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Project Inform Names Gail Kaplan
as Interim Executive Director

April 12, 2005

San Francisco, CA—The Board of Directors of Project Inform today announced the hiring of Gail Kaplan as interim executive director. She replaces Ellen LaPointe who stepped down on April 1.

"We are confident that Gail Kaplan is the right person to help navigate Project Inform during this period of transition," said Board President Stephen Suacci. "Her skills at assessing organizational strengths and helping staff and volunteers cope with change should benefit Project Inform as we begin the process of searching for a permanent executive director."

Kaplan is an organizational development consultant with over 20 years of experience in organizational assessment, management development, and strategic planning. She has worked with management in both the private and public sectors to develop strategies and processes to build internal capacity and increase organizational functioning. Kaplan last served in an interim executive director capacity at the STOP AIDS Project in 2003.

With Kaplan now in place, the executive transition team comprised of members of the Board and staff will begin the process of planning the search for a permanent replacement, which is expected to take up to six months.