Our team

Terry Hernandez (she/her)

Terry, the founder of Pride Social South County, was born and raised in San Jose. Terry earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Social Work from San Diego State University. While in San Diego, she was a writer for Southern California's The Gay & Lesbian Times as well as the founder of a women's Queer group. She has worked with HIV/AIDS patients, providing crucial services and advocacy in Spanish and English. 

Augustine A. (he/him)

Born and raised in Santa Clara/San Jose, Auggie grew up with Bay Area values of equality and inclusion. While working as a restaurant manager for Pasta Pomodoro, also known as "gay pasta," Auggie strived to provide a safe and inclusive space for the trans community and all members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community that would come from the Billy DeFrank Center. At Carbon 3D, Auggie co-founded their Pride ERG and strived to bring awareness and visibility to the community. He also connected with the San Mateo Pride Center to partner with education while holding fundraisers within the company to donate to San Mateo Pride. 

"As a board member of Pride Social South County, I believe we should never live in fear of being who we are, and I take every opportunity to be out and proud and visible. Representation matters."

Josephine N. (she/her)

Josie has been a San Jose resident for 45 years. She received her bachelor's degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting from Santa Clara University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Shortly after, she became a Certified Public Accountant and currently works as the Controller of a small property management and investment company in the Bay Area - going on 23 years!

During her spare time, she enjoys traveling...and preparing tax returns! Josie and her mom have run a small tax practice that started decades ago, and it keeps them busy during tax season!