Behind The Key
Cori Schumacher (ΦΒΚ, University of California, Berkeley) is a three-time world champion surfer and social justice advocate.
Cori was the first openly gay world surfing champion. They used their platform to increase justice, diversity, and belonging for women, BIPOC, and LGBTQI people in surfing. As the first LGBTQI council member elected in Carlsbad, California, Cori spearheaded the city's community choice energy program, its first ocean lifeguard program, and its first ethics ordinance.