AIDS: Mahon of MAC AIDS Fund appointed chair Presidential HIV/AIDS Advisory Council

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the appointment Dec. 1 of Nancy Mahon as the new Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). Mahon, executive director of the MAC AIDS Fund, has many years of experience in leading large philanthropic endeavors. In her role as chair, she will maintain the continuity of PACHA-related activities and, on occasion, represent the administration at PACHA-related events.

“Recently, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of the opportunity to begin creating an ‘AIDS-free generation’,” said Christopher Bates, executive director of the PACHA. “Ms. Mahon is an excellent choice to guide PACHA’s efforts in support of that goal. She has demonstrated leadership in responding to HIV/AIDS over many years and in many different capacities. She has developed public-private partnerships to provide care and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS, and she knows the power of working together to change their lives for the better. We look forward to working with her, and to strengthening PACHA’s support for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy under her leadership.”

As a senior vice president at MAC and executive director of the MAC AIDS Fund, Mahon serves as a member of the brand’s senior management team, while overseeing the strategic direction and day-to-day operation of the MAC AIDS Fund. Currently, the fund gives away more than $18 million annually throughout the world, particularly in the 65 countries in which MAC has affiliates.

Before joining MAC in June 2006, Mahon was executive director of God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD), the nation’s oldest and largest provider of life-sustaining nutritional support services for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious illnesses. She is the author of numerous research, advocacy, and prevention articles, which have been published in a wide range of periodicals, including the American Journal of Public Health, the New York Times, and various academic journals.

See www.aids.gov/federal-resources/policies/pacha/.