Alex Baccaro moved to Rossmoor in 2009 with Becky, his life partner of 37 years. Prior to coming out as a transgender man 2021, Alex lived as an out lesbian all his adult life. He has always worked toward equality and social justice for women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. Alex spent the first 20 years of his career as a professional trumpet player and teacher. He was most impacted by being principal trumpet of the Women’s Philharmonic and working with low-income students as a trumpet teacher and college advisor. He can be seen most days somewhere in Rossmoor with his wonderful dog Moxie.

Darryl moved to Rossmoor in 2023 and hit the ground running. He immediately joined the board of the Alliance and became an invaluable member. Darryl is retired from the NewYork City Department of Health where he was an HIV/AIDS Treatment & Care Strategic Community Planner. Darryl lives with his husband, Michael, of 40 years and is an avid cook. He also serves on the Emergency Preparedness Board at Rossmoor.

Dylan moved to Rossmoor in 2025, and is very happy to have found the Alliance! In his former life he’s done a variety of things, including co-founding the Transgender Law Center, mediating divorces, and in recent years, teaching third grade. He loves plants, art, writing, bunnies, rats, hiking, bicycling, and connections with heartful people.

Phillip Bollinger moved to Rossmoor in 2020 in the midst of the COVID lockdown. He continued to work for Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute from home. Gradually able to return to work on site a few days a week to assist with the merger with UCSF Medical Center. Retired from Children’s after 20 years working in Information systems. He has also worked at John Muir Medical Center, Summit Medical Center and (then) Mt Diablo Medical Center. Phillip loves to travel and is usually on the road to somewhere on the bucket list.

Kristen grew up in Orinda and is a third generation Rossmoorian as her (Snow Birds from New York) grandparents had a place on Skycrest and her mom was an original owner in Eagle Ridge. Kristen bought her mom’s place during the pandemic and retired from being a Palo Alto middle school Teacher Librarian in June, 2025 after having been a Palo Alto educator since 1989. Kristen was her middle school’s GSA Club Advisor (and founding staff member), and she is thrilled to join the Rossmoor LGBTQ+ Alliance as its first ally board member. She is passionate about education and advocacy and besides the LGBTQ+ Alliance, she is the Welcome Committee Chair of Mutual 68. In her non-leadership time she bakes, reads, knits, square dances, line dances,  plays pickleball, works out at the Fitness Center, does qigong with the Chinese American Association of Rossmoor, participates in Democrats of Rossmoor activities and watches KDramas and CDramas. Most of all, she loves traveling, eating vegetarian food from all different cultures, and spending time with her daughter Sondrine, her son Austin, and her sisters Laurel and Erika.

Journey moved to Rossmoor in 2023.  They heard about the Alliance not long after moving and found a home as a non-binary gender fluid activist.  They raised their three daughters just over th ehill in Lafayette and live with their life partner, a jazz musician you can sometimes hear play at concerts here at Rossmoor.  They are a retired high school teacher and are active in Buddhist and Jewish groups in the area.  They love to play bocce, cook, dance and meditate.