Mpact Limited selected Andrew Spieldenner Ph.D., currently associate professor in the department of communication at California State University-San Marcos, as its next executive director. As executive director, Spieldenner will work closely with MPact's staff, board, and steering committee to steward the organization's upcoming strategic plan, and to identify new approaches to continue serving the global gay community. Spieldenner has a long history of centering the voices of the broader LGBTQ community and people living with HIV, as well as addressing sexual health and human rights through the lens of racial justice. Spieldenner will begin his new role as executive director on March 1st, 2021. Mohan Sundararaj, MPact's director of programs, will continue to serve as interim executive director until then.