Sarah Annecone Returns to BCAP as Medical and housing Case Manager

BCAP is excited to announce that on July 7, 2026, Sarah Annecone returned to staff full-time as a Medical and Housing Case Manager!

Sarah was born in Capetown, South Africa. She spent her early childhood living in Tanzania, USA, Togo, and Australia, before her parents retired to New Hampshire, where Sarah spent her high school years and summers between years of college. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in African Studies from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. After college, Sarah served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa, and then spent a year backpacking through southeast Asia. Her family called her home unexpectedly to be with her brother Matt before he died in 1990 of AIDS-related illnesses. This painful experience greatly influenced the rest of Sarah’s life.

Sarah began to volunteer at BCAP in 1991, seeking to heal in community, learn about HIV/AIDS, and support others. From 1993 through 2024, Sarah held various staff roles at BCAP: Education Coordinator, Diversity Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, and Development Director. While working at BCAP, Sarah earned her Master of Public Administration from University of Colorado, Denver. After five years as Development Director, Sarah took a break from working to spend more time with her mother (now 96!), study Spanish, and travel. She volunteered with Intercambio and discovered a love for teaching English to adult immigrants. In her free time, Sarah enjoys discussing films with her adult son, Miles; dog sitting her friends’ pups; and riding her bike.

Since November 2025, Sarah has worked part-time as an independent contractor supporting BCAP and has considered returning in a new capacity. She shared, “I feel I have more to offer in support of BCAP’s mission. I am honored to be given the opportunity to learn a new role and work directly with BCAP clients who are living with HIV. In returning to BCAP as a case manager, I've been doing a lot of reflection. If my brother brought me to BCAP, my brother-in-law David deepened my commitment to BCAP and its mission."

In 2000, David was a creative and politically active out gay man in his early 30’s, living in Los Angeles. Sarah and David were close and she remembers, "I was planting strawberries when I got the phone call saying that a fall at work had sent David to the emergency room. He was diagnosed with HIV and late-stage AIDS."

David's immune system was depleted and the doctors identified that he had an opportunistic infection called PML (a viral brain infection that aggressively impacts the neurological system). David’s mother quickly moved him to Boulder to live with her, and helped him enroll in BCAP's Care Services. David rapidly lost one function after another. His HIV and PML were too advanced to turn around. David's belief system was Wiccan, and his BCAP case manager was able to bring in a local priest and priestess to sit with David privately. Sarah remembers that the "acceptance and peace that came over David before he died was an incredible relief."

It's been decades since Matt and David lost their lives to AIDS-related complications. Fortunately, HIV medications significantly have improved. As long as people living with HIV have access to medical care and treatment, HIV is considered a manageable chronic illness. Sarah shares, "As I start this new role as a case manager with BCAP, I am dedicated to helping people living with HIV access health insurance, medical care, treatment, housing, and other basic needs."

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