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Marc-Andr LeBlanc
Ontario, Canada
IIRMA Steering Committee Member, Secretary
Marc-André is one of the original founding members of IRM A, and continues to serve as Secretary to the Steering Committee. His interest in rectal microbicides comes from his 15 years of community-based AIDS work, including advocacy and community mobilization for microbicides and other new prevention technologies in Canada, and globally. He believes rectal microbicides can help us all deal with the frustratingly difficult task of remaining as safe as possible in our most intimate moments.
Marc-André now works as a consultant on HIV, microbicides and vaccines for a number of national and international organizations and agencies, including as the Global North Programmes Coordinator for the Global Campaign for Microbicides. This includes coordination of advocacy and community mobilization efforts in North America and support to the European staff and the budding microbicides movement in Australia.
An avid film-watcher, Marc-André completed a film studies degree while working full-time -- just for fun! He loves to travel, but still feels the most beautiful place on earth is the ocean-side beach at his cottage in Atlantic, Canada, which has been in his family for five generations.
[Posted May 2008]
