Midwest AIDS Prevention Project (MAPP) CEO Craig Covey was sworn in as the Mayor of Ferndale on January 15. His election in November received national media attention, as he is the first openly gay mayor of this suburb of Detroit.
Covey has headed up the MAPP, with offices in Ferndale, since 1988. MAPP is a non-profit, community based organization that provides HIV/AIDS education programs, and counseling, testing and referral services in the metro Detroit area and prevention technical assistance statewide.