Mon 9 Mar 2009 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback View at NDHA
The NZ AIDS Foundation's Auckland Health Promoter has been tapped to become the Foundation's new National Partnerships Co-ordinator, a role with more involvement in the national operations of the Foundation. Promotion: Ben Barratt-Boyes Ben Barratt-Boyes, the force behind a recently beefed up Foundation presence in Auckland gay venues, has a background working in project management and event management in London. "Since joining the NZAF as a Health Promoter Barratt-Boyes has expanded and enhanced the NZAF's relationships with key stakeholders within Auckland’s gay and bisexual men;s communities and is regularly seen out and about on the scene," says the Foundation. The National Partnerships Co-ordinator role grew out a role previously held by staffers Larry Jenkins and his predecessor, Les Hill. "I'm looking forward to taking up my new position," says Barratt-Boyes. "I'll be able to continue to build on the NZAF’s existing relationships and foster new ones." "One of the aspects of being a Health Promoter that I've really enjoyed has been finding ways to work directly with gay venues like saunas and bars, and also connecting other mainstream groups to the NZAF to support HIV Prevention efforts," says Barratt-Boyes. "The National Partnerships Co-ordinator is a national role so I’ll be able to build strategic relationships like these around the country." The Foundation says a key part of Barratt-Boyes' new job will be taking a lead in the organisation of the NZAF's events for World AIDS Day in December and the Big Gay Out 2010.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Monday, 9th March 2009 - 11:21am