February 4, 2010

DHS must address porn exchange

DHS must address the Support Group “Porn Exchange” fiasco
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January 3, 2010

Walking down Memory Lane: Ellen’s pursuit of the presidency

Ellen Berz and the Politics of personal attacks on full display in April 2007 playbook written to undermine then President Larry Palm
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December 24, 2009

Walking down Memory Lane: Staff structure

A July 27, 2007 email raised grave concerns I had regarding the bloated and dysfunctional staff structure at AIDS Network; a structure that was protecting jobs at the expense of providing direct client services; a problem that still persists.
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December 21, 2009

Walking down Memory Lane: Ellen’s mentor

Ellen Berz admitted to a lack of professionalism and ineffective communication at AIDS Network in a January 2008 email. She asked me to think of myself as a mentor to the board as they learn effective communication skills and how to act professionally
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December 20, 2009

Walking down Memory Lane: bankruptcy

Being chastised for daring to raise concerns regarding the financial stability of AIDS Network was a pivotal point in a several month process that ultimately lead to my resignation. My January 2008 email to the board of directors tells the story
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December 20, 2009

Why the walk down “Memory Lane”?

Karen Dotson and Ellen Berz have left us no choice. They have shown their willingness use any means necessary to divert attention from the issues we have raised. They made our decision easy. So come along as we embark on a walk down “Memory Lane”
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December 20, 2009

Walking down Memory Lane: Bob Power

Bob Power, former Executive Director of AIDS Network, expressed his frustration at agency in-fighting and admitted to no involvement in state public policy debates. He also reveals the agency’s hatred of ARCW through the revelation of one of his board sanctioned “goals”
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December 20, 2009

Walking down Memory Lane: Death’s Door

Heidi Nass is one of the world’s leading advocates on issues related to women and HIV disease. She is a passionate advocate for the 800 patients at the UW HIV Clinic and is also a person living with HIV. All reasons for AIDS Network to add her to the list of those “banned” from involvement in AIDS Network
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December 19, 2009

Walking down Memory Lane: Jim Berger

Jim Berger, Past President of AIDS Network, set as his goal making sure that the community didn’t confuse AIDS Network with ARCW. He also admits to getting bogged down moderating disagreements between the board and agency management.
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