January 23, 2008
Milwaukee: Patrick Flaherty, Director of Public Affairs, has resigned his position to focus full-time on his candidacy for 3rd District Alderman. Beginning January 23, 2008, he will take a paid leave of absence. This effort will require concentrated effort and time to be successful. We wish him all the best in this new endeavor.
Patrick has been with the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center as a staff member since July 2001 and as a volunteer since its founding in 1996. He has served many roles including fundraising for Center programs but is best known for his work as the founding Director of Center Advocates, leading its advocacy and community organizing programs. He has been successful at establishing a citywide domestic partner registry, winning domestic partner benefits for city workers, and obtaining protections for gender identity in the City’s Equal Rights Statement. His leadership has resulted in the affiliation of the former HRC PAC with Center Advocates, providing the LGBT community with another vehicle for political influence. Flaherty also helped Wisconsin’s LGBT centers to secure funding in the state 2007-09 budget, successfully fought state cuts to HIV programs serving gay African American men, and helped the United Way adopt a policy that includes sexual orientation.
In February, the Center will begin the recruitment process for the next Director of Public Affairs. The position will be posted and we hope to have a new Director in early April.
Angie Guerra
Director of Communications
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
315 West Court Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414.292.3061
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