Tracy Matthews
Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau
Deputy Director
CAPT Tracy Matthews is the Acting Director for the Division of Policy and Data in the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. For the last 8 years, she has served as the Deputy Director, responsible for leading the HIV/AIDS Bureau and Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) data collection and analysis, policy guidance, implementation science, data dissemination, clinical performance activities, and technical assistance and training. She joined HRSA in 2002 as a RWHAP Parts C and D project officer. She has her BSN from the University of Mississippi and a Master’s in Health Administration.
Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau
Deputy Director
CAPT Tracy Matthews is the Acting Director for the Division of Policy and Data in the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. For the last 8 years, she has served as the Deputy Director, responsible for leading the HIV/AIDS Bureau and Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) data collection and analysis, policy guidance, implementation science, data dissemination, clinical performance activities, and technical assistance and training. She joined HRSA in 2002 as a RWHAP Parts C and D project officer. She has her BSN from the University of Mississippi and a Master’s in Health Administration.
Alicia Downes
AIDS United
Director of Federal Programs
Alicia Downes serves as the Director of Federal Programs at AIDS United. Alicia got hooked on sociology during her first semester of college despite her family hope for a Computer Science degree. She received her Master of Social Work from University of Kansas (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!) and has almost 10 years of experience in mental health. Alicia began work in the HIV field almost 20 years ago, when she was hired as a Ryan White Case Manager. Three months later, she was helping her uncle find HIV services, along with educating her family about HIV. Alicia has experience managing federal grant from SAMHSA, CDC, HRSA, and private foundations. Prior to joining the staff of AIDS United, Alicia worked as a consultant on this project the AIDS United HRSA SPNS project. She also recently served as the Midwest AIDS Education and Training Center of Missouri Site and Peer Program Manager and an instructor, teaching Community Health Worker classes.
AIDS United
Director of Federal Programs
Alicia Downes serves as the Director of Federal Programs at AIDS United. Alicia got hooked on sociology during her first semester of college despite her family hope for a Computer Science degree. She received her Master of Social Work from University of Kansas (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!) and has almost 10 years of experience in mental health. Alicia began work in the HIV field almost 20 years ago, when she was hired as a Ryan White Case Manager. Three months later, she was helping her uncle find HIV services, along with educating her family about HIV. Alicia has experience managing federal grant from SAMHSA, CDC, HRSA, and private foundations. Prior to joining the staff of AIDS United, Alicia worked as a consultant on this project the AIDS United HRSA SPNS project. She also recently served as the Midwest AIDS Education and Training Center of Missouri Site and Peer Program Manager and an instructor, teaching Community Health Worker classes.
Masill Miranda
AIDS UNITED
PROGRAM MANAGER
Masill Miranda is a Massachusetts native, raised in Worcester but has lived in Boston for over a decade. She is a first-generation graduate, and a daughter of immigrants. Masill acquired a master’s in social work from Boston University. She joined AIDS United in 2021 as the program manager for special projects of national significance. She brings a wealth of knowledge in public health and capacity building. Before her role at AIDS United, she worked at the Boston Public Health Commission as the planning council program coordinator, under the Ryan White Part A grant. Her passion for addressing health inequities and uplifting the voices of people living with HIV began there. Outside of work, she loves to travel and spend time with family and friends. Furthermore, she’s enjoying life as a new plant mom.
AIDS UNITED
PROGRAM MANAGER
Masill Miranda is a Massachusetts native, raised in Worcester but has lived in Boston for over a decade. She is a first-generation graduate, and a daughter of immigrants. Masill acquired a master’s in social work from Boston University. She joined AIDS United in 2021 as the program manager for special projects of national significance. She brings a wealth of knowledge in public health and capacity building. Before her role at AIDS United, she worked at the Boston Public Health Commission as the planning council program coordinator, under the Ryan White Part A grant. Her passion for addressing health inequities and uplifting the voices of people living with HIV began there. Outside of work, she loves to travel and spend time with family and friends. Furthermore, she’s enjoying life as a new plant mom.
Hilary Goldhammer
The Fenway Institute
2iS Director of Curriculum
Hilary Goldhammer, SM, is the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS) Curriculum Director. Hilary has nearly 20 years of experience as a public health professional in the fields of HIV prevention and treatment and LGTBQIA+ health care. As a skilled medical writer and editor, Hilary co-edited the landmark medical textbook, the Fenway Guide to LGBT Health, and has written and edited over 125 training publications and peer-reviewed articles, primarily focused on improving treatment, prevention, and social determinants of health for LGBTQIA+ populations and people with HIV. In 2011, Hilary helped found the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, for which she managed program and curriculum development for five years. Hilary was also the primary grant writer and technical writer for E2i. Hilary has two daughters, a Siberian cat, and loves to travel.
The Fenway Institute
2iS Director of Curriculum
Hilary Goldhammer, SM, is the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS) Curriculum Director. Hilary has nearly 20 years of experience as a public health professional in the fields of HIV prevention and treatment and LGTBQIA+ health care. As a skilled medical writer and editor, Hilary co-edited the landmark medical textbook, the Fenway Guide to LGBT Health, and has written and edited over 125 training publications and peer-reviewed articles, primarily focused on improving treatment, prevention, and social determinants of health for LGBTQIA+ populations and people with HIV. In 2011, Hilary helped found the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, for which she managed program and curriculum development for five years. Hilary was also the primary grant writer and technical writer for E2i. Hilary has two daughters, a Siberian cat, and loves to travel.
Janet Myers
UCSF
Professor of Medicine
Janet is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Myers has more than two decades of experience conducting health services and implementation science research in clinical and public health settings. Her background is in medical sociology, health services, and policy research, with specific training and expertise in implementing and evaluating HIV care and prevention interventions and strategies in clinical settings. She currently serves or has served on the leadership team of eight evaluation provider projects funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) initiatives. Dr. Myers also conducts implementation studies to evaluate HIV care and treatment and transitional care programs delivered in carceral settings. Dr. Myers is a course director and faculty member in the Implementation Science Program at UCSF and serves as the Population Health Director in UCSF’s PRISE (Partnerships for Research in Implementation Science for Equity) Center, which advances the use of implementation science methods to improve health and health equity.
UCSF
Professor of Medicine
Janet is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Myers has more than two decades of experience conducting health services and implementation science research in clinical and public health settings. Her background is in medical sociology, health services, and policy research, with specific training and expertise in implementing and evaluating HIV care and prevention interventions and strategies in clinical settings. She currently serves or has served on the leadership team of eight evaluation provider projects funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) initiatives. Dr. Myers also conducts implementation studies to evaluate HIV care and treatment and transitional care programs delivered in carceral settings. Dr. Myers is a course director and faculty member in the Implementation Science Program at UCSF and serves as the Population Health Director in UCSF’s PRISE (Partnerships for Research in Implementation Science for Equity) Center, which advances the use of implementation science methods to improve health and health equity.
Joseph Stango
Joseph Stango is a Senior Program Manger working on the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS). He joined the AIDS United team in early 2018 after having served at other non-profit organizations. Joseph is thrilled to be working on a project that will help improve the health outcomes of communities throughout the country affected by HIV. He is particularly passionate about helping foster programs that serve and encourage resiliency in people living through sexual trauma. He is proud to have studied in Baltimore, Chicago, and Paris. In his time outside of AIDS United, Joseph enjoys boxing, watching old Japanese movies, and reading poetry.
Joseph Stango is a Senior Program Manger working on the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS). He joined the AIDS United team in early 2018 after having served at other non-profit organizations. Joseph is thrilled to be working on a project that will help improve the health outcomes of communities throughout the country affected by HIV. He is particularly passionate about helping foster programs that serve and encourage resiliency in people living through sexual trauma. He is proud to have studied in Baltimore, Chicago, and Paris. In his time outside of AIDS United, Joseph enjoys boxing, watching old Japanese movies, and reading poetry.
Katie Kramer
The Bridging Group
CEO
Katie Kramer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Communities, Families, and Corrections for The Bridging Group (TBG). For the past 25 years, she has focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of social services and health programs that serve individuals, families, and communities affected by the criminal justice system. She is a specialized researcher and evaluator with over 25 years of experience in designing and implementing evaluation and research studies concerning criminal justice involved individuals and their families. Dr. Kramer is also an experienced community agency manager with comprehensive knowledge in program oversight, agency policy development, grant writing, and staff supervision. She has experience as a clinical social worker providing direct service for clients and clinical supervision for direct-line staff. Dr. Kramer is also a professional trainer and curriculum developer with over 20 years of experience in the creation and facilitation of skills-based training. Presently in her work at The Bridging Group, Dr. Kramer develops and facilitates evaluation studies, training, technical assistance, and capacity-building services with governmental, non-governmental organizations, and research/academic institutions working in correctional facilities or in community reentry throughout the United States and globally with projects in Haiti, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Trinidad, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. In addition, Dr. Kramer currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Coalition for Children with Incarcerated Parents, on the National Advisory Board for Urban Institute’s Prison Research and Innovation Initiative, and on the Executive Editorial Board as a Criminal Justice Expert for the Journal of Clinical Research in HIV/AIDS and Prevention. Dr. Kramer previously served as the Statewide Director for the California Reentry Council Network and is a founding member of both the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership and the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership and where she was a part of the workgroup that created the original Bill of Rights for Children of Incarcerated Parents.
The Bridging Group
CEO
Katie Kramer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Communities, Families, and Corrections for The Bridging Group (TBG). For the past 25 years, she has focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of social services and health programs that serve individuals, families, and communities affected by the criminal justice system. She is a specialized researcher and evaluator with over 25 years of experience in designing and implementing evaluation and research studies concerning criminal justice involved individuals and their families. Dr. Kramer is also an experienced community agency manager with comprehensive knowledge in program oversight, agency policy development, grant writing, and staff supervision. She has experience as a clinical social worker providing direct service for clients and clinical supervision for direct-line staff. Dr. Kramer is also a professional trainer and curriculum developer with over 20 years of experience in the creation and facilitation of skills-based training. Presently in her work at The Bridging Group, Dr. Kramer develops and facilitates evaluation studies, training, technical assistance, and capacity-building services with governmental, non-governmental organizations, and research/academic institutions working in correctional facilities or in community reentry throughout the United States and globally with projects in Haiti, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Trinidad, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. In addition, Dr. Kramer currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Coalition for Children with Incarcerated Parents, on the National Advisory Board for Urban Institute’s Prison Research and Innovation Initiative, and on the Executive Editorial Board as a Criminal Justice Expert for the Journal of Clinical Research in HIV/AIDS and Prevention. Dr. Kramer previously served as the Statewide Director for the California Reentry Council Network and is a founding member of both the Alameda County Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership and the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership and where she was a part of the workgroup that created the original Bill of Rights for Children of Incarcerated Parents.
Mary Guz�
UCSF
Lead Data Manager/Analyst
Mary is the Quantitative Data Lead at the 2iS Evaluation Center within the UCSF Division of Prevention Sciences. Mary received her MPH in epidemiology from UCLA. She has worked at UCSF since 2011 with research groups focusing on HIV prevention, and care and treatment, in both domestic and low-resource international settings. Currently, Mary works on several evaluation teams for HRSA HAB SPNS funded multi-site initiatives. In this role, she conceptualizes quantitative evaluation plans, designs and maintains data collection systems and tools, trains initiative staff in data collection procedures and best practices, monitors data quality, and designs and conducts quantitative analyses.
UCSF
Lead Data Manager/Analyst
Mary is the Quantitative Data Lead at the 2iS Evaluation Center within the UCSF Division of Prevention Sciences. Mary received her MPH in epidemiology from UCLA. She has worked at UCSF since 2011 with research groups focusing on HIV prevention, and care and treatment, in both domestic and low-resource international settings. Currently, Mary works on several evaluation teams for HRSA HAB SPNS funded multi-site initiatives. In this role, she conceptualizes quantitative evaluation plans, designs and maintains data collection systems and tools, trains initiative staff in data collection procedures and best practices, monitors data quality, and designs and conducts quantitative analyses.
Michelle Palomares
UCSF
Data Manager
Michelle is a Data Manager with the Center for AIDS Prevention Research at the University of California, San Francisco. In this role she is responsible for quantitative data collection and analysis activities. Michelle received her master’s degree in epidemiology and is passionate about improving access and equity in healthcare.
UCSF
Data Manager
Michelle is a Data Manager with the Center for AIDS Prevention Research at the University of California, San Francisco. In this role she is responsible for quantitative data collection and analysis activities. Michelle received her master’s degree in epidemiology and is passionate about improving access and equity in healthcare.
Milo Dorfman
Fenway Health
Project Director
Milo Dorfman (he/him) is the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS) Program Manager in the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. In his role, Milo manages the day-to-day activities of the Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance (CCTA), designs and implements technical assistance activities, facilitates communication with project partners, provides technical assistance to funded sites, and develops and edits toolkits and reports. Milo earned a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University, and he has spent the last six years managing implementation and evaluation projects in non-profit healthcare settings.
Fenway Health
Project Director
Milo Dorfman (he/him) is the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS) Program Manager in the Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute. In his role, Milo manages the day-to-day activities of the Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance (CCTA), designs and implements technical assistance activities, facilitates communication with project partners, provides technical assistance to funded sites, and develops and edits toolkits and reports. Milo earned a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University, and he has spent the last six years managing implementation and evaluation projects in non-profit healthcare settings.
Alex Keuroghlian
Fenway Health
Director, Division of Education and Training
Alex Keuroghlian MD MPH is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School (HMS); Director, Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute; and Director and Michele and Howard J Kessler Chair, Division of Public and Community Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He is principal investigator of the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute, a HRSA BPHC-funded cooperative agreement to improve care for LGBTQIA+ people across the U.S., as well as the HRSA HAB-funded Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS) Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, which implements interventions nationally for people with HIV. Dr. Keuroghlian established the MGH Psychiatry Gender Identity Program and is clerkship director for two senior electives in sexual and gender minority health at HMS. He also co-directs the HMS Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative, which leads longitudinal medical curriculum and faculty development in LGBTQIA+ health.
Fenway Health
Director, Division of Education and Training
Alex Keuroghlian MD MPH is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School (HMS); Director, Division of Education and Training at The Fenway Institute; and Director and Michele and Howard J Kessler Chair, Division of Public and Community Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He is principal investigator of the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute, a HRSA BPHC-funded cooperative agreement to improve care for LGBTQIA+ people across the U.S., as well as the HRSA HAB-funded Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS) Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, which implements interventions nationally for people with HIV. Dr. Keuroghlian established the MGH Psychiatry Gender Identity Program and is clerkship director for two senior electives in sexual and gender minority health at HMS. He also co-directs the HMS Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative, which leads longitudinal medical curriculum and faculty development in LGBTQIA+ health.
Bryan Thompson
AIDS United
Program Associate
Bryan Thompson is a Program Associate for the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS). Bryan is a DC Native who loves his city. That same love is what led him to nonprofit work in the area, starting out at Us Helping Us, People Into Living, an organization that caters towards Gay Black Men like himself. Through his experience at Us Helping Us, Bryan developed a passion for public health. He discovered how much joy could come from talking with people about sex, their sexual health, to build community and reduce stigma. He is thrilled to be bringing this passion to the national level in his work at AIDS United. Outside of his work, Bryan loves Britney Spears, Game of Thrones, and unicorns. In addition, his latest craze has been traveling. He has a goal to visit all 48 continental states of the country in what he hopes to be an epic road trip around America.
AIDS United
Program Associate
Bryan Thompson is a Program Associate for the Using Innovative Intervention Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV (2iS). Bryan is a DC Native who loves his city. That same love is what led him to nonprofit work in the area, starting out at Us Helping Us, People Into Living, an organization that caters towards Gay Black Men like himself. Through his experience at Us Helping Us, Bryan developed a passion for public health. He discovered how much joy could come from talking with people about sex, their sexual health, to build community and reduce stigma. He is thrilled to be bringing this passion to the national level in his work at AIDS United. Outside of his work, Bryan loves Britney Spears, Game of Thrones, and unicorns. In addition, his latest craze has been traveling. He has a goal to visit all 48 continental states of the country in what he hopes to be an epic road trip around America.
Starley Shade
University of California, San Francisco
Professor
Dr. Shade is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Acting Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and Global Epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Their work focuses on application of rigorous methods in the quantitative and economic evaluation of community and clinic-based interventions in underserved communities. Dr. Shade teaches study design in real-world settings within the Implementation Science Program and Foundations of Global Epidemiology within the Global Health Master’s program at UCSF. They are committed to training and mentoring community members, members of community-based organizations, and researchers from underserved communities in the application of these methods to evaluate implementation and effectiveness of interventions in real-world settings.
University of California, San Francisco
Professor
Dr. Shade is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Acting Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and Global Epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Their work focuses on application of rigorous methods in the quantitative and economic evaluation of community and clinic-based interventions in underserved communities. Dr. Shade teaches study design in real-world settings within the Implementation Science Program and Foundations of Global Epidemiology within the Global Health Master’s program at UCSF. They are committed to training and mentoring community members, members of community-based organizations, and researchers from underserved communities in the application of these methods to evaluate implementation and effectiveness of interventions in real-world settings.
Sabra Katz-Wise
Dr. Sabra L. Katz-Wise, PhD (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. She also co-directs the Harvard SOGIE (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression) Health Equity Research Collaborative and she is a Senior Faculty Advisor for the BCH Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Katz-Wise’s research investigates sexual orientation and gender identity development, sexual fluidity, health inequities related to sexual orientation and gender identity in adolescents and young adults, and psychosocial functioning in families with transgender youth. Her work has been funded by numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and the BCH Aerosmith Endowment Fund. In addition to research, Dr. Katz-Wise is involved with advocacy efforts at BCH and HMS to improve the workplace climate and patient care for LGBTQ individuals, including her role on the Queer Leadership Council for the Boston Children’s Rainbow Alliance and member of the BCH Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council. She is also a Faculty Fellow in the HMS Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative.
Dr. Sabra L. Katz-Wise, PhD (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. She also co-directs the Harvard SOGIE (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression) Health Equity Research Collaborative and she is a Senior Faculty Advisor for the BCH Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Katz-Wise’s research investigates sexual orientation and gender identity development, sexual fluidity, health inequities related to sexual orientation and gender identity in adolescents and young adults, and psychosocial functioning in families with transgender youth. Her work has been funded by numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and the BCH Aerosmith Endowment Fund. In addition to research, Dr. Katz-Wise is involved with advocacy efforts at BCH and HMS to improve the workplace climate and patient care for LGBTQ individuals, including her role on the Queer Leadership Council for the Boston Children’s Rainbow Alliance and member of the BCH Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council. She is also a Faculty Fellow in the HMS Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative.
Damian Krebs
The Fenway Institute
Project Coordinator
Damian Krebs (they/them) is the 2iS Project Coordinator at The Fenway Institute. In this role, they
support the day-to-day activities of the Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, including
developing training and technical assistance materials, providing technical assistance to funded sites,
and fostering collaboration and communication across organizations. Damian received their MPH in
Health and Social Behavior from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and their MSc in Biology
from McGill University.
The Fenway Institute
Project Coordinator
Damian Krebs (they/them) is the 2iS Project Coordinator at The Fenway Institute. In this role, they
support the day-to-day activities of the Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, including
developing training and technical assistance materials, providing technical assistance to funded sites,
and fostering collaboration and communication across organizations. Damian received their MPH in
Health and Social Behavior from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and their MSc in Biology
from McGill University.
Venita Ray
Positive Women's Network - USA
Co-ED
Venita Ray is the deputy director of the Positive Women’s Network-USA, a national membership organization for women living with HIV. Venita served as the public policy manager for Legacy Community Health, a federally qualified health center in Houston, TX, where she monitored HIV related health policy and managed an advocacy training program for people living with HIV. In 2016, Venita led a citywide effort to end the HIV epidemic in Houston and drafted the Roadmap to Ending the HIV Epidemic in Houston. Venita has led anti criminalization efforts in Texas defeating an effort to allow HIV test results to be subpoenaed in criminal prosecutions and defeated attempts to introduce new HIV criminalization legislation. Venita was diagnosed with HIV in 2003 and is deeply committed to equity, racial justice and developing the leadership and meaningful involvement of people living with HIV in all decisions that impact the HIV community.
Positive Women's Network - USA
Co-ED
Venita Ray is the deputy director of the Positive Women’s Network-USA, a national membership organization for women living with HIV. Venita served as the public policy manager for Legacy Community Health, a federally qualified health center in Houston, TX, where she monitored HIV related health policy and managed an advocacy training program for people living with HIV. In 2016, Venita led a citywide effort to end the HIV epidemic in Houston and drafted the Roadmap to Ending the HIV Epidemic in Houston. Venita has led anti criminalization efforts in Texas defeating an effort to allow HIV test results to be subpoenaed in criminal prosecutions and defeated attempts to introduce new HIV criminalization legislation. Venita was diagnosed with HIV in 2003 and is deeply committed to equity, racial justice and developing the leadership and meaningful involvement of people living with HIV in all decisions that impact the HIV community.
Christine Rodriguez
Christine Rodriguez (she/her) is a dyed-in-the-wool harm reductionist, bringing to her senior program manager role 15 years’ of experience in drug user health across HIV, viral hepatitis, and overdose prevention. She has worked in varied roles across policy advocacy, capacity building, training and direct service in the public and nonprofit sectors. Rodriguez is deeply committed to supporting harm reduction across the U.S. and believes the leadership of people who use drugs is essential to ending the syndemic of HIV, viral hepatitis and overdose. She earned her Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, specializing in sociology, from Pomona College. In her free time, Rodriguez loves a good novel, travelling (under safer circumstances), her opinionated puppy Tina, aunting her little nibblings, and Zooming with far-flung friends and family.
Christine Rodriguez (she/her) is a dyed-in-the-wool harm reductionist, bringing to her senior program manager role 15 years’ of experience in drug user health across HIV, viral hepatitis, and overdose prevention. She has worked in varied roles across policy advocacy, capacity building, training and direct service in the public and nonprofit sectors. Rodriguez is deeply committed to supporting harm reduction across the U.S. and believes the leadership of people who use drugs is essential to ending the syndemic of HIV, viral hepatitis and overdose. She earned her Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, specializing in sociology, from Pomona College. In her free time, Rodriguez loves a good novel, travelling (under safer circumstances), her opinionated puppy Tina, aunting her little nibblings, and Zooming with far-flung friends and family.