Our team and board
We exist to amplify the voices of people living with and vulnerable to HIV until their needs and experiences are embedded in our national consciousness.
Meet the people turning this vision into reality.
Our team
Christina Adeleke, Esq.
Senior Policy Manager for Community Mobilization and Health Equity
Carl Baloney Jr.
Vice President for Public Affairs & Chief Policy Officer
Hannah Bryant
Senior Program Manager
Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager
Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate
Dr. Athena Cross
Vice President and Chief Programs Officer
Christopher Cuevas
Senior Project Manager
Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs
Jessica Fernandez
Grants and Compliance Accountant
Mackenzie Flynn
Policy and Annual Conference Manager
Riley Gardner
Communication Manager, Impact
Laura Gerson, CHES
Program Coordinator
Drew Gibson
Director of Advocacy
Gabriel Glissmeyer
Program Manager
Angel Gomez
Program Manager
Carli Gray
Program Associate
D. D’Ontace Keyes
Senior Communication Manager
Jacobi Hunter-Wright, M.A.
Senior Program Manager
Bradley Kiley
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mark Lockwood
Program Manager
Judith May
Senior Administrative Assistant
Katelyn Mason
CBA Specialist
Vienna Mbagaya, MPH
Senior Manager of Impact and Evaluation
Leslie McGorman, MPPA
Director of Policy and Strategy
Kerry McKenzie
Program Senior Accountant
David Melendez
Development Director
Jesse Milan Jr., J.D.
President and CEO
Whitney Miller
Director of Human Resources
Masill Miranda
Program Manager
Agnes Nkhata-Blackwood
Communication Manager, Marketing
Sattie Nyachwaya
State Policy Manager
Aiden Sanchez
Program Associate
Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager
Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager
Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate
Jesús Villalobos
CBA Specialist
Our board
Eugene McCray, M.D.
Board Chair
Retired, Director
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June Gipson, Ph.D.
Board Vice Chair
President/CEO
My Brother’s Keeper, Inc.
Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D.
Secretary
17th National President
The Links, Incorporated
Louis Tharp
Board Treasurer
Executive Director
Global Healthy Living Foundation
Cecilia Chung
Senior Director of Strategic Projects
Transgender Law Center
Carie Harter
Senior Director
ViiV Healthcare’s Government Relations and Advocacy
Stacey A. Ingram
Networked Initiatives Lead
Quest Health Equity
Bishar Jenkins Jr.,MPP
Student, Yale Divinity School
Bill Keeton
Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer
Vivent Health
Aryah Lester
Executive Director
Transgender Strategy Center
Tyler TerMeer, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Dr. Jirair Ratevosian
Associate Research Scientist
Yale University
Venita Ray
Independent Consultant
Venita Ray Consulting
Edward Suarez, Jr., PsyD
Assistant Professor
University of Miami/Jackson Health Systems
Rafael Torruella, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Intercambios Puerto Rico
Marcus Wilson
Senior Director, Community Engagement and Advocacy
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Please note, with the exception of those who serve on the board of trustees as representatives from AIDS United’s Public Policy Council, trustees represent themselves and the listed organizational affiliation is for informational purposes only.
Christina Adeleke, Esq.
Senior Policy Manager for Community Mobilization and Health Equity
Carl Baloney Jr.
Vice President for Public Affairs & Chief Policy Officer
Hannah Bryant
Senior Program Manager
Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager
Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate
Dr. Athena Cross
Vice President and Chief Programs Officer
Christopher Cuevas
Senior Project Manager
Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs
Jessica Fernandez
Grants and Compliance Accountant
Mackenzie Flynn
Policy and Annual Conference Manager
Riley Gardner
Communication Manager, Impact
Laura Gerson, CHES
Program Coordinator
Drew Gibson
Director of Advocacy
Gabriel Glissmeyer
Program Manager
Angel Gomez
Program Manager
Carli Gray
Program Associate
D. D’Ontace Keyes
Senior Communication Manager
Jacobi Hunter-Wright, M.A.
Senior Program Manager
Bradley Kiley
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mark Lockwood
Program Manager
Judith May
Senior Administrative Assistant
Katelyn Mason
CBA Specialist
Vienna Mbagaya, MPH
Senior Manager of Impact and Evaluation
Leslie McGorman, MPPA
Director of Policy and Strategy
Kerry McKenzie
Program Senior Accountant
David Melendez
Development Director
Jesse Milan Jr., J.D.
President and CEO
Whitney Miller
Director of Human Resources
Masill Miranda
Program Manager
Agnes Nkhata-Blackwood
Communication Manager, Marketing
Sattie Nyachwaya
State Policy Manager
Aiden Sanchez
Program Associate
Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager
Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager
Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate
Jesús Villalobos
CBA Specialist
Eugene McCray, M.D.
Board Chair
Retired, Director
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June Gipson, Ph.D.
Board Vice Chair
President/CEO
My Brother’s Keeper, Inc.
Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D.
Secretary
17th National President
The Links, Incorporated
Louis Tharp
Board Treasurer
Executive Director
Global Healthy Living Foundation
Cecilia Chung
Senior Director of Strategic Projects
Transgender Law Center
Carie Harter
Senior Director
ViiV Healthcare’s Government Relations and Advocacy
Stacey A. Ingram
Networked Initiatives Lead
Quest Health Equity
Bishar Jenkins Jr.,MPP
Student, Yale Divinity School
Bill Keeton
Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer
Vivent Health
Aryah Lester
Executive Director
Transgender Strategy Center
Tyler TerMeer, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Dr. Jirair Ratevosian
Associate Research Scientist
Yale University
Venita Ray
Independent Consultant
Venita Ray Consulting
Edward Suarez, Jr., PsyD
Assistant Professor
University of Miami/Jackson Health Systems
Rafael Torruella, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Intercambios Puerto Rico
Marcus Wilson
Senior Director, Community Engagement and Advocacy
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Please note, with the exception of those who serve on the board of trustees as representatives from AIDS United’s Public Policy Council, trustees represent themselves and the listed organizational affiliation is for informational purposes only.
The Advisory Council is tasked with providing strategic assistance to AIDS United’s Board of Trustees and executives and act as advisors and ambassadors for enhancing AIDS United’s resources and advancing its national role in strategic grantmaking, capacity building and advocacy.
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