12/11/2025
We are honored to celebrate our Sr. Director of Public Programs Rob Lester as one of this year’s recipients of the Paul Andrew Starke Warrior award. This award recognizes outstanding individuals who care for people living with HIV in . Rob addressed the crowd:
“I’d like to thank the City of West Hollywood, the City Council, and the Human Services Commission for this generous recognition. To be included among the dedicated, passionate, and compassionate individuals who have received the Paul Stark Warrior Award—both tonight and in years past—is a profound honor.
I also want to thank my colleagues at Men’s Health Foundation. It’s been a remarkable journey working shoulder-to-shoulder with you over the past seven years, and this recognition belongs to all of us.
Most importantly, I want to acknowledge the incredible people whose lives have been touched by HIV. This virus has left deep and lasting scars on our community, and the current political climate threatens to reverse many of the gains we’ve fought so hard to achieve over the past forty years.
But when I look around this room, I am inspired. I know that together—as we always have—we will continue to persevere, to fight, and to overcome.”
