Center on Halsted announced new leadership within the organization. The new leaders are slated to advance the Center’s stated mission “of securing the health and well-being of LGBTQ people of Chicagoland and assist in guiding the organization in its new three-year strategic plan.”
Kim Fountain, Ph.D., is joining the organization in the newly formed chief operating officer position, a role that involves assisting CEO Modesto Tico Valle in executing the strategic plan while overseeing programs and grants. Fountain was previously executive director of the Pride Center of Vermont.
Also, longtime LGBTQ-rights activist Richard Turner has been chosen to chair the board of directors. Turner, now retired after a long career in professional philanthropy, was one of the first inductees into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.