The YouthCO Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Sarah Chown to the role of Executive Director. “Following a thoughtful hiring process, the Board is confident in, and excited about, Sarah’s capabilities to steward the organization forward,” says Board Chair, Blake Stitilis.
Sarah began working with YouthCO as Program Director in January 2015, to support staff, volunteers and programs, and to engage our membership in advocacy efforts. As Program Director, Sarah has focused on creating more spaces for leadership from youth living with HIV. These initiatives include mentoring YouthCO’s Positive Programs Intern, working with Oak Tree Clinic to offer social and educational programming, and leading Camp Moomba‘s programs. Sarah has also worked to foster a strong team of staff and volunteers in YouthCO’s young gay men’s program, Mpowerment. This work has helped to rejuvenate Mpowerment’s peer-led approach to sexual health education and support, through weekly programming including our workshop series called Unmask.
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