Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 19:22:12 -0500
From: GAYLESBLA@aol.com
Subject: New board member

New Co-Chair Elected to L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
Board of Directors

            Board of Directors Also Elects Eight New Members

     LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 1995 -- Gwen Baba, Chair of the Los Angeles
Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center's Board of Directors, recently
announced the election of Loren Ostrow to the position of Co-Chair.
Mr. Ostrow replaces Edward S.  Gould who finished a three-year term as
Co-Chair and will continue his seven-year affiliation with the Gay &
Lesbian Center as a member of its Board.

     "The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's growth in the last few years has
been tremendous," said Ms. Baba.  "We continue to expand and enhance
existing programs while adding vitally needed services.  The Gay &
Lesbian Center is also committed to strengthening its role as a leader
of social change and advocate for gay and lesbian civil rights.  Loren's
strong leadership skills and capacity to fundraise will ensure our
success in that role."

     Mr. Ostrow is a Principal and Executive Vice President of KOAR
International, a real estate development, investment and advisory firm.
He holds an M.B.A.  from the University of Rochester's Graduate School
of Management and graduated from Stanford Law School with membership in
the Order of the Coif.

     A native of Boston, he has been a member of the Board for three
years and lives in Silverlake with his partner, Brian Newkirk.
     "I am honored to be given the responsibility of Co-Chair of the L.A. Gay
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Lesbian Center," said Mr. Ostrow.  "The Gay & Lesbian Center is an
organization that epitomizes the gay community's commitment to help its
own.  I look forward to enhancing community participation in this
wonderful organization and strengthening the Center's role as a leader
in the fight for gay and lesbian civil rights."

     Ms. Baba also announced the appointment of eight new members to the
22 person Board of Directors.  They are: Tom Soto, Dr. Harvey Abrams,
David Fisher, Loretha Jones, David Meyers, Paul Morabito, Dave Kalish
and Dr. Kevin Williams.

     The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center is the
world's oldest and largest gay and lesbian non-profit organization, a
leading HIV/AIDS care provider and equal rights advocate, and home to an
array of free or low cost health, educational, cultural and social
programs serving more than 12,000 ethnically diverse youth and adults
each month.  Home to one of the county's largest HIV/AIDS care clinics
and the nation's largest anonymous HIV test site, the Gay & Lesbian
Center also provides a variety of youth services and a 24-bed youth
shelter, legal aid, an anti- violence project, mental health and
counseling, job training and placement, a computerized AIDS information
network, self-help and education, a lesbian health clinic, and extensive
AIDS-related education and outreach.