Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 12:48:52 -0400 From: NGLTF Subject: TASK FORCE WELCOMES TWO NEW ORGANIZERS ================================================= PRESS RELEASE NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE http://www.ngltf.org CONTACT: Tracey Conaty, Communications Director 202-332-6483 ext. 3303 800-757-6476 pager tconaty@ngltf.org ================================================= TASK FORCE WELCOMES TWO NEW ORGANIZERS WASHINGTON, DC---July 8, 1998--- The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force today announced the addition of activists Alexis Sainz and Dan Hawes as field organizers to its program staff. Both Sainz and Hawes bring considerable grassroots organizing experience to the Task Force - Sainz as a result of her efforts in the area of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) youth and people of color issues and Hawes as labor organizer. Sainz is a graduate of the Task Force's 1995 Youth Leadership Training Institute, the first GLBT youth training institute of its kind in the country. Sainz's focus will be primarily on youth and family issues and will include coordinating the Task Force's annual Youth Leadership Institute, which is scheduled this year for August 5 to 9. Hawes will serve as NGLTF's staff coordinator of the Federation of LGBT Statewide Political Organizations. In addition, he will provide technical assistance and support to activists across the country on a variety of issues. Hawes replaces Tracey Conaty who now serves as the Task Force's communications director. "We are thrilled to bring both Alexis and Dan on board. They each bring with them exceptional experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to grassroots organizing," said Kerry Lobel, NGLTF executive director. "These hires reflect NGLTF's ongoing commitment to grassroots organizing in general, and youth, families, and state and local issues specifically," she added. Dan Hawes Dan Hawes comes to the Task Force by way of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), where he served as an organizer for four years, including as National Coalition Coordinator. In that position, he organized a nationwide coalition of GLBT, womenís rights, civil rights, environmental, and Latino groups to take actions to improve the wages and working conditions of strawberry workers. Hawes also advocated on federal legislative issues affecting farm workers. Alexis Sainz Along with graduating from NGLTF's 1995 youth leadership institute, Sainz was co-chair of the steering committee for the Youth Institute at NGLTF's Creating Change conference in 1997. She graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where she was the co-chair of DaGLO (Dartmouth Gay and Lesbian Organization). At Dartmouth, she was also active in La Alianza Latina and Dartmouth's Women's Resource Center. Sainz comes to the Task Force by way of the Electronic Commerce Practice at KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, where she served as a consultant specializing in internet computing. -30- The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has worked to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level since its inception in 1973. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. _________________________________________ This message was issued by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Media Department. If you have any questions regarding this post, please direct them to one of the contacts at the top of this message If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, please send an email with "UNSUBSCRIBE PRESSLIST" in the subject and body of your email message to .