Bio
David Herrera, director for FDH & Associates, Montana Gay Health Task Force, and Montana Two Spirit Society, has conducted HIV prevention and HIV testing & counseling in Montana since 1986. In 1990, he served on the founding board of directors for the Yellowstone AIDS Project and in the late 90’s served as the organization’s executive director until 2001. He has served as the Community Co-Chair for the Statewide Community Planning Group (CPG) and as Chair for the Governor’s HIV / AIDS Advisory Council. He was a member of the planning committee for the 2005 National Gay Men’s Health Summit held in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Since 1995, he has helped coordinate the annual Montana Two Spirit Gathering and currently serves as director of the Montana Two Spirit Society. He is also a current International Council of Two Spirit Societies representative. As a long-time community organizer for the Native and LGBT community, he has served as treasurer of the Western Montana LGBT Community Center. For play and stress relief, he is an active tennis player. He works to promote tennis in the LGBT and Native communities by serving on the Garden City Tennis Association as board president. He received his degree in Cultural Anthropology from Stanford University in 1986.