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

Tommy Calloway
Program Coordinator

Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager

Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate

Dr. Athena Cross
Vice President and Chief Programs Officer

Christopher Cuevas
Senior Project Manager

Daemon Donigan
CBA Specialist

Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs

Jessica Fernandez
Grants and Compliance Accountant

Mackenzie Flynn
Policy and Annual Conference Manager

Laura Gerson, CHES
Program Coordinator

Carli Gray
Program Associate

Judith May
Senior Administrative Assistant

Jesse Milan Jr., J.D.
President and CEO

Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager

Isabel Vlahakis
Policy Assistant

Drew Gibson
Director of Advocacy

D. D’Ontace Keyes
Senior Communication Manager

Katelyn Mason
CBA Specialist

Whitney Miller
Director of Human Resources

Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager

Christopher Walker
Program Manager

Gabriel Glissmeyer
Program Manager

Jacobi Hunter-Wright, M.A.
Senior Program Manager

Vienna Mbagaya, MPH
Senior Manager of Impact and Evaluation

Masill Miranda
Program Manager

Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate

Raymond F. Washington III, CMA, MBA, MS
Controller

Angel Gomez
Program Manager

Bradley Kiley
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Leslie McGorman, MPPA
Director of Policy and Strategy

Aiden Sanchez
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

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

Katherine Watson
Senior Product Manager, HIV & Hepatitis Quest Diagnostics

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

Tommy Calloway
Program Coordinator

Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager

Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate

Dr. Athena Cross
Vice President and Chief Programs Officer

Christopher Cuevas
Senior Project Manager

Daemon Donigan
CBA Specialist

Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs

Jessica Fernandez
Grants and Compliance Accountant

Mackenzie Flynn
Policy and Annual Conference Manager

Laura Gerson, CHES
Program Coordinator

Carli Gray
Program Associate

Judith May
Senior Administrative Assistant

Jesse Milan Jr., J.D.
President and CEO

Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager

Isabel Vlahakis
Policy Assistant

Drew Gibson
Director of Advocacy

D. D’Ontace Keyes
Senior Communication Manager

Katelyn Mason
CBA Specialist

Whitney Miller
Director of Human Resources

Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager

Christopher Walker
Program Manager

Gabriel Glissmeyer
Program Manager

Jacobi Hunter-Wright, M.A.
Senior Program Manager

Vienna Mbagaya, MPH
Senior Manager of Impact and Evaluation

Masill Miranda
Program Manager

Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate

Raymond F. Washington III, CMA, MBA, MS
Controller

Angel Gomez
Program Manager

Bradley Kiley
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Leslie McGorman, MPPA
Director of Policy and Strategy

Aiden Sanchez
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

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

Katherine Watson
Senior Product Manager, HIV & Hepatitis Quest Diagnostics

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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