From: Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 17:50:54 -0500 Subject: HRCF ANNOUNCES HEALTH POLICY ADV ***************************************************************** PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND The Nation's Largest Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Political Group ***************************************************************** To contact the HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND, please call us at (202)628-4160, fax us at (202) 347-5323 or write to us at PO Box 1396 Washington, DC 20013. WE CANNOT RESPOND TO E-MAIL. ***************************************************************** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HRCF NAMES CYNTHIA "WINNIE" STACHELBERG TO BE SENIOR HEALTH POLICY ADVOCATE WASHINGTON, DC (November 18, 1994) The Human Rights Campaign Fund, the largest national lesbian and gay civil rights organization, has hired former Office of Management and Budget (OMB) staffer Cynthia "Winnie" Stachelberg to be its Senior Health Policy Advocate. Stachelberg served as a health policy expert in the Office of Management and Budget, one of the most prestigious agencies in the federal government. As a Budget Examiner in the Health and Maintenance Division of the OMB from September of 1990 until September of 1993, she formulated and reviewed health care budgets for the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. Daniel Zingale, HRCF's Public Policy Director, notes that Stachelberg's bi-partisan experience at OMB during the Bush and Clinton Administrations will be of importance as AIDS and other health care issues are addressed in the new Congress. "Winnie has an insider's view of the federal health care budget and will be able to identify areas where we can make progress," Zingale said. At OMB, she worked with OMB Director Leon Panetta, who currently serves as White House Chief of Staff. Stachelberg served as one of OMB's representatives on the President's Health Care Task Force. Prior to joining OMB, Stachelberg earned a Masters of Public Administration degree from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Her undergraduate degree is from Georgetown University. She has also been an associate policy analyst at the National League of Cities and a high school english teacher. "At this time of uncertainty over the future of AIDS appropriations and other health care priorities, I look forward to working at the Campaign Fund," Stachelberg said. "We face serious challenges with the next Congress. The Ryan White CARE Bill needs reauthorization, and funding for critical AIDS research, prevention and care programs is in short supply. I will be working with other AIDS advocacy organizations to develop a more strategic, long-term and unified approach on AIDS and the other health care concerns facing the lesbian and gay community." - 30 - 1101 14th Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 phone:(202)628-4160 fax:(202) 347-5323