Kathleen J. DeBold This is Me

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1. 1. Watermark Online - Florida's Distinctive Gay & Lesbian Publication

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   Published on: 5/27/2008   Last Visited: 5/27/2008

   "One of the reasons our community smokes so much is the tacit acceptance of smoke-filled bars as a cultural norm - which makes it much easier for young GLBT people to start smoking and more difficult for older ones to quit," said Kathleen DeBold, executive director for the Mautner Project, a national lesbian health organization.

2. 2. Mautner Project - Staff

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   Published on: 3/7/2008   Last Visited: 3/7/2008

   Kathleen DeBold Executive Director
   
   Long-time activist Kathleen DeBold is Executive Director of the Mautner Project, the National Lesbian Health Organization. Before joining Mautner in 1999, she served as Deputy Director of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and did community organizing in Africa with both Africare and the Peace Corps.

3. 3. Mautner Project - Press Releases

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   Published on: 4/1/2007   Last Visited: 3/7/2008

   Mautner Project Executive Director Kathleen DeBold Steps Down
   
   Debold: Activist, Educator, Advocate for Lesbian Health for Past Seven Years
   
   WASHINGTON - April 1, 2007 - Kathleen DeBold, longtime Executive Director for the Mautner Project, will leave her position with the organization on April 1, 2007. Her resignation, announced publicly today, was reluctantly accepted by the Mautner Project Board of Directors. Dr. Kathleen Maloy, who has been serving as Interim Executive Director since December 1st when DeBold went on a paid Sabbatical, will continue as Interim Executive Director.
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   Under DeBold's leadership since November 1999, the Mautner Project has evolved from a local health group that primarily supported lesbians with cancer, to a national lesbian health organization that works to improve the health of women through advocacy, education, research and direct services.
   
   The Mautner Project has won numerous awards for outstanding service in health advocacy during DeBold's tenure, including those from the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association, the Gay Activists Alliance, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Pride at Work and the Feminist Majority.
   
   Several of the Mautner Project public health awareness innovations under her leadership include:
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   Upon tendering her resignation, DeBold said, "it has been an honor to be part of Susan Hester's and Mary-Helen Mautner's brilliant vision and loving legacy of lesbians taking care of themselves and each other. For the balance of my life and work, this always will be what inspires me to do more."
   
   "The idea of women taking care of women and fighting for health care equality has touched every chord in my lesbian-feminist heart," said DeBold, 51. "I'm blessed to work with wonderful staff members, volunteers, and clients who nurture the Mautner Project's community of caring."
   
   "We are deeply grateful to Kathleen DeBold for her outstanding dedication to the cause of the health and well-being of lesbians and women who partner with women," said Interim Executive Director Maloy.
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   "As Chair of the Mautner Project Board during Kathleen's tenure as Executive Director, it has been my privilege to work closely with Kathleen. She put the Mautner Project in the first rank of American LGBT health organizations, and championed the every day needs of women from all walks of life. Her leadership and vision inspires our future."
   
   Mautner Project founder Susan Hester added, "Kathleen DeBold has been an incredible gift to lesbian health and to the Mautner Project.
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   Citing her Peace Corps roots and her abiding love for doing work with greater direct and personal contact with vulnerable and disenfranchised people, DeBold said "after seven years this is the right time for me to figure out my next commitment given the Mautner Project's fiscal health, strong executive and board leadership, breadth of donor support, and national reputation.
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   An articulate feminist and advocate for the LGBT community, Debold and her partner and dedicated Mautner Project volunteer, Barbara Johnson, will continue sharing their passion for LGBT history and literature.