Announced!
2026 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS
September 17-20, 2026
Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim, California
2025 USCHA Speakers
The 2025 United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA), held on September 4-7, in Washington DC, is themed around “Aging with HIV.” Our robust program offers 4 plenaries and renowned speakers whose expertise and experience bring alive our theme and our continued focus on people aging and thriving with HIV.
Welcome Reception, Thursday, September 4, 2025
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is considered by many to be one of the most powerful women in American politics today. She has gained a reputation as a fearless and outspoken advocate for women, children, people of color, the poor, veterans, and seniors.
Congresswoman Waters is a strong supporter of federal HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and research programs. She wrote to the Trump administration opposing plans to eliminate funding for the CDC’s HIV prevention programs as soon as the plans were leaked. She also continues to lead efforts in support of robust funding for the Minority AIDS Initiative and other domestic HIV/AIDS programs.
Plenary Speakers
Jeff Berry
*photo courtesy of John Gress
Grissel Granados
Keith Green, PhD
Louis Ortiz-Fonseca
Beverly Ross
Rae Lewis-Thornton
Jeanne White-Ginder
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr.
Douglas Brooks
Myron Cohen
Tori Cooper
Arianna Lint
Leandro Mena, MD
Tyler TerMeer, PhD
DaShawn Usher
Allison Agwu, MD
Porchia Dees
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
*photo courtesy Christopher Michel
Bill Hall
Admiral (ret.) Rachel Levine, MD
*photo courtesy Emily B Photography
Aracelis Quiñones
Carole Treston
Day 1: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Thursday Luncheon Plenary: Beyond Belief, ViiV Healthcare
Overview: 2025 USCHA’s Opening Plenary titled “Beyond Belief”, explores the strength and resilience that have sustained the HIV movement across generations. Inspired by the spirit of ReViiVal to Care, the session centers real stories of aging, community, and the many forms of belief that continue to move us forward—whether rooted in faith, science, relationships, or lived experience. As the movement evolves, so do the ways we show up for one another. Through music, personal reflections, and shared moments, we’ll highlight the power of care, the importance of staying connected, and the hope that still drives this work.
*photo courtesy of John Gress
Jeff Berry, The Reunion Project
Jeff Berry is the executive director and co-founder of The Reunion Project, the alliance of long-term survivors of HIV. Diagnosed in 1989, Jeff has dedicated over 30 years to advocacy, journalism, and community leadership. He served as Chief Editorial Officer of TPAN and editor of Positively Aware from 2005 to 2022, and now leads The Reunion Project full-time.
Jeff has amplified the voices of people living with HIV through his writing, public speaking, and roles in national advisory boards, including the Illinois Commission on LGBTQ Aging and the CRISPR for Cure Community Advisory Board. His work has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Advocate, TheBody.com, and an Emmy-nominated docuseries. Honored with multiple awards for his contributions, Jeff continues to champion HIV and aging issues at conferences worldwide.
He lives in Chicago with his husband, Stephen, and their two furry companions.
Grissel Granados
Grissel Granados has been living with HIV since birth and has over a decade of experience in managing HIV programming in a healthcare setting. She is a former member of CHAC and PACHA and is on the PWN-USA Board of Directors. Grissel holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and believes that a gender and racial justice approach is key to ensuring people living with HIV have a high quality of life. Grissel is a nationally recognized leader in the topic of lifetime survivors and she co-directed and co-produced the 2015 documentary titled, We’re Still Here, which depicts the stories of the first generation of people born with HIV in the 80s and 90s who are now adults.
She is based in Los Angeles, CA
Keith Green, PhD, Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus
Keith R. Green, PhD, MSW is a native Chicagoan with strong community roots and an extensive history as an organizer, educator, scholar and advocate. He currently serves as Executive Director for the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus – a grassroots community-based organization focused on advancing health equity for Black gay, bisexual and same gender loving men. He is also the community co-chair for the Chicago Methamphetamine Task Force.
As a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Dr. Green earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a PhD in social service administration from the University of Chicago. He previously served as an associate editor for Positively Aware magazine and as director of federal affairs for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. Dr. Green is also an award-winning spoken word artist and was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame by Mayor Rahm Emmanuel in 2012.
Louis Ortiz-Fonseca, Director, Advocates for Youth
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Louie Ortiz-Fonseca is a queer creative and storyteller living with HIV. He is the creator of Gran Varones, a digital project that centers LGBTQ pop culture history and community storytelling through a Black Latinx lens. Music and pop culture history are integral to Louie’s storytelling practice, serving as both archive and inspiration.
Louie is also the Director of LGBTQ Health & Rights at Advocates for Youth, where he works alongside young people living with HIV to end HIV criminalization and build power. And when louie is not spreading the power gospel of Patron St. Mariah Carey, he hosts Kikis with Louie, a YouTube series created for and with LGBTQ youth.
Beverly Ross
Beverly Ross is an influential figure in the realms of activism and public health, renowned for her exceptional work as an HIV Prevention Specialist. As a nationally recognized champion for social justice, LGBTQ equality, human rights, and health equity, Beverly has tirelessly worked across local, federal, and international levels for nearly a decade.
Beverly faced homelessness in Chicago with only one pair of shoes for six months. This challenging experience led her to initiate the Link To Freedom project and establish the nonprofit Lace to Liberation which is dedicated to providing shoes and essential referral services to underserved LGBTQIA+ populations. Beverly made history as the first Black Trans Woman employed at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, playing a pivotal role in the CDC CARS Initiative Project Elevate. Her influence extends to the Gilead PrEP 4 Love campaign, where she’s prominently featured on billboards, CTA Transit stops, and other platforms across the Midwest. In 2023, she proudly joined the Adidas ballroom community as an ambassador.
Recognized in the National Ball Scene as “Chicago Mother Beverly West,” she combines her expertise in public health with a deep dedication to social justice and LGBTQ equality.
Rae Lewis-Thornton
Rae Lewis-Thornton is an Emmy Award winning AIDS activist, author, and renowned social justice advocate. Rae received national acclaim for her story of living with HIV/AIDS in the Essence magazine December 1994 issue. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has requested to catalogue her groundbreaking Essence magazine cover.
Rae Lewis-Thornton received an Emmy Award for an ongoing series of first-person reports on her life, Living With AIDS for CBS-Chicago. She has been featured in several documentaries and docu-series and on more than a dozen national television,online shows, and podcasts including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Huffington Post Live, Nightline with Ted Kopell, The Montel Williams Show, and Dateline among many others.
Rae has published three books, an Amazon Best Seller, Unprotected: A Memoir, The Politics of Respectability and Amazing Grace Letters Along My Journey. Her latest book, What I Learned From Digging in Dirt, will be released in 2026. She has lived with HIV for 42 years.
Rae Lewis-Thornton graduated Cum Laude from Northeastern Illinois University. She received the Distinguished Alumnae Award from her alma mater in 2011, as well as countless other awards for her work around HIV/AIDS. Rae is an ordained minister and earned a Master of Divinity degree from McCormick Theological Seminary. She is currently working on a Doctorate of Ministry at The Methodist School of Ohio.
Day 2: Friday, September 5, 2025
Friday Luncheon Plenary: Survival and Legacy, NMAC
The legacy of the HIV epidemic is still being written by long-term survivors who continue to face health and social challenges, while also leading the fight for a future free from stigma and discrimination.
As we honor the 35th anniversary of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program that has been historically administered by HRSA, that legacy is also still being written by the late Ryan White and his impact on public perception and policy regarding HIV/AIDS. Ryan’s advocacy and story helped dispel misinformation and stigma surrounding the disease, leading to increased awareness and support for those affected. Moreover, his legacy helped contribute to the passage of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program provides vital access to medical care, treatment, and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Sports legend and businessman, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1991, and Jeanne Ginder-White, mother of the late Ryan White were cast into the national spotlight of fear, discrimination, and uncertainty about the future. Their dual experiences and stories of advocacy, survival, and legacy are framed and are at the heart of this NMAC plenary.
At this Plenary we will also honor NMAC’s outgoing Executive Director, Paul Kawata.
Jeanne White-Ginder is an AIDS activist and mother of Ryan White, who lost his life to AIDS-related complications on April 8, 1990 — one month before his high school graduation and nearly three months before Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act.
Jeanne is featured in the National AIDS Memorial Surviving Voices oral history project series, “Unsung Heroes: The Hemophilia Communities Response to AIDS,” which captured stories from the national Hemophiliac Community in its efforts to ensure that stories and lessons from the AIDS epidemic are captured, curated, and retained for future generations.
Jeanne and Ryan became an important voice in the AIDS epidemic at a time when fear, cruelty and discrimination about the disease dominated the national discussion. 2025 marks 35 years since the death of Ryan. Today, Jeanne White-Ginder is still carrying on his fight against AIDS.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr., born August 14, 1959, is an American retired professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He’s widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards and playmakers in NBA history. After a successful college career at Michigan State University, where he famously faced off against Larry Bird in the 1979 NCAA finals, he was drafted first overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. Johnson’s “Showtime” Lakers era saw him win five NBA championships and three MVP awards, alongside a fierce rivalry with Bird and the Boston Celtics. In 1991, he announced he was HIV-positive and subsequently retired from basketball, becoming a prominent advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. Beyond basketball, Johnson has achieved significant success in business, philanthropy, and broadcasting. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, an investment conglomerate that provides high-quality products and services that focus primarily on ethnically diverse and underserved urban communities.
Day 3: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Saturday Luncheon Plenary: Timeline of Innovation: Moments that Changed HIV, Gilead
Overview: The history of the HIV epidemic is a history of innovation, more than 40 years of progress in scientific advancement, community engagement, and medical and social innovations. It is a history built on moments of heartbreak and hope, with individuals, communities and organizations striving towards and reaching milestones in treatment, prevention, equity, and access. It can be a history that has enabled a world where long-term thriving with and alongside HIV is possible.
Join Gilead for a plenary luncheon and a journey along the Timeline of Innovation, told in human stories, shared by the people who lived those moments. Together, we acknowledge the past and look toward a future shaped by our shared work toward helping end the epidemic for everyone, everywhere.
Speakers: To be announced
Douglas Brooks
Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, is a nationally recognized leader in social work and public health practice, policy and advocacy, with much of his career having been focused on HIV prevention, care and treatment. In each of his positions, Mr. Brooks has used his platform to advocate for marginalized communities and to improve the social determinants that foster equitable health outcomes. Mr. Brooks began his career as a case manager and program coordinator, followed by work as a social work clinician and program director in Massachusetts. Mr. Brooks was particularly instrumental in the development of an effective, and later nationally recognized, pre-antiretroviral treatment strategy known as the Integrated Access to Care and Treatment (I ACT) Program. Mr. Brooks’ career has taken him from local community health practice to the pinnacles of the nonprofit and the corporate worlds and to the White House where he made history as the first openly Black gay man living with HIV to direct the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) under President Obama and spearheaded an update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy advancing equity-focused federal programs. With decades of experience in community-based care, government, and industry, Brooks bridges public health innovation with real-world impact.
Myron Cohen, MD
For more than three decades Dr. Cohen’s research has focused on the transmission and prevention of transmission of HIV. Dr. Cohen helped to develop laboratory methods to measure HIV in genital secretions, as well as methods to determine the best antiviral agents to reduce replication of HIV in these compartments. Dr. Cohen was the architect and Principal Investigator of the multinational HPTN 052 trial, which proved that antiretroviral treatment of people with HIV infection prevents the sexual transmission of the virus. This work was recognized by Science Magazine as the “Breakthrough of the Year” in 2011 and led to HIV treatment as prevention (TaSP), a worldwide strategy for prevention of HIV. Serving as Co-Principal Investigator of the NIH HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), Dr. Cohen has focused on the development of antiviral agents and broad neutralizing antibodies for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV (PrEP). These HPTN studies included collaboration in development of the long-acting injectable agents and broad neutralizing antibodies for PrEP.
Tori Cooper
Tori Cooper, BA, MPH, SGE is Director of Strategic Outreach and Training at the Human Rights Campaign and a Health and Equity Consultant. Since 2021, she has been among the highest-ranking transgender women in the US government as a member of PACHA, the President’s Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS. Tori brings a long history of fighting for greater health and financial equity for those whom traditional systems have failed. She is founder and executive director of Advocates for Better Care Atlanta, providing capacity assistance, curriculum development, and multi-disciplinary training for large and small organizations. She is a nationally recognized public speaker, certified facilitator and national trainer, CDC subject matter expert and a public health advisor. Over the last thirty years, Tori has built a reputation for by increasing visibility, access and opportunities for BIPOC communities, people living with HIV and transgender communities. As a proud, Black transgender woman who aims to inspire through excellence, she is dedicated to improving health outcomes and advancing policies that bring greater equity for marginalized communities.
Arianna Lint
Arianna Lint is a renowned trans educator, advocate, and public speaker originally from Peru. After graduating from law school, she transitioned into the field of health and social services upon moving to the United States. Arianna began her impactful career in 2006 with the Florida Department of Health, focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention and support, especially within the transgender community.
In 2015, Arianna founded Arianna’s Center, a trailblazing organization based in South Florida dedicated to empowering transgender individuals, particularly transgender women of color. The center offers a wide range of services including transgender competency training, emergency housing, English language classes, and support in obtaining GEDs. Under her leadership, the organization serves over 500 transgender people annually, providing them with the tools and resources they need to thrive. Her personal journey has fueled her mission to uplift and empower others. Arianna continues to inspire and lead by example, transforming her experiences into advocacy and support for the most marginalized within the transgender community to shape a more inclusive and equitable world.
Leandro Mena, MD
Leandro Mena, MD, MPH, is a clinician-researcher and public health advocate with expertise in the prevention and clinical management of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He is founding chair of the Department of Population Health Science at the University of Mississippi Medical Center John D. Bower School of Population Health and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Mena also directs the Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education & Policy at the Myrlie Evers- Williams Institute for Elimination of Health Disparities and serves as the STD Medical Director for the state of Mississippi. He is the Medical Director of the Five Points Clinic (Jackson’s public STD clinic) and cofounded Open Arms Healthcare Center (first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender [LGBT] clinic in Mississippi). In recognition of his work developing a model program of culturally competent HIV prevention and care for Black men who have sex with men, which is being replicated in other clinics of the country, he was awarded the 2016 Achievement Award by the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA). Dr. Mena is board certified in infectious diseases. He is a research fellow with the Rural Center for STD/HIV Prevention (Indiana University). His interests include understanding the dynamics of HIV transmission in racial/ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities as well as the development and provision of culturally competent quality health services to these populations.
*photo credit Tommy Omolabi
Tyler TerMeer, PhD
Dr. TerMeer is CEO of San Francisco AIDS Foundation and co-chair of the AIDS United Public Policy Council. He is passionate about improving the health of people living with HIV, ensuring that LGBTQ+ people have access to affirming care, and supporting and empowering Black-led organizations and BIPOC leaders. Dr. TerMeer has been honored by the White House as one of the “Nation’s Emerging LGBTQ+ Leaders,” and as part of the “Nation’s Emerging Black Leadership.”
DaShawn Usher
DaShawn Usher is an accomplished advocate, researcher, and leader with over 18 years of experience in research, program development, and health communications. As the Senior Director, Communities of Color and Media at GLAAD, he oversees grants driving impactful programming, signature events, and innovative initiatives. His expertise has garnered widespread recognition, featured in notable publications such as Vanity Fair, Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, Billboard and many more publications for his work. DaShawn’s creative prowess extends to executive producing award-winning content, including Webby, Shorty, and Telly Award winners. Moreover, as the Founder of Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI), he champions social connectivity and personal development for Black gay and queer individuals, fostering holistic community wellness.
Day 4: Sunday, September 7, 2025
Sunday Luncheon Plenary: Workforce Resiliency and a Blueprint for 2029, NMAC
Overview: The story of HIV/AIDS was a story of tragedy that has been transformed by our communities into remarkable resilience, activism, and scientific advancement over four decades. Activists, advocates, and medical professionals played a crucial role in demanding action and pushing for research and treatment. More than 30 years after NMAC released its groundbreaking publication, “The Impact of HIV on Communities of Color: A Blueprint for the Nineties,” long-time survivors and esteemed medical professionals reflect on where we started, where we are now, and the development of an updated blueprint for HIV treatment and optimal quality of life for those aging with HIV as a manageable, chronic health condition.
Allison Agwu, MD
Dr. Allison L. Agwu, MD, ScM, FAAP, FIDSA is a professor of pediatric and adult infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include HIV/AIDS and infectious disease.
Dr. Agwu earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics and internal medicine at Case Western Reserve University (University Hospitals of Cleveland/ Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital), and a combined fellowship in pediatric and adult infectious diseases at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Agwu’s clinical and research interests focuses on children, adolescents, and young adults who are at-risk or living with HIV and their families. Clinically, she provides inpatient and outpatient pediatric infectious diseases’ consultations and leads the Pediatric Adolescent HIV/AIDS Program, which provides multidisciplinary for those living with or affected by HIV. Further, she leads the young adult transition clinic, the Accessing Care Early (ACE) Clinic. Both programs are longstanding Ryan White Federal Grant funded programs.
She is American Board of Internal Medicine-certified in infectious disease and American Board of Pediatrics-certified in infectious diseases. She is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the HIV Medical Association Board, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Porchia Dees
Porchia Dees is a part of the first generation of children who were born HIV positive, diagnosed in 1986 and a native of San Bernardino California. Porchia graduated with her BS from the University of California, Riverside and has been working in the HIV Direct Services and advocacy field for over 10 years now in many different capacities.
Porchia is currently enrolled in a Masters in Social Work program at Azusa Pacific University and working towards achieving her Master’s in Social Work. Currently, she is working full time as a Health Educator II with the Riverside County Department of Public Health at their specialty HIV/STD clinic. Porchia serves as the California State lead for Positive Women’s Network. She also serves as one of the cofounders and CEO of the Lifetime Survivors Network.
She considers herself an Artivist, which combines the passions of art and activism together. Educating people on the topic of HIV, and public speaking has become her calling. She feels she did not choose this life; it was given to her. With that being said, most importantly, her goal is to touch and inspire as many lives as she can with her story and with Hope!!!
* photo credit Christopher Michel
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Anthony Fauci, MD, has served as a Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and McCourt School of Public Policy since 2023. He also is a Distinguished Senior Scholar at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown. Previously, Dr. Fauci directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health from 1984 to 2022. In that role, Dr. Fauci was a key advisor to seven presidents on global HIV/AIDS issues, and on preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats. He also served as the Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden. Dr. Fauci was one of the principal architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has helped save more than 25 million lives throughout the developing world.
Dr. Fauci is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and many other professional societies. He has received numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, and the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service. He has been awarded 63 honorary doctoral degrees from universities in the United States and throughout the world, and is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 1,400 scientific publications. Dr. Fauci also authored the autobiographical “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service” which reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List in 2024.
Bill Hall
Bill Hall is a full-blooded Tlinget Indian of the Raven Clan from a small fishing village in Alaska called Hoonah, population 750. He is the Community Advocate for the Native American Community here in Seattle on HIV, and he is also the Elder for the Urban Indian Health Board, the Research Arm for the Seattle Indian Health Board, our Native Clinic. Bill tested positive for HIV in June, 1986, and has been living with HIV/AIDS going on 40 years. He began his journey on his road to Advocacy by volunteering for many AIDS organizations in the early days, including the Seattle AIDS Support Group, counseling newly diagnosed individuals. This led to his joining various CABs (Community Advisory Boards) such as defeatHIV through Fred Hutch Cancer Search for a Cure for HIV, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, and he spent six years on the Seattle Planning Council, serving as co-Chair in his final year. He serves on the Equity in Research CAB associated with Seattle Children’s Hospital and has served on this CAB for 9 years, and finally, he serves on the Social Determinants of Health Study CAB on Native Americans and HIV through the University of Washington. He speaks at conferences, workshops, and seminars, all to assure that Native Americans have a voice where treatments, protocols, and funding are being decided. “Never Stop Searching”
* photo credit Emily B Photography
Admiral (ret.) Rachel Levine, MD
Admiral Rachel Levine, MD served as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and led the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Prior to her federal service, she served as Secretary of Health and Physician General in Pennsylvania and served as professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine. She completed her residency and fellowship at Mt. Sinai, earned her MD at Tulane University, and completed her undergraduate work at Harvard College.
She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and Academy for Eating Disorders and served as President of the Association of
State and Territorial Health Officials.
Dr. Levine has been named by USA Today as one of their 2022 Women of the Year, by Time Magazine to their inaugural list of the 100 most influential climate leaders in the world, and she is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Aracelis Quiñones
Aracelis Quiñones is the coordinator of Poder Latino, a program of the Latino Commission on AIDS. She leads a group of HIV-positive Latinos who meet monthly for trainings on HIV policy, advocacy, self-care, and empowerment—all with the goal of improving health outcomes and boosting self-esteem.
A proud Puerto Rican mother and grandmother, Aracelis is a survivor of HIV, hepatitis C, substance abuse, and domestic violence. Her lived experience drives her deep commitment to educating others, especially Spanish-speaking communities, about viral suppression, access to care, and long-term retention in treatment. She has been instrumental in promoting U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable), fighting HIV-related stigma, and empowering people living with HIV to see themselves as essential partners in ending the HIV epidemic.
Carole Treston
Carole Treston is the Executive Director of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, a global nursing organization supporting the development, engagement and leadership of nurses in HIV care and related issues.
Carole is a Registered Nurse who began providing HIV/AIDS care in 1986. In 1988 she co-developed one of the first comprehensive, family-centered HIV/AIDS programs in the U.S., a demonstration project in Philadelphia that led to the development of the Ryan White Title IV/Part D programs nationally. She served as a study nurse on maternal & pediatric NIH protocols, including the landmark PACTG076 study, the initial PMTCT effort. She has held numerous roles in HIV/AIDS clinical care, prevention, research, education and health policy, including as the Director of Operations for the PACTG/IMPAACT research network.
She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health & Health Policy from Columbia University and is board certified thru the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and has served on the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board and the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA).
Carole is proudest of being a member of the global nursing workforce and is dedicated to compassionate, evidence–based, person-centered health care that reflects human rights and social justice.
She has been a member of local, national and global boards and appointed committees and has served as principal investigator on funded projects related to the intersection of HIV, health care and social justice and the important role of nurses in health care and health policy.
