Utahn is elected to national LGBT board

Valerie Larabee, executive director of the Utah Pride Center, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the National Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Centers.

The national association, founded in 1994, works to expand the organizational and advocacy capacity of LGBT community centers through direct technical assistance, leadership skills development and resource coordination. For more information on the association and its members, visit www.lgbtcenters.org.

The announcement of Larabee's election came along with other appointments, including co-chairs: Richard Burns, executive director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in New York City; and Robbin Burr, executive director of Chicago's Center on Halsted.