Our team & 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

Carl Baloney Jr.
Vice President & Chief Advocacy Officer

Annie Benjamin
Program Associate

Hannah Bryant
Senior Program Manager

Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager

Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate

Athena Cross
Vice President & Chief Programs Officer

Nora Darling
Policy Manager

Shambria Davis
CBA Specialist

Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs

Fryda Enriquez Pedraza
Policy Manager

Jessica Fernandez
Grants & Compliance Accountant

Mackenzie Flynn
Policy Associate

Julio J. Fonseca
Senior Program Manager

Merilyn Francis
Director of Health Policy and Research

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

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

Allen Harvey
Programs Communication Associate

Bishar Jenkins Jr., MPP
Policy Manager

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

Bradley Kiley
Vice President & 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 Mbgaya, MPH
Senior Manager of Impact and Evaluation

Kerry McKenzie
Program Senior Accountant

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

Masill Miranda
Program Manager

Raphaela O’Meara
Program Associate

Lu Osae
Program Manager

Helen Parshall, MJ
Senior Communication Manager

Christine Rodriguez
Senior Program Manager

Taylor Sabol
Program Associate

Christopher P. Schnittker, CPA
Interim Chief Operating Officer

Rock Schuler
Senior Development Consultant

Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager

Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager

Bryan Thompson
Program Associate

Jesús Villalobos
CBA Specialist

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

Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate

Shannon Wyss
Senior Grants Manager
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

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
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.

Carl Baloney Jr.
Vice President & Chief Advocacy Officer

Annie Benjamin
Program Associate

Hannah Bryant
Senior Program Manager

Bianca Carrillo
Program Manager

Clifford Castleberry
Program Associate

Athena Cross
Vice President & Chief Programs Officer

Nora Darling
Policy Manager

Shambria Davis
CBA Specialist

Alicia Downes, LMSW
Director of Federal Programs

Fryda Enriquez Pedraza
Policy Manager

Jessica Fernandez
Grants & Compliance Accountant

Mackenzie Flynn
Policy Associate

Julio J. Fonseca
Senior Program Manager

Merilyn Francis
Director of Health Policy and Research

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

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

Allen Harvey
Programs Communication Associate

Bishar Jenkins Jr., MPP
Policy Manager

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

Bradley Kiley
Vice President & 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 Mbgaya, MPH
Senior Manager of Impact and Evaluation

Kerry McKenzie
Program Senior Accountant

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

Masill Miranda
Program Manager

Raphaela O’Meara
Program Associate

Lu Osae
Program Manager

Helen Parshall, MJ
Senior Communication Manager

Christine Rodriguez
Senior Program Manager

Taylor Sabol
Program Associate

Christopher P. Schnittker, CPA
Interim Chief Operating Officer

Rock Schuler
Senior Development Consultant

Alfrédo D. Smith
Program Manager

Joseph Stango
Senior Program Manager

Bryan Thompson
Program Associate

Jesús Villalobos
CBA Specialist

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

Obrenka G. Thompson-Clayborn, MPH
Program Associate

Shannon Wyss
Senior Grants Manager

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

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
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.