The
president and CEO of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute will speak
at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this week.
Chuck
Wolfe will talk about “The State of the LGBT Movement” at 4:30 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 10, in Room 221 of the Noel Fine Arts Center. A question and answer
session will follow. The event is sponsored by the UW-Stevens Point Faculty and
Staff Gay-Straight Alliance and is free and open to the public.
Wolfe
has an extensive background in politics, issue advocacy and organizational
development. He previously served as executive vice president and chief
operating officer of the American Legacy Foundation, created as a result of a
46-state settlement with the tobacco industry. The foundation’s first employee,
he initiated national tobacco control programs such as the “truth” advertising
campaign.
The
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute is a nonpartisan organization that helps
LGBT leaders win elections and serve effectively. Wolf served on the fund’s
Board of Directors for four years prior to joining the staff. During his tenure
as CEO, hundreds of openly gay candidates have been elected to public office.
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