Tom Donohue, twenty-seven-year-old, son, brother and uncle of three, is the founder and executive director of Who's Positive, a national, non-profit organization focused on HIV awareness and prevention. Since finding out about his own HIV-positive status in October 2003, Tom has dedicated his life to raising awareness of HIV and its consequences in his peers.
Tom was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. At the age of seven, his sister and parents moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania as a result of his father's military relocation. In 1998, Tom graduated from Loyalsock Township High School in Williamsport. Tom was then hired as an assistant store manager for Wal-Mart in Salisbury, Maryland. A year-and-a-half later, he was recruited to work for Bugle Boy, Inc. as a store manager in Flemington, New Jersey. When Bugle Boy filed for bankruptcy, Tom returned to Williamsport to pursue an education in human services at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. After nearly two years of school, Tom accepted a full-time salary position as an associate editor for a construction trades publication in State College, Pennsylvania, where he currently resides. He hopes to finish his education at Penn State. Tom founded Who's Positive in December 2003.
Tom has served as part of the commission for LGBTA Equity at Penn State; was the director of the Pennsylvania State AIDS Watch from 2003 to 2005; and was a co-coordinator for the Nor-Easter caravan of the Campaign to End AIDS. For World AIDS Day 2004, Tom was featured on MTV's Jumbotron in New York's Times Square as one of fifty notable HIV/AIDS activists in the world. Tom currently sits on the board of directors for the North Central District AIDS Coalition in central Pennsylvania.
Looking into the future of Who's Positive, Tom sees an organization that will expand its connection with local, regional, national, and global organizations to become a leader in youth education and prevention. Tom envisions Who's Positive as a national organization comprised of youthful advocates working hard to prevent their peers from becoming infected. Through this network Tom firmly believes that his vision will be realized.
Tom enjoys hanging out with friends, playing pool, paintball, volleyball, swimming, advocating, meeting new people, helping others, and just having fun.
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