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Joining us for lunch will be Terri Wilder, (She/Her)
HIV/Aging Policy Advocate at SAGE.
Terri L. Wilder, MSW, is a social worker and advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV/AIDS. She has worked in HIV and LGBTQ+ health since 1989, providing social services, coordinating education programs for clients and medical providers, and advocating for policy change. She has presented at local, national, and international conferences on various HIV topics. Many of her articles on HIV can be found on The Body’s Web site. Terri served on the New York Governor’s Task Force to End AIDS (EtE), The New York Governor’s Hepatitis C Elimination Taskforce, and is currently a voting member of the New York State DOH AIDS Advisory Council EtE Subcommittee as well as the Minnesota Council for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention. She has been recognized for her work via The POZ 100: Celebrating Women edition of POZ magazine (2017), as well as awards from the NYS DOH AIDS Institute and Bridging Access to Care, Inc. Terri currently lives in Minneapolis, MN.
SAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBTQ+ older people and their caregivers. SAGE also advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ+ older adults. It provides education and technical assistance for aging providers and LGBTQ+ community organizations through its National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and cultural competency training through SAGECare. People can learn more about us at sageusa.org.
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