by lgbtei | Oct 23, 2019 | Board Profiles, Featured
The LGBT Elder Initiative is working with community partners including the Alzheimer’s Association and the Penn Memory Center to develop new programming on brain health within the LGBT community. Starting in 2020, this programming will explore topics relevant to...
by lgbtei | Mar 20, 2019 | Board Profiles
From the Philadelphia Gay News By Michael Byrne Since the early 1980s, the messaging within our communities in relation to HIV has been focused on surviving. In the earlier days of the AIDS crisis, avoiding and/or surviving the plague needed to be the focus. For many,...
by lgbtei | Feb 12, 2019 | Board Profiles
The LGBT Elder Initiative and the Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) released the 2019 Special Section on Aging and Older Adults in the February 8th edition of PGN. The Special Section includes six articles pertaining to LGBT aging and the experiences of our older adult...
by lgbtei | May 23, 2018 | Blog, Board Profiles
Board Profile Patricia Mckinley Patricia’s journey as an advocate started at the Department of Human Services focusing on helping children and adults. After receiving her MBA from La Salle University, she began working as a consultant in various fields. She...
by lgbtei | Apr 11, 2018 | Board Profiles
Board Profile Karen Nichols Philly native, Karen Nichols, has been advocating for older adults for over 20 years as a primary care doctor in West Philadelphia and as the current Medical director for Medicare Plans at AmeriHealth Caritas. Most of her professional...
by lgbtei | Mar 16, 2018 | Board Profiles
Board Profile Peter R. Abraldes Peter’s passion for advocacy started in 2013, while working at the law firm of Lyman & Ash. There he worked on one of the first cases challenging Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage and helping the firm develop the Legal...
