Andrew Stern was a wonderful presence during his years at GMHC. He was an individual of graciousness, dedication, compassion, positive energy, intelligence, insight, care, kindness, courage and overall sweetness – he was always available to be of help when one needed any assistance. I will never forget all he did to defend and safeguard the agency on behalf of the thousands of people living with HIV and AIDS who accessed their care here. He was a hero.

 — GMHC, Krishna Stone, Director of Community Relations

During his tenure, the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) faced serious challenges. Andrew’s dedication, tenacity, wisdom and leadership skills allowed us to weather difficult times and to emerge healthy, vital and with a solid future. His work brought high level internal changes as he developed and implemented sophisticated policies and procedures, enhanced programmatic, operational and monitoring processes and strengthened both financial oversight and fiscal transparency. Andrew provided incomparable guidance on strategic planning, led the search and transition for new office space and worked passionately to ensure an equity perspective be applied to every aspect of our organization.

Andrew’s intellect, his empathetic nature, kindness, charm and sense of humor encouraged strong relationships with both board and staff – his unique ability to facilitate internal staff relationships and board/staff relationships was a benefit to us all.

 — National Institute for Reproductive Health, Board of Directors

Andy served as our Board President from 2007-2012. During his tenure, he led the board through a very, very important strategic planning process that transformed the board to better shepherd the growth and success of Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth (LIGALY) into what is now the Long Island GLBT Services Network. Andy’s resilience and strength to overcome great challenges and accomplish all that he has done and be where he is today is admirable. It’s actually more than admirable, it’s inspiring. His leadership helped transform LIGALY into a world class organization that is able to support tens of thousands of young leaders.

 — Long Island LGBT Network, David Kilmnick, President/CEO