Ron Rosenes has been an active member of the HIV/AIDS community in Toronto since 1991. A Person living with HIV since the early days of the epidemic, Ron developed his advocacy skills with The AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT), first as Chair of AIDSWalk, then as Board Chair from 1995 to 1998. In September of 1999, he was appointed ACT's first Honorary Director. Ron is a founding Board Member of the Sherbourne Health Centre and a member of AIDS Action Now! He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Canada AIDS Russia Project. He chairs the Community Network Advisory Committee at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and is a founding Board Member and Vice Chair of AIDS2006 Toronto Local Host which is a co-organizer of the XVI International AIDS conference held in August of 2006. Ron currently sits on OACHA, the Ontario Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS that advises the Ontario Minister of Health.

Ron’s awards include: AIDS Committee of Toronto, 10-year Volunteer Award, ACT Top10 Walkers Award, Metropolitan Community Church Hero, Ontario AIDS Network Honour Roll, Queen’s Jubilee Gold Medal, Glen Hillson Award of Excellence (CTAC), Canadian AIDS Society Community Leadership Award.

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