The stories you hear as part of BackCAST Cape Ann's series on the LGBTQ community highlights their contribution, care, and activism. It's a look back at experiences, significant moments and persistent memories. For this episode in our series on the LGBTQ community, I interview Jack Vondras, now retired project director at Education Development Center in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he addressed substance misuse and prevention. He is board chair of North Shore Community Health that has centers in Gloucester, Salem, and Peabody. He's responsible for opening the health center in Gloucester, known as Gloucester Family Health. He is the former health director for the City of Gloucester during 2003 to 2011.