Health News
2006-05-27
Being Alive names
new executive director
Rafael Cosio
named to head Los Angeles–based Being Alive
Being
Alive/People With HIV-AI
Being
Alive/People With HIV-AIDS Action Coalition this week
announced the selection of the organization's new
executive director. Rafael Cosio, director of
education and HIV programs at Pacific Pride Foundation in
Santa Barbara, Calif., was tapped to head Los
Angeles–based Being Alive. Cosio was chosen
from among more than 200 applicants, agency officials
say.
"Rafael Cosio's
years of experience working for people with HIV/AIDS
at a grassroots level make him a perfect match for our
organization," Guy Beck, president of Being Alive's
board of directors, said in a press statement. "I am
confident that he has both the experience and
understanding that uniquely qualify him to lead our
organization into the future."
Being Alive is a
nonprofit organization created and operated by and for
people living with HIV. The organization offers emotional
support programs, a wellness center, a speakers
bureau, and a prevention-for-positives initiative; it
also holds social events, offers HIV education
services, and advocates for the HIV community. Being Alive
has offices in West Hollywood, Calif., and the Silver Lake
section of Los Angeles. (The Advocate)
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