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OutServe Magazine Names New Editor-in-Chief
For immediate release:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Contact: Zeke Stokes at
202-621-5406 or zeke@outserve-sldn.org
OutServe Magazine Names New Editor-in-Chief
Leger steps into leadership role as publication grows to support LGBT military community
(Washington, DC) OutServe-SLDN, the publisher of OutServe Magazine, announced today that Angelina Leger, an award winning multimedia artist with more than fifteen years of experience, has been named editor-in-chief of the publication, now in its third year of production. Previously, Leger served as operations and graphics director for the magazine, which is available bi-monthly in print and digital versions and focuses on news, advocacy, human interest, and travel for LGBT service members, as well as their families and supporters.
“I am excited to make this move as we look to expand the content and reach of OutServe Magazine,” said Leger. “OutServe Magazine is a one-of-its-kind publication and is an important part of our overall efforts as a community to raise the profile of LGBT service members and their shared experiences in the post Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era.”
The magazine was founded in 2011 and is distributed to more than 100,000 readers around the world. Its web site, www.outservemag.com, attracts more than 25,000 visitors each month. The current issue may be viewed here: http://outservemag.com/the-mag/
“Angelina has been with the magazine since its inception and really has been a driving force behind its professionalism and success. It is a labor of love for her - and for so many others - and we are thrilled to welcome her to the helm where she will oversee design, content, distribution and growth,” said Zeke Stokes, OutServe-SLDN Communications Director.
Leger’s background includes strategic visioning, communications, marketing, advertising, 3D animation, motion graphics, graphic design, art direction, web design, video production and editing. Graduating from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2005 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, 3D Animation, Leger was honored with Best of Class Abstract & Experimental Animation, Red Stick International Animation Festival Award; Gold ADDY® Elements of Advertising in Animation, Acadiana Advertising Federation; and Kepler Award, Special Judges Choice Award, Animation of Typography, Acadiana Advertising Federation, for her undergraduate senior thesis in experimental abstract animation. She has also collaborated with teams that have produced work honored by Millennium Awards, MarCom Awards Service Industry Advertising Awards, Summit Marketing Achievement Awards, Southern Public Relations Federation Lantern Awards, Davey Award, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Award, and Planetizen Top 10 Web Sites Award. Recently, she served as a graphics specialist contractor for DHS and FEMA and a freelance multimedia artist for clients across the U.S.
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About OutServe-SLDN: OutServe-SLDN is the association of actively serving LGBT military personnel with more than fifty chapters and 6000 members around the world It works to support a professional network of LGBT military personnel and create an environment of respect in the military with regard to sexual orientation and gender identity. It is a non-partisan, non-profit, legal services and policy organization dedicated to bringing about full LGBT equality to America's military and ending all forms of discrimination and harassment of military personnel on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. OS-SLDN provides free and direct legal assistance to service members and veterans affected by the repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law and the prior regulatory ban on open service, as well as those currently serving who may experience harassment or discrimination. For more information, visit www.outserve-sldn.org.
