Alan Uphold is a communication consultant, speechwriter, and professor of public speaking at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA. He has taught public speaking at numerous Southern California colleges including LA City College, LA Trade Tech and Golden West Community College. Alan has volunteered for the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes and has also served on the boards of Human Rights Campaign Board, Equality California, and Stonewall National Museum and Archives.

Alan currently lives in Palm Springs with his spouse, Jeff, and their rescue dog, Tucker.