Despite the City of Chicago’s budget crunch, the Chicago Department of Public Health is moving to fill the vacant position of director of the Office of LGBT Health, a CDPH spokesman said July 23.
"We fully understand the importance and support the work of the CDPH LGBT Health Office," CDPH’s Tim Hadac said. "We are moving forward with the process of hiring a director."
The job has been unfilled since its former director, Simone Koehlinger (above), left CDPH June 14, and some in the community have speculated that the City’s budget woes might be why. Those concerns led the Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on LGBT Issues, whose members are appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, to approve a letter July 21 to CDPH Comm. Bechara Choucair urging CDPH to fill the position and continue to support the office.
Read the rest at EDGE Chicago...
No comments:
Post a Comment