Von Zinkernagel Receives 2005 ANAC Public Service Award

Deborah Von Zinkernagel, who has been with Pangaea since its founding in
2001, was recently chosen as 2005 recipient of the Association of Nurses
in AIDS Care (“ANAC”) Public Service Award.  This award is one of ANAC's
highest honors and was given to Deborah in recognition of outstanding
achievement throughout her career related to advocacy for competent and
compassionate public policy for individuals living with HIV disease.  In
addition, the award recognizes her faithful commitment to the inclusion
of nursing as strategy to affect change both in the US and throughout
the world.  She was presented with the award on November 17, 2005 at
ANAC’s annual meeting.

Founded in 1987 to address the specific needs of nurses working in
HIV/AIDS, the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care has rapidly become a
leader in the response to HIV disease and AIDS. With a highly regarded
peer-reviewed journal, and an Annual Conference featuring national and
international speakers and educational and scientific sessions on the
latest developments in HIV nursing, ANAC is meeting the needs of nurses
in HIV/AIDS care, research, prevention, and policy.

Deborah Von Zinkernagel has been with Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation
since 2001.  Her work has focused on program development for expansion
of HIV/AIDS treatment capabilities in resource poor settings.   Ms. von
Zinkernagel, who has over 15 years of experience in developing policy
and programs relating to HIV/AIDS, was deputy director of the Office of
HIV/AIDS Policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
While at HHS, she served on the International Subcommittee of the White
House HIV Policy Coordination Committee, participating in the
development of the LIFE Initiative. Ms. von Zinkernagel was also a
senior health advisor on HIV/AIDS to Sen. Edward Kennedy, Chairman of
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, from 1990 to 1995, where she
was centrally involved in the development of the Ryan White CARE Act. Read Ms. von Zinkernagel's complete bio.