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Lopes is the owner of Dragonfly Wellness located in Oakland Park where she practices Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. She is the former treasurer and director of The Poverello Center, former director of the GLBX Council of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and is the chair of the Broward County HIV Planning Council.ĭr. Lopes earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Barnard College and advanced degrees from the AOMA (Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. The museum’s mission as a nonprofit is to promote dialog that eliminates HIV/AIDS stigma through education, artistic expression and cultural programming.ĭr.
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Lopes is an acupuncture physician and the executive director of the World AIDS Museum, the world’s first museum and educational center of its kind which opened its doors in May 2014. Requel Lopes and Steve MacLaughlin - two outstanding South Floridians whose individual work, passion and influence benefit South Florida’s LGBTQ+ community well and who are truly role models,” said a spokesman for WMEG Community Marketing and Events, the nonprofit that organizes the annual festival.ĭr. “This year’s Nominating Committee was unanimous in its vote for Dr. The event, one of the largest Pride events in South Florida with a typical draw of 35,000 spectators, takes place in Wilton Manors on Saturday, June 19, 2021, starting at 3 p.m. Requel Lopes and four-time Emmy award-winning NBC6 meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin will be the Grand Marshalls of the 2021 Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival. Executive Director of the World AIDS Museum Dr.