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| May 8, 2006 AIDS Action Announces New Officers (Monday, May 8, 2006) AIDS Action is pleased to announce the new officers elected at their annual meeting in March. Katy Caldwell, Executive Director of Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. (Legacy) in Houston, Texas was elected Chair of the Board of the AIDS Action Council. Joseph Interrante, Executive Director of Nashville Cares, was elected Vice Chair. Zoila Escobar, Vice President Strategic Development and Community Support of AltaMed Health Services Organization, in Los Angeles, California, was elected Secretary, and Former Board Chair Craig Thompson, Executive Director of AIDS Project Los Angeles, will be Treasurer. Upon her election Ms. Caldwell stated, “I am pleased to take on this leadership role for AIDS Action Council. There are many important issues under discussion right now, like the reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act, the shrinking HIV funding portfolio, HIV prevention, and research on vaccines and microbicides.” She added, “AIDS Action is in the forefront of HIV advocacy in Washington, and I am pleased to be able to build upon the work of our immediate past chair Craig Thompson.” Rebecca Haag, Executive Director of AIDS Action’s Council and Foundation said she was pleased to see that the new officers included those who had previously served in leadership roles and had significant experience with the organization. “The Board leadership reflects the great diversity that we have in our organization and includes perspectives from different geographic locations as well as both community services and medical based service models.” She continued, “I am pleased to have a leadership team with such a depth of experience and expertise, and look forward to working with them on the very significant challenges that face our advocacy work on behalf of those living with HIV/AIDS. Also in March, the AIDS Action Foundation also elected Kenneth Malone of the Legacy Community Health Services as chair. Mr. Malone said, “I am excited about the leadership of the Foundation Board as we continue to research innovative ways to connect HIV positive individuals to quality care. In partnership with the HIV/AIDS Bureau at the Health Resources Services Administration, AIDS Action Foundation has been investigating best practices in connecting ex-offenders to HIV care as well as innovative connections to quality HIV care in rural settings. The end result of this research will help to increase the number of HIV positive people enrolled in quality care throughout the United States.” The new AIDS Action Council and Foundation Board Members will serve a one-year term until March, 2007. |