The "Mr. Gay" 2006 (USA) and the International "Mr. Gay" Competitions are owned, produced and trademarked by Community Promotions, LLC. Managing Directors of Community Promotions are Don Spradlin and Thomas Roth. All rights for distribution, broadcasting, reproduction and reuse of any images, collateral or documentation of the Competition network is held by Community Promotions, LLC. Don Spradlin is the Executive Director of these two contest networks: The US Mr. Gay Competition and the International Mr. Gay Competition.

The Mr. Gay 2006 Competition network was established in 2003 with solicitation of contestants and sponsors via advertising and with the initial contest in San Francisco held in 2004. That contest was named the "Cutest of the Castro Contest", and was the first of a series of USA City Contests leading up to the 2005 national finals. The USA National Finals and the International Mr. Gay Competition was awarded to Palm Springs for two years on Columbus Day Weekend of October 6-7, 2006. The Grand Finale of US Competition will be held on Friday night, October 6, 2006, and the International Competition will be held on Saturday night, October 7, 2006, again, at the Riviera Resort & Tennis Club with preliminary Competition events for all Finalists—both US and International—earlier that week in and around the City of Palm Springs.

Preliminary contests leading up to the US Mr. Gay Competition will be held in various cities in the United States. These contests are being produced by licensed City Producers who will assist us in selecting Finalists to compete for the title of the USA Mr. Gay for 2007. Community Promotions will grow the network of City Contest in future years by licensing additional City Producers and is actively seeking qualified City Producers to support this growth plan.

DON SPRADLIN
Don has been producing national events since the late 80s. He has created and managed such events as ReUNION@CityHall, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (in both LA and SF), HellBall, SplashSF, Score!, The Maitri Art Sale and, most recently, the Cutest of the Castro Contest. Don is also a Co-founder of the Electric Dreams Foundation www.PartySafe.org, a Co-founder of the LA Lesbian & Gay Psychological Association, has served on the Board of the Victory Fund, LA Shanti, and the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Northern California. He is currently on the Advisory Board of the Craigslist Foundation.

Don grew up in Oklahoma and graduated with degrees in business from both the University of Oklahoma and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Don went back to school for another Masters Degree, this one in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, graduating in 1994.

TOM ROTH
In 1992, Tom Roth established Community Marketing, Inc., an independent gay market research and communications company based in San Francisco. Utilizing Toms experience, marketing skills, MBA training and innovative approaches, Community Marketing, Inc. develops products and services to help clients reach and serve the gay and lesbian community. Included in Community Marketing, Inc.s portfolio of services is the Gay & Lesbian World Travel Expo series in major markets (now in its 13th year); the International Conference on Gay & Lesbian Tourism (in its 6th year); market research and strategic consulting; Gay Travel News; the annual Gay & Lesbian Travel Industry Directory; and speaking engagements at conventions, conferences and trade shows including ATME, IACVB, IGLTA, HSMAI, WTM, NTA and The Travel Institute (formerly ICTA), among others.

Launched by Community Marketing in Spring 1997, the "Travel Alternatives Group" (TAG) division of Community Marketing is a national organization of travel professionals serving the gay and lesbian community. The group has over 200 TAG Member Agencies and more than 50 TAG Benefits suppliers. In 1998, Community Marketing introduced the TAG Approved® Accommodations program, a collection of over 700 qualified properties worldwide.

Tom holds an MBA degree in marketing from Maharishi University of Management in Iowa, and the Certified Travel Industry Executive (CTIE) certificate from The Travel Institute (formerly ICTA). He volunteers time and marketing services to the AIDS/HIV Nightline in the development and promotion of its successful fundraiser, the "World Travel Raffle," provides pro-bono consulting and marketing services to non-profits, and served as an officer on the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) board of directors. He also volunteers with the Permanent Peace Project and is a long-time instructor of the Transcendental Meditation program.
Website: www.CommunityMarketingInc.com

JOHN INGE
Web Master
John is the web master for MrGayCompetition.com. John lives in Seattle, where he works as an information architect (IA), web developer, and web designer. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Noblebeast Foundation in San Francisco.

John's IT career spans almost 20 years, with work experience at Micrografx, Asymetrix, RealNetworks, Getty Images (one of three IAs to design Getty Images Creative), and most recently at Saltmine.

John attended the United States Military Academy at West Point before graduating Cum Laude with a BA in Economics from UCLA.
Website: www.johninge.com

JOHN MICHAEL BECK
Stage Director
John Michael is no stranger to the stage as he is the co-founder and Artistic Director of SteinBeck Presents, a non-profit theatre company that focuses on producing new scripts by up and coming playwrights. Over the past two years, he has produced productions in San Francisco that have been favorites of both fans and critics alike&most notably the one woman show, Family Jewels which chronicles the life of San Francisco icon Veronica Klaus and his own performance in David Sedaris' one-man script The Santaland Diaries which has become a Bay Area holiday tradition for the past 3 years. Currently, J.M. is in the process of transplanting the company to Southern California where he is in pre-production for Lust and Crime by Los Angeles playwright Charles V. Davidson.

Graduating from Lamar University in Beaumont, TX with a Bachelor's degree in theatre, J.M. founded the Y-Players with the sponsorship of the local Y.W.C.A. He later moved to Dallas where he performed with a number of theatre companies such as Pegasus Theatre, 9th Street Theatre Project, and Plano Children's Theatre. Theatre in Education remained a strong passion for him as he taught and directed Childrens theatre at Plano Childrens Theatre and served as the Youth Theatre Coordinator for the Jewish Community Center. After moving to San Francisco, J.M. went on to appear in productions with Z-Space, New Conservatory Theatre, Theatre Rhinoceros, Inquiline Theatre, San Leandro Players, and City Lights Theatre Company. He also served as Inquiline's Development/Marketing Director.
Website: www.steinbeckpresents.org