The PASS Board of Directors
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Heather Berg (she/her)
PASS Board Director
Heather Berg writes about sex, work, and social struggle. Her first book, Porn Work (UNC Press, 2021), explores workers' strategies for navigating--and subverting--precarity. Her writing appears in the journals Feminist Studies, Signs, South Atlantic Quarterly, and others. Heather is assistant professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. You can find her at drheatherberg.com.
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James Bell (he/him)
PASS Board Director
James Bell, NP is Medical Director of the Sexual Health Program at the Los Angeles LGBT Center; the largest facility in the world providing health and social services to the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to providing direct patient care, James is responsible for developing and expanding sexual health services at the Center. As a staunch advocate for sex workers rights and accessible and safe healthcare for persons in the Adult Industry, James is very enthusiastic to serve on the PASS Board of Directors. With more than 20 years experience in healthcare focusing on social justice in healthcare among marginalized populations, he brings strong clinical expertise in the field of sexual health, combined with compassion and caring his patients and community.
James holds master's degrees in both Nursing and Community Health, graduating with highest honors from Ball State University in Indiana. He is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
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Lucy Hart (she/her)
PASS Board Secretary
Lucy Hart started in Adult Film as a male gay performer (Lance Hart) in 2007 with SeanCody.com. After that contract was up, Lucy immediately started an independent fetish production in Tampa, FL. Lucy performed as queer male talent in Gay, Straight, TS, Bi and various BDSM shoots from 2007 - 2021 while building and running their independent network of pay sites (Pervout.). For the past few years they have dedicated their time to helping other sex workers grow financially. In august of 2021 they officially began transitioning to female, and changed their name from Lance Hart to Lucy Hart.
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Val Webber (they/them)
PASS Board Chair
Val Webber has worked in various sectors of the adult industry for 20 years, including as a webcam model, film performer, writer, production assistant, cam and boom operator, voice actor, and toy reviewer. They have been involved in various queer, sex worker, and sexual health community efforts. They earned their doctorate in community health & humanities studying occupational health in porn, and have master’s degrees in medical anthropology and public health. Visit their site at: www.valeriewebber.com.
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Kelly Holland (she/her)
PASS Board Treasurer
Ms. Holland began her career as a journalist in the 1980s, covering Central American war zones, before going on to become an award-winning documentarian. During that time, she created Art Attack, a producer of documentaries, feature films, and reality programming, and opened a production facility in San Salvador. She founded Chick Media, a production company dedicated to creating sex positive, erotic programming for women, worked with companies across the adult industry, and represented the concept of “Women’s Erotica” in a wide variety of media outlets including ABC’s 20/20, MSNBC, Elle Magazine and The New York Times. Ms. Holland has won many awards in adult media, is a sought-after speaker, a member of the National Association of Professional Women, and is the Founder and Board President of LA-based Animal Rescue Alliance.
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Fivestar (she/they)
Director
Fivestar is a longtime adult film director, producer, and bondage rigger, and has been faithful to PASS's mission of maintaining the health and safety of adult industry workers. Fivestar is the owner of Filthy Studios, which promotes diverse sexual expression and kinky media through film production (under the name Filthy Femdom), BDSM workshops and industry events, and advocacy for the adult industry.