LYRIC Announces Executive Director's Resignation, Effective July 8, 2005; Board of Directors Begins Executive Search.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- The Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) Board of Directors today announced that Executive Director Kar Yin Tham has resigned and will vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. the role effective July 8, 2005. An executive transition team of staff and board members has been assembled to manage the change and conduct a national search to fill the vacancy for this pivotal position. "It is with a heavy heart that we accept Kar Yin's resignation and, on behalf of the Board of Directors and staff, I offer our gratitude for Kar Yin's years of service and dedication," said Maria W. Powers, LYRIC Board Co-Chair. Jordon Green, LYRIC Board Co-Chair, adds, "Kar Yin was a critical change agent who led us through extensive strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and helped reinvigorate re·in·vig·o·rate tr.v. re·in·vig·o·rat·ed, re·in·vig·o·rat·ing, re·in·vig·o·rates To give new life or energy to. re LYRIC." During Tham's tenure, LYRIC has continued to be a haven for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. , queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ LGBTQQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning ) youth. Through Tham's leadership the agency has, while surviving city funding cuts and the down turn of the economy, increased the number of youth (nearly 2,000 locally and regionally, and 10,000 nationally) accessing LYRIC programs. Reflecting on her time at LYRIC, Tham says, "The power and wisdom of LGBTQQ youth is truly inspiring. LYRIC is an agency like no other where diversity is our strength, youth our guide, and change and progress come hand in hand." The Board of Directors is seeking a highly motivated leader/manager with a can-do attitude as well as strong commitment to LGBTQQ youth. Interested applicants may visit the LYRIC web site at www.lyric.org for the full job announcement. Required qualifications include a breadth of youth development, fundraising, and management experience. The application deadline is May 9, 2005. LYRIC is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. and community center in San Francisco for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth. LYRIC's mission is to build community and inspire positive social change through education enhancement, career training, health promotion, and leadership development with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, their families, and allies of all races, classes, genders, and abilities. Founded in 1988, LYRIC envisions a diverse society where LGBTQQ youth are embraced for who they are and encouraged to be who they want to be. |
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