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Board & Staff

Board Executive Committee
Chair - Jesus Aguais
Vice Chair - Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Ph.D.
Secretary - George Fesser, LMSW
Treasurer - Ernesto Loperena		  
Board Members

Jesus Aguais
Founder/Executive Director
AIDS for AIDS

Yvette Calderon, MD, MS
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, AAHIVS, FAAN
Executive Director, Institute for Policy Solutions at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Ernesto Loperena
Independent Consultant

Susana R. Morales, MD
Associate Program Director
Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates

Claudia L. Moreno, PhD., MSW
Director, Social Work Program
Dominican College of Blauvelt

Vanessa Ramos, Esq
Director of Training and Development
New York City Commission on Human Rights

Adriene Rosell, CNHA, FACHA, MHA
Vice President of Operations
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center

Justin Toro, LMSW
Program Manager
Montefiore Hospital/The Oval Center

Richard Torres, MD, MPH, FACP, FACGS, AAHIVM Associated Medical Director for Community & Public Health, Urban Health Plan, Inc.
Associated Professor of Medicine, Yale University, School of Medicine

LATINO COMMISSION ON AIDS STAFF:

Dennis deLeon, President Emeritus (1994-2009)

Management Team
Guillermo Chacón, President- gchacon@latinoaids.org
Leandro Rodriguez, MBA, Vice President - lrodriguez@latinoaids.org
Natasha Quirch, Vice President of Development and Partnership - nquirch@latinoaids.org
Daniel Castellanos, MPH, DrPH, Vice President of Research and Innovation - dcastellanos@latinoaids.org
Paula Robinson, Director of Finance - probinson@latinoaids.org
Zeena Hazuri, Director of Operations - zhazuri@latinoaids.org
Daniel Leyva, Director of Latino Religious Leadership Program - dleyva@latinoaids.org
Judith Montenegro, Director of Latinos in the South - jmontenegro@latinoaids.org
Lucciano Reberte, Vice President of Program Management - Lreberte@latinoaids.org

Finance Department & Administration
Paula Robinson, Director of Finance - probinson@latinoaids.org
Omari Thompson - Senior Accountant - othompson@latinoaids.org
Teddy Lora - Accounts Payable Specialist - tlora@latinoaids.org

Development & Partnerships
Natasha Quirch, Vice President of Development and Partnership - nquirch@latinoaids.org
Breeze Fromm-Sarto, Development Manager - bfromm-sarto@latinoaids.org
Daniel Ravelo, Graphics and Website Manager - dravelo@latinoaids.org

Human Resources and Operations
Zeena Hazuri, Director of Operations - zhazuri@latinoaids.org

 

Health Promotion and Prevention

→ Latino Religious Leadership Program
 Daniel Leyva, Director of Latino Religious Leadership Program - dleyva@latinoaids.org
Karina Escamilla, Deputy Director of Latino Religious Leadership Program - kescamilla@latinoaids.org
Jose Tineo, Community Health Educator - jtineo@latinoaids.org
Andrea Serna, Community Health Educator - aserna@latinoaids.org

→ Oasis Pride Community Center
Luis Nava, Director of Aging Initiatives - lnava@latinoaids.org
Nelson Silverio, Oasis LEAD Prevention Navigator - nsilverio@latinoaids.org
Haze Hernandez, Front End Manager - hhernandez@latinoaids.org
Ana Ramirez, Prevention Navigation Coordinator - anaramirez@latinoaids.org
Juan Tejada, Media Outreach Specialist - jtejada@latinoaids.org
Teresa Gomez, Case Manager/Navigation Specialist - tgomez@latinoaids.org
Ruben Rodriguez, Navigation Coordinator - rrodriguez@latinoaids.org
West De Leon, Bienestar Ahora Coordinator - wdeleon@latinoaids.org
Julio Rolon-Mendez, DrPHc, MBA, Oasis Evaluation Manager - jrolon-mendez@latinoaids.org
Elizabeth Marie Rivera, Oasis Data Entry Coordinator - emrivera@latinoaids.org

→ Salud es Vida
Luis Nava, Director of Aging Initiatives - lnava@latinoaids.org
Wuilmer Diaz, Lead Facilitator - wdiaz@latinoaids.org

→ Bienestar Ahora
Luis Nava, Director of Aging Initiatives - lnava@latinoaids.org
West De Leon, Bienestar Ahora Coordinator - wdeleon@latinoaids.org

→ Poder Latino
 Aracelis Quiñones, Coordinator - aquinones@latinoaids.org

→ Vida Positiva
Wuilmer Diaz, Lead Facilitator - wdiaz@latinoaids.org
Aracelis Quiñones, Coordinator - aquinones@latinoaids.org

 

Capacity Building

→ Hands United
Shayla Knighton-Black, Interim Director of CBA Operations - sblack@latinoaids.org
Kathelyn Aviles, CBA MEL Manager - kaviles@latinoaids.org
Gustavo Morales, Lead CBA Specialist - gmorales@latinoaids.org
Kendra Fennell, Lead CBA Specialist - kfennell@latinoaids.org
Esther Ducas, CBA Specialist - educas@latinoaids.org
Raul Arce Jimenez, CBA Specialist - rjimenez@latinoaids.org
Alonda Hutchinson-Hall, CBA Communications and Logistics Specialist - ahutchinson-hall@latinoaids.org

→ Latinos in the South
Judith Montenegro, Director of Latinos in the South - jmontenegro@latinoaids.org
Joaquín Carcaño, Director Southern Health Policy - jcarcano@latinoaids.org
Jessie Claudio, Community Building Manager - jclaudio@latinoaids.org
Aleida Espinal, NC Community Organizer - aespinal@latinoaids.org
Daniela Ceron, Policy and Communications Associate - dceron@latinoaids.org
Carlos Fernandez, Event Logistics Specialist - cfernandez@latinoaids.org

 

Health Advocacy and Community Mobilization

→ Setting the Agenda Initiatives
Guillermo Chacon, President - gchacon@latinoaids.org
Rosy Mota, Director of Health Policy - rmota@latinoaids.org

→ Community Mobilization and Engagement
Lucciano Reberte, Director of Community Engagement - Lreberte@latinoaids.org

→ Reunion Latina Training Institute
Lucciano Reberte, Director of Community Engagement - Lreberte@latinoaids.org

→ National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day - NHHAD
Luis Mares, LMSW, Director of National Community Mobilization - lmares@latinoaids.org

→ National Latino AIDS Awareness Day - NLAAD
Luis Mares, LMSW, Director of National Community Mobilization - lmares@latinoaids.org

→ National Latinx Older Adults & HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Luis Nava, Director of Aging Initiatives - lnava@latinoaids.org

→ Zero Homophobia/Transphobia Campaign
Edric Figueroa, Zero Campaign Director - efigueroa@latinoaids.org

→ Latino Gay/Bi and Trans Men's Initiatives
Lucciano Reberte, Director of Community Engagement - Lreberte@latinoaids.org

 

Health Research

→ Research and Innovation
Daniel Castellanos, MPH, DrPH, Vice President of Research and Innovation - dcastellanos@latinoaids.org
Roxana Guzman, MA, Senior Research Associate - rguzman@latinoaids.org
Evelio Salinas Escamilla, Research Associate - esescamilla@latinoaids.org
Julio Rolon-Mendez, Oasis Evaluation Manager - jrolon-mendez@latinoaids.org
Elizabeth Marie Rivera, Oasis Data Entry Coordinator - emrivera@latinoaids.org

→ Institute for Latinx Health Equity
Daniel Castellanos, MPH, DrPH, Vice President of Research and Innovation - dcastellanos@latinoaids.org

 
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