

Robert Philip Broadley

Jim Keenan

Miklos Molnar

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