About our 2026 USCHA Track Chairs
Our 2026 USCHA track chairs are researchers, strategists, clinicians, advocates, and community builders who have spent decades ensuring the communities most impacted by HIV are not just included, but centered. From implementation science to organizational health, Black women’s leadership to clinical innovation, each chair brings deep expertise and a shared conviction that ending HIV requires every seat at the table to be filled with purpose. We are proud to have their voices, their vision, and their lived experience shaping the future of this movement.
Meet the Program Committee
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Track 1: Whole Person Health: Prevention and Care Without Silos
Dr. Chauncey Watson, PhD
Professor of Practice and Researcher-in-Residence
Morgan State University
Bobby Avalos
Artistic Director and Freelance Creative Artist
Bobby Avalos and Dancers, Entertainment Group
Dr. Wendy Fujita
Assistant Professor and Infectious Diseases Physician
Emory University School of Medicine
Errol L. Fields, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Dr. Maya Green, MD, MPH
Founder & Chief and Health Equity Officer
Onyx Medical & Wellness PLLC
Scott Brawley
Director of Development, Policy and Programs
American Academy of HIV Medicine
Toni Newman
Senior Director
Coalition for Justice and Equality Across Movements
Not Pictured:
Trisha Arnold, PhD
Brown University
Track 2: Unbreakable Bridges: Closing the Gap in Healthcare
Dr. Brittany “Brit” M. Williams, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, Department of Education (tenured)
University of Vermont
Cristhofer Moreira, MPH
Health Policy Consultant, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Dr. Tralonda Triplett, PhD, MPH, BIE, BBA
Director of Operations
Institute for Successful Leadership, Inc.
Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, MS, LCSW, RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Leona B. Carpenter Endowed Chair in Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (tenured)
Johns Hopkins
Rick Haverkate, MPH
Program Director, National HIV/AIDS Program
Indian Health Service
Damián Cabrera
Manager
Center for HIV Treatment, Leadership and Community Engagement
Track 3: The Power of Us: Storytelling and Community Engagement
Marissa Miller
Founder and CEO
Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center – Indiana
Dr. Alison Footman, PhD, MPH
Senior Program Manager of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
AVAC
Malachi Stewart
Community Health Engagement Specialist
DC Health and the DC Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs
MeYonna SwaVaye Jabbaar
Certified Sexologist Public Health Coordinator
City of Detriot
Ujuonu “Uju” Nwizu, MPH
Director of Programs
Public Health Alliance of Southern California
Not Pictured:
Stephen Hicks, MPH, CHES
Johns Hopkins
Track 4: Built to Last: Strengthening Organizational Capacity
Shawnte’ Spriggs, M.A., M.S.
Founder
Impel Coaching & Consulting LLC and Author
Dr. Cary L. Goodman
Faith Based Program & Engagement Consultant
The Balm In Gilead, Inc.
Arismendi “Tony” Jimenez, MD, MA
Audrianna (Dri) Marzette, M.S.
Program Specialist
Center for HIV Treatment, Leadership and Community Engagement
Track 5: Turning Evidence into Impact through Science and Policy
Nanette Benbow, MAS
Research Associate Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Alicia Diggs, MPH, DrPH
Community Engagement Manager
UNC Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research
Amber Wilson, MPH
Social and Behavioral Scientist Administrator
The National Institutes of Health
Pastor André L. McGuire, JD
Founder and CEO
ALM’s Ministries International, Inc.
Jose Arizmendi- Gomez
Program Coordinator, Compliance
Wayne State Emergency Medicine Department
Liz Kaplan, J.P.
Director of Health Care Access and Clinical Instructor
Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Dr. Philip A. Chan, MD, MS
Chief Medical Office
The Rhode Island Public Health Institute
Track 6: Crosscutting Track: The Future of the Movement, Innovation, Urgency & What’s Next
Russell Campbell, MA
Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC)
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Dr. Linda H. Scruggs, DLH, MHS, LPC
Co Executive Director
Ribbon – A Center of Excellence
Louis Shackelford, MPH
Shey Thorn, DrPH, MPH
Executive Director
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC)
Cora Trelles Cartagena, MPH
Manager – GLOW & NextGen
Center for HIV Treatment, Leadership & Community Engagement
Duante’ Brown, B.S.
Senior Program Manager
The Center to End the HIV Epidemic
Track 7: Advancing HIV Care: Clinical Updates Pathway
Dr. Carlos Saldana, MD
Assistant Professor and Infectious Diseases Physician
Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital
Dr. Aniruddha Hazra, MD, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Medical Director, UCM Sexual Wellness Clinic
The University of Chicago Medicine
Dr. Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc, FAAFP, AAHIVS
Chief Clinical Officer/Principle Investigator
National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC)
Dr. M. Keith Rawlings, MD
Chair Internal Medicine/HIV
National Medical Association
Dr. Rupa Patel
Clinical Scientist, Biomedical HIV Prevention Lead
Whitman-Walker Health
Dr. Tamara McCants, PharmD
President
National Pharmaceutical Association, Inc.
Dr. Anthony Mills, MD
HIV Specialist and CEO & President
Men’s Health Foundation and Southern California Men’s Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA
Wanda Brendle‑Moss, R.N
Executive Committee Member
National HIV and Aging Advocacy Network (NHAAN)
Dr. Tiara C. Willie, PhD, MA
Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health
Department of Mental Health
2026 USCHA Tracks
Contact
For information, updates, and questions about NMAC’s 2026 US Conference on HIV/AIDS, please email conferences@nmac.org.
