Background
Burns, Richard Dale was born on May 12, 1955 in New York City. Son of John Richard Burns and Mary Joan (Snure) Van Nostrand.
gay rights leader social services administrator
Burns, Richard Dale was born on May 12, 1955 in New York City. Son of John Richard Burns and Mary Joan (Snure) Van Nostrand.
Bachelor, Hamilton College, 1977. Juris Doctor, Northeastern University, Boston, 1983.
Managing editor, Gay Community News, Boston, 1978-1980;
president, Gay Community News, Boston, 1980-1983;
attorney, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986;
executive director, Lesbian and Gay Community Svc. Center, New York City, since 1986. Board directors Non-Profit Coordinating Committee New York.
Co-chairman Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association, 1983-1986.
President Gay & Lesbian Advisers & Defenders, Boston, 1978-1986. Member National Society Fundraising Executives, Bar Association for Human Rights of New York.