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International
AIDS Expert Addresses Challenges to AIDS Community
Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, president
of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), discussed the
role of gender inequity in fueling the AIDS pandemic during her keynote
address at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's (AFC) Annual Meeting on
Tuesday, November 11, 2003. The ICRW is a Washington, D.C.-based organization
that undertakes policy-oriented research, technical assistance, and advocacy
focused on women's economic roles, reproductive health and nutrition,
HIV/AIDS, adolescent sexual health, and women's rights.
Dr. Rao Gupta holds a Ph.D.
in social psychology, has over twenty years of experience in research
and program development, particularly in the area of women's health, and
is an international expert on HIV/AIDS issues. She also serves on many
distinguished boards, including the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative,
the Ms. Foundation, InterAction, and the Moriah Fund.
In addition to Dr. Rao Gupta's
presentation, AFC held elections for its Board of Directors and the Service
Providers Council (SPC). The SPC is a membership coalition of 139 local
organizations that provide HIV/AIDS services and education/prevention
programs in the Chicago metropolitan area. The only coalition of its kind
in the country, the SPC informs AFC's grantmaking and advocacy priorities,
and works collectively to identify service gaps and expand and improve
HIV care and education programs.
Annual elections for the AFC Board of Directors and the Service Providers
Council were conducted by Board Member Isiaah Crawford, PhD and SPC Membership
Committee Chair Betty Smith. The 2003-2004 SPC Executive Committee is
comprised of the following members:
| Debbie Hinde |
Vital Bridges |
Chair |
| Cynthia Tucker |
Chicago Women's
AIDS Project |
Vice Chair |
| Chet Kelly |
CORE Center |
Secretary |
| Charles Clifton |
Test Positive
Aware Network |
Advocacy |
| Ann Hilton
Fisher |
AIDS Legal
Council of Chicago |
Advocacy |
| Dan Sesztak |
Chicago House
& Social Services |
Case Management |
| David Dempsey |
Howard Brown
Health Center |
Case Management |
| Scott Ewart |
Lake County Catholic Charities |
Food and
Nutrition |
| Kimberly
Hammon |
Open Hand
Chicago |
Food and
Nutrition |
| Sterling
Gildersleeve |
A Safe Haven |
Housing |
| Judy Perloff
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Chicago House
& Social Services |
Housing |
| Barbara Schechtman |
MATEC |
Medical/Primary
Care |
| Mark
Hodar |
Howard
Brown Health Center |
Medical/Primary
Care |
| Betty Smith |
South Side
Help Center |
Membership |
| Lisa Razzano |
UIC Mental
Health Services Research |
Mental Health |
| Vaughn Taylor |
Greater Chicago
Committee/Jelani |
Prevention/Education |
| Kenis Williams |
Haymarket
Center |
Prevention/Education |
| Christopher
Brown |
Chicago
Department of Public Health |
At-large |
| Maurice Chapman |
Westside
Clinic at Bethany |
At-large |
| Ann Dunmore |
Cook County Bureau of Health Services |
At-large |
| Omar Lopez |
C.A.L.O.R. |
At-large |
| Dan Lustig |
Haymarket
Center |
At-large |
| Maureen
Murphy |
Lake
County Catholic Charities |
At-large |
| Betsy
Ritzman |
Access
Community Health Center |
At-large |
| David
Roesler |
Open
Door Clinic |
At-large |
| Anne
Statton |
Pediatric
AIDS Chicago Prevention Intitiative |
At-large |
| Virgil
Tolbert |
Christian
Community Health Center |
At-large |
| Modesto
Tico Valle |
Horizons
Community Services |
At-large |
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