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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Luis Lim (215) 629-2300 Ext. 117
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ASIAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RON SY ANNOUNCES PLANS TO STEP DOWN
"It is with heartfelt emotions that I notify you and the Board of Directors that I will be ending my term as ASIAC’s Executive Director by August 2010. I feel honored to have served the Asian, Pacific Islander and immigrant communities here in Philadelphia for the last 14 years." stated Sy in a meeting with ASIAC's staff and its Board of Directors. "While I am looking forward to a new chapter in my life, I feel that I have been enriched by the challenges that we have tackled and the people that we have helped during my years at ASIAC. I’m also confident that ASIAC’s talented staff members, selfless volunteers, dedicated board members, and committed funders and partners will continue to serve a model for other organizations in addressing the cultural and linguistic gaps in the health and social service system."
Born in the Philippines, Ron Sy graduated from the University of the East in Manila. After moving to Chicago, he worked at the Asian American AIDS Foundation and was involved with community organizing. In 1996, he moved to Philadelphia and accepted the Program Director position at ASIAC. In 1998, he succeeded Richard Liu as Executive Director. Ron Sy developed the Jaded Lounge, a community level HIV intervention program for minorities in the Philadelphia area which was produced by ASIAC from 1997 to 2009. Both Sy and ASIAC have been consistently recognized over the past decade:
• In 2000, ASIAC won the Philadelphia Gay News' Lambda Award for Outstanding Health Organization.
• In 2006, ASIAC won GlaxoSmithKline's Impact Award for Outstanding Health Organization in the Philadelphia area.
• In 2008, Sy served as Grand Marshal for the Philadelphia Gay Pride Parade.
• In 2010, Sy was named Runner-Up for the Philadelphia Gay News' Person of the Year award.
"We are fortunate to have had Ron Sy as our Executive Director for over a decade," said Board of Directors member and former Board President Giang Nguyen. "Ron's previous work in Chicago, his ability to foster relationships with local and national health agencies and institutions, and his creativity in developing and implementing programs were instrumental in making ASIAC one of the largest Asian and Pacific Islander non-profit community-based agencies in the Philadelphia area."
Current Board of Directors President Dr. Bich-Thuy Sim stated, “Through his leadership and hard work, Ron has established a solid legacy for ASIAC’s next Executive Director to build on.” Sim noted that the Board of Directors has begun to develop a process for the search and selection of ASIAC’s next Executive Director and will be working together with Sy to ensure a smooth executive transition during the coming months.
ASIAC, formerly AIDS Services in Asian Communities, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community-based organization dedicated to assisting low-income and limited English proficient individuals overcome cultural and linguistic barriers to healthcare and social services. Founded in 1995, ASIAC has over fourteen years of experience connecting its clients to essential HIV services and is a nationally recognized authority on healthcare barriers facing Asian, Pacific Islander and immigrant populations. ASIAC's programs include HIV testing and counseling, medical case management, HIV education and outreach, comprehensive risk counseling, and linguistic services. For more information, please call 215-629-2300 Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, or visit www.asiac.org.
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 04:28 |
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Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2010 Lunar New Year Banquet a huge success. Pictures and acknowledgments coming soon! |
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Thursday, 18 February 2010 21:37 |
Attention
ASIAC's Seasonal Newsletter (in pdf)
Winter 2010
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 14:08 |
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ASIAC will be closed February 10th and the 11th due to inclement weather. |
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 07:30 |
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ASIAC's offices will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2010 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday. |
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