Gretchen Van Ness is the first executive director of LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc. – a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating LGBTQ welcome, and safe, affordable housing for seniors. She has served on numerous boards and associations as an LGBTQ+ leader and advocate.
Van Ness is passionate about creating a safe, affordable, living space for LGBTQ+ seniors.
She graduated with her doctorate in law from Boston College in 1988. Shortly after graduating, she opened an independent litigation practice in Boston focused on employment discrimination, civil rights and serving the LGBTQ community.
