The PRODUCERS

Miz Chris – EDEN and EDEN Pride Events are the brainchild of Miz Chris who produces events for LGBTQQIA community, locally, regionally and nationally. Miz Chris is known for producing quality events throughout the United States. Owner of Butch-Femme.com the oldest genderqueer site on the internet, she began her event production career in 2003 with the Butch-Femme Bash in Las Vegas. She then traveled that event to New Orleans, Baltimore, Dallas,  Vegas (again) and Oakland. She moved to the Bay Area in the summer of 2008 and has been enjoying her time here in the gayest place on earth.

She was the manager of the only lesbian club in the East Bay, co- produced the Women’s Stage at San Francisco Pride and launched BLISS all in 2009. By 2010, she had created EDEN Weekend which hosted close to 2500 women during its inaugural weekend.  She co-managed the Women’s Stage at 2010 Oakland Pride while co- producing two Oakland Pride afterparties with Good Times at the Den and Temptations at the Bench and Bar which serviced close to 1000 women and their friends that evening. In 2011 she introduced FiveTEN the Oakland After Pride Fest which hosted 800 queer folks in its inaugural year with over 60 DJs, performers, vendors and artists.  Outside of queer club spaces, Miz Chris was one of the co-founders of the Femme Collective in 2005 and helped produce three major conferences for this organization in 2006 (San Francisco), 2008 (Chicago), 2010 (Oakland). She now sits on the advising board of the Femme Collective.

EDEN, is a 4-day event for women, queers, transfolks and our friends and allies during San Francisco Pride. This event includes the host hotel plus a plethora of events throughout the Pride weekend on both sides of the Bay. In 2011, Eden’s 2nd year, the event hosted close to 5000 women throughout the weekend.

2012 is going to be bigger and better!
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Miranda Dancisin – It’s no surprise that one of the most common phrases that Miranda “MD” Dancisin receives when first meeting someone is “Hey, you’re my Facebook friend!”. It was definite that with the vast size of her Facebook list, knack for creativity, love for meeting new people & fun personality that she would become one of the most recognizable females in the nightlife scene. Her start of hosting nights at Crave, Brix and Pearl lead her into booking talent for the second stage of San Jose Pride ’10 and having her own events under MD Presents.

In 2011, she solely teamed up with Great America Park to fully revamp Gay Day into the fresh new Pride Night which featured Robyn, DEV + The Cataracs and four stages of entertainment. MD joins the Eden Team 2012 with the same goal she had with undertaking Pride Night, to give a fresh spin that has something for everyone. Currently she is the Marketing Manager of The Cellar & Sugar Cafe in San Francisco, as well as Co-Promoter for 4BIDDEN, Thursday Ladies Night .

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Nya Bechard – A cosmopolitan in the truest sense if the word, Nya grew up wherever there was a Navy base: Japan, Jamaica, Portugal, Korea…and last but not least, the West Coast. Her professional background is as diverse but grounded as her lifestyle, ranging from real estate investing to business management and entrepreneurship.

Nya’s promotions have been a Bay-wide phenomenon since 2005, starting with her support for legendary local events. A current key figure in bringing about the acclaimed women’s paradise “Eden” at Pride 2010 and 2011, she personally managed Eden’s “Celesbians” (the cast of The Real L Word, Pam Grier, Dani Campbell, etc.).

With her continuous quest for knowledge, Nya began attending FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising). Mastering her current production skills along with continued passion for her fashion sense, she is utilizing her knowledge to bring fashion to the public in a future production. With an undefined passion for the industry, she is bringing the world of fashion as one of the Co-Producer’s for 2012′s Pride.

 

Olga Texidor – Master of the turntables and consistent generator of crowd frenzies every time she plays, DJ Olga T never disappoints when she’s on the decks.  Olga T’s rare ability to play nearly any genre of music from Hip Hop, Dancehall/Reggae, Old School, R&B, to Top 40, Electro, Dance, and her favorites, Soulful, Tribal, Deep, Latin, Classic, & Gospel House, combined with uncanny crowd reading precision, passionate energy and flawless transitions always generate a happy and packed dance floor.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Olga T has been the premiere female DJ of the northern California women’s club scene for the past 16 years.  She’s been instrumental in developing the success of numerous legendary Bay Area events as well as rocking audiences in Las Vegas, New Orleans and Los Angeles.  She’s also the creator of  “GOOD TIMES”, Oakland’s wildly successful weekly Wednesday night event.  Bringing in different female DJs every week, Olga T believes in providing a platform for both newer and seasoned female DJs to have a place to develop and show off their skills.

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Susie McC – FullCircle Event Productions was founded by Susie McC in 2009 as a way to give back to the community and share her strong personal beliefs that we can all enjoy each other’s diversity.

Susie was fortunate enough to have lived around the country in her early years and developed a strong passion for people and community. Her first spoken word was “why”, so it’s no surprise she pursued her passion for manufacturing and industrial design which, in turn, allowed for extensive travel all over the world. Gathering more experience and diving deeper into new cultures and ways of life only increased the strength of her belief that diversity should be celebrated, not separated.

FullCircle Event Productions emulates Susie’s excitement to create an all-inclusive atmosphere that allows each and every one of us—regardless of background and upbringing—to come together and enjoy each other.

Susie has lived in the Bay Area for over 10 years and currently lives in Oakland. Any time not devoted to promoting premiere, all-inclusive events in the Bay Area is spent managing and developing processes for a local company, pursuing ideas for personal manufacturing endeavors, and renovating her house.