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 and Chief Advocacy Officer

Annie Benjamin
Program Associate

Hannah Bryant
Senior Program Manager

Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager

Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate

Athena Cross
Vice President and Chief Programs Officer

Christopher Cuevas
Senior Project Manager

Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs

Fryda Enriquez Pedraza
Policy Manager

Jessica Fernandez
Grants and Compliance Accountant

Mackenzie Flynn
Policy and Annual Conference Manager

Eric Gelman, M.B.A., M.A.
Acting Operations Administrator

Riley Gardner
Communication Manager, Impact

Laura Gerson, CHES
Program Coordinator

Drew Gibson
Director of Advocacy

R. Warren Gill III, M.Div. M.A.
Director of Communication

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

Vanessa Lathan
Senior Program Manager

Mark Lockwood
Program Manager

Judith May
Senior Administrative Assistant

Jessica Martinez
Program Manager

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

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

Whitney Miller
Human Resources Manager

Agnes Nkhata-Blackwood
Communication Manager, Marketing

Masill Miranda
Program Manager

Sattie Nyachwaya
State Policy Manager

Lu Osae
Program Manager

Christine Rodriguez
Senior Program Manager

Taylor Sabol
Program Associate

Rock Schuler
Senior Development Consultant

Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager

Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager

Bryan Thompson
Program Associate

Jesús Villalobos
CBA Specialist

Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate
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.

Louis Tharp
Board Treasurer
Executive Director
Global Healthy Living Foundation

Duane Cramer
Board Secretary
Trustee
Founder and Creative Director
Duane Cramer Creative

Cecilia Chung
Trustee
Senior Director of Strategic Projects
Transgender Law Center

Stacey A. Ingram
Networked Initiatives Lead Quest for Health Equity

Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D.
17th National President
The Links, Incorporated

Bill Keeton
Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer
Vivent Health

Naina Khanna
Executive Director
Positive Women’s Network — USA

Carie Harter
Senior Director
ViiV Healthcare’s Government Relations and Advocacy

Aryah Lester
Deputy Director
Transgender Strategy Center

Tyler TerMeer, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Rafael Torruella, Ph.D.
Executive Director Intercambios Puerto Rico

Marcus Wilson
Senior Director, Community Engagement and Patient Advocacy, U.S. Virology 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 and Chief Advocacy Officer

Annie Benjamin
Program Associate

Hannah Bryant
Senior Program Manager

Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager

Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate

Athena Cross
Vice President and Chief Programs Officer

Christopher Cuevas
Senior Project Manager

Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs

Fryda Enriquez Pedraza
Policy Manager

Jessica Fernandez
Grants and Compliance Accountant

Mackenzie Flynn
Policy and Annual Conference Manager

Eric Gelman, M.B.A., M.A.
Acting Operations Administrator

Riley Gardner
Communication Manager, Impact

Laura Gerson, CHES
Program Coordinator

Drew Gibson
Director of Advocacy

R. Warren Gill III, M.Div. M.A.
Director of Communication

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

Vanessa Lathan
Senior Program Manager

Mark Lockwood
Program Manager

Judith May
Senior Administrative Assistant

Jessica Martinez
Program Manager

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

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

Whitney Miller
Human Resources Manager

Agnes Nkhata-Blackwood
Communication Manager, Marketing

Masill Miranda
Program Manager

Sattie Nyachwaya
State Policy Manager

Lu Osae
Program Manager

Christine Rodriguez
Senior Program Manager

Taylor Sabol
Program Associate

Rock Schuler
Senior Development Consultant

Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager

Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager

Bryan Thompson
Program Associate

Jesús Villalobos
CBA Specialist

Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate

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.

Louis Tharp
Board Treasurer
Executive Director
Global Healthy Living Foundation

Duane Cramer
Board Secretary
Trustee
Founder and Creative Director
Duane Cramer Creative

Cecilia Chung
Trustee
Senior Director of Strategic Projects
Transgender Law Center

Stacey A. Ingram
Networked Initiatives Lead Quest for Health Equity

Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D.
17th National President
The Links, Incorporated

Bill Keeton
Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer
Vivent Health

Naina Khanna
Executive Director
Positive Women’s Network — USA

Carie Harter
Senior Director
ViiV Healthcare’s Government Relations and Advocacy

Aryah Lester
Deputy Director
Transgender Strategy Center

Tyler TerMeer, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Rafael Torruella, Ph.D.
Executive Director Intercambios Puerto Rico

Marcus Wilson
Senior Director, Community Engagement and Patient Advocacy, U.S. Virology 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.