Health News
2006-01-18
GMHC names
interim director
Marjorie Hill
will guide GMHC during nationwide search for permanent
director.
The board of
director
The board of
directors of Gay Men’s Health Crisis on Tuesday
announced the selection of Marjorie J. Hill, MD, to
serve as the agency's interim executive director. Hill
will serve in this position while a search is
conducted to find a replacement for Ana Oliveira, who served
the agency in the role of executive director for six
years and is leaving GMHC in late February to
pursue other professional interests.
“Dr. Hill
is a recognized leader in the HIV/AIDS community and brings
a collective wealth of experience and accomplishments
to her new role as GMHC's interim executive director,"
said GMHC board chairman John Colon. "The board
is confident that she will further the agency's fiscal
and programmatic achievements that have greatly enhanced
the lives of people living with and affected by HIV and
AIDS."
Hill has a long
leadership history with GMHC. Most recently she served as
the first director of the Women's Institute; she
also served as a board member from 1994 to 1999
and as board cochair from 1999 to 2001. Prior to
joining the agency, Hill worked in New York City
government, first as the LGBT liaison under Mayor David
Dinkins and then as assistant commissioner for HIV
services at the New York City Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. At the
health department, Hill helped expand needle-exchange
programs in the city and coordinated citywide
distribution of more than 5 million male and female
condoms in 2004. (Advocate.com)
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