Never Too Late - February 2023

Visibility Matters

Congratulations to the 2022 University of Arizona Health Sciences LGBTQIA+ Award Winners!

• Lydia Kennedy UAHS LGBTQIA+ Distinguished Leadership Award Brenda Casey, MSW, LCSW • UAHS LGBTQIA+ Faculty Leadership Award Evan Garofalo, PhD • UAHS LGBTQIA+ Faculty Leadership Award Russ B. Toomey, PhD • UAHS LGBT QIA+ Staff Leadership Award Deana Ann Smith, BSBA, BSN, RN • UAHS LGBTQ IA+ Student Leadership Award R. Reichenbach • UAHS LGBTQ IA+ Student Leadership Award Austin Sherwood • UAHS LGBTQIA+ Community

Leadership Award Sarah Bahnson, BA • UAHS LGBTQIA+ Ally Leadership Award Linda Perez, M Admin, RN • UAHS LGBTQIA+ Ally Leadership Award Kathryn Teyechea, RN, BSN

Top Left: Brian Dodge – Director for Institute for LGBT Studies, (he/him), Cam Dyman – Application Training Manager, Clinical Infomatics (they/them), Rochelle Marshall – Admin Assoc AZ Technology and Education Lab, Lisa Reams – PCOA VP of Programs & Services (she/ her), Sarah Bahnson – PCOA LGBTQI+ Community Liaison (they/them), Brenda Casey , Michael Tearne – Manager, MS and Doctoral Program at Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (he/him), Velia Nuno – Interim Assistant Dean for Diversity Equity and Inclusion for Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health Bottom Left: Russ Toomey , Deanna Smith , Kathryn Teyechea , Chris Tisch – Assistant Dean for Student Services and Alumni Affairs, Lydia Kennedy – Senior Director UAHS Equity Diversity and Inclusion (she/her)

So. AZ Senior Pride celebrating, supporting and uniting LGBTQI+ older adults (520) 312-8923; info@soazseniorpride. org; soazseniorpride.org All in-person, indoor events require masks.

Book Club ; third Wednesday; 2–3:30p; on Zoom Gathering in Himmel Park ; third Saturday; 10–11:30am; in-person Walk and Roll - Enjoy an outdoor activity with friendly people; third Tuesday; time will vary; in-person There are more events each month. Stay tuned in on the website.

On-going events: Registration is required for attendance - soazseniorpride.org GBTQI+ Mens Loss Group ; weekly on Tuesday; 1:30–3pm; in-person Gayme Day; second Wednesday; 1–3pm; in-person

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