Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund announces new president, board members

Oklahoma City--The Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund (OACF) has named Stacey Ford Voegeli as the new Board President for 2016.  Voegeli has been a long-time supporter of the OACF and has served an integral role as a board member since 2012.  Additionally, she has co-chaired the organization's annual fundraising event "Red Tie Night" three times. 

Voegeli has served on a variety of boards, including Allied Arts and the Casady Alumni Board.  Her parents, Shirley and C. Richard Ford, set an example of volunteerism and instilled in her the gratification of giving back.

The OACF also welcomes three new board members:  Graham Colton, Sally Hasenfratz and Paula Love.

Colton is an acclaimed singer/songwriter, and the grandson of OACF founding members Barbara Cooper and her late husband, Jackie.  Colton is co-chairing the 24^th Annual Red Tie Night with his mother and fellow board member, Cindy Cooper-Colton.

Hasenfratz is a director at Phillips Murrah law firm.  She is a veteran real estate and transactional attorney with more than 25 years of experience.  She has been recognized by Best Lawyers as "Lawyer of the Year" for the Oklahoma City metro area from 2014- 2016 in select areas of commercial real estate.

Love previously co-chaired Red Tie Night in 2014.  She also served as the co-chair of Lyric Theatre's 50^th Anniversary Celebration and chaired Broadway Ball.  Love is the owner of PLPR, LLC, a full-service public relations and marketing consulting firm.  She has served on the board of the Dean McGee Foundation, Lyric Theatre and Harn Homestead.  Love raises Arabian, quarter horses and cattle on her farm in northeast Oklahoma City.

Since its inception in 1991, the goal of the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund has been to help provide system supports to individuals and groups offering education, research and direct services to fight HIV/AIDS throughout the state. Additionally, an emergency assistance program is run directly by the fund to help with utility, rent and medical needs of HIV/AIDS patients and their families. More than $12 million has been distributed to the HIV/AIDS community in Oklahoma over the past 24 years.

To learn more about Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund or to purchase tickets to their annual fundraising gala, Red Tie Night, please visit www.okaidscarefund.com.