""I'm just incredibly humbled and honored for this opportunity," Faria told The Advocate in an interview following her appointment. "I've been here at SAGE, working in close partnership with Michael Adams and other members of leadership for the last 10 years, which is about half of his tenure. Before that, I had been in the movement, working at the Empire State Pride Agenda during the marriage fight and the marriage win. I've admired SAGE for a long time, and I'm just so blown away by what Michael has built.""
""It's really such an important time for our community to build on that foundation," Faria said. "To create initiatives and resources for the generations of us who are getting older and thinking about getting older. At the end of the day, the whole concept of aging is really about living. What SAGE can really bring is helping our community navigate the challenges that come with living, that come with life.""
Faria will lead SAGE, the country's oldest and largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people. Michael Adams is stepping down after a 20-year tenure that transformed SAGE from a small New York nonprofit into a national force for LGBTQ+ aging policy, advocacy, and care. Faria has worked at SAGE for the past 10 years and previously worked at the Empire State Pride Agenda during the marriage fight and win. Faria calls Adams a visionary and mentor and emphasizes building initiatives and resources to help generations of LGBTQ+ people navigate aging and life amid growing anti-LGBTQ+ attacks.
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