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After the Test Exploring the essential role of AHF’s testing counselors GUEST BIOS: Steven Holmes is an HIV testing counselor for AHF based in New York City. Randy Hubing is also an HIV testing counselor with 14 years of experience at AHF. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [1:44] - More than Testing The vital role of HIV testing counselors What does an HIV te…

We The People About our campaign and coalition to bring back true American liberty GUEST BIO: Ebonni Chrispin is the Director of Legislative Affairs and Community Engagement for HF Self and Healthy Housing Foundation. CJ Staples is the national organizer for Dream Defenders. Abby Langweiler is a volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Am…

HIV and Primary Care Discussing some of the core tenets of AHF GUEST BIO: Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler was formerly AHF’s chief medical officer for over a decade, and now serves in an advisory role with AHF and the Department of Medicine. Dr. Carl Millner is the current chief medical officer at AHF. Rigness Rush is director of branding for AHF. CORE TOPI…

Meet the Mobilizers Turning big plans into real action GUEST BIO: Jeremy Myers is a Baltimore-raised mobilizer who has been with AHF since 2021. Taylor Watson is a mobilizer who has been with AHF for three and a half years. Raymond Thomas is the AHF mobilizer for Washington D.C. He’s been with AHF for approximately eight years. CORE TOPICS + DETAIL…

More than Marketing Insights into AHF’s communication and events wing GUEST BIO: Kevin Makdivichit is the Director of Marketing for AHF in the United States. Ebonni Chrispin is the Director of Legislative Affairs and Community Engagement for AHF. Max Alvarez is AHF’s Director of Events and Community Engagement. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [2:18] - AHF a…

Having the Hard Conversations About SOFA and how AHF meets our community where they stand GUEST BIO: Tatiana Williams represents Transinclusive Group, a trans-led organization in affiliation with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Devina Boga is a member of the SOFA board and is a PhD candidate in the Prevention Science and Community Health Program, a…

Back to BLACC Learning from and learning about the Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition GUEST BIO: Imara Canady is AHF’s National Director for communications and Community Engagement as well as the National Chair for the Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [3:00] - Made to Serve a Purpose The Origins of BLACC In the beg…

Food for Health How AHF is serving public health, starting with meeting basic nutritional needs GUEST BIO: Whitney Engeran-Cordova is the Vice President of Public Health Programs for AHF. Carlos Marroquin is the National Director of Food for Health Programs at AHF. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [2:15] - The Current State Problems Food for Health is built …

Serving Women at AHF Turning the spotlight on how AHF provides care and advocacy for women GUEST BIOS: Cyan Cardy is the Associate Director for Global Advocacy Operations at AHF. She’s been with AHF for five years. Sandyann Munroe is the Associate Director of HR for the Southern Bureau and National President of Spark United. She’s been with AHF for…

AHF in Europe Exploring how AHF’s mission is progressing across the Atlantic GUEST BIO: Zoya Shabarova is the Europe Bureau Chief based in the Netherlands, covering the UK, Netherlands, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Greece, Portugal, and soon Poland. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [4:36] - Picking Our Places Deciding where to expand in Europe and b…

Getting to Know Grants Exploring a vital part of AHF’s operations GUEST BIOS: Shibu Sam is the National Director of Contracts for the Aids Healthcare Foundation. Artur Oktanyan is the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Senior Director of Grants. Lyle Honig Mojica is the Chief Financial Officer for the Aids Healthcare Foundation. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [2…

Another Kind of Epidemic How AHF is combating the opioid epidemic nationwide GUEST BIO: Vahe Lepedjian is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist at AHF’s Hollywood flagship pharmacy. Maxie Sabackic is the Western Regional Director of Pharmacy Operations, overseeing all pharmacy operations within the AHF pharmacies served out of California, Washington, and…

Putting the “Care” in Managed Care Perspectives from our managed care team at AHF GUEST BIO: Julio Roberto is a medical social worker out of the Fort Lauderdale bureau. Karen Haughey is a registered nurse and Vice President of Managed Care, also based in Fort Lauderdale. Rebeca Rubio is the National Director of Managed Care Operations and Program D…

Love & Service in the South Insights from two of our closest affiliates in the Southern Bureau GUEST BIO: Nicole Roebuck is Executive Director of AID Atlanta, an affiliate of AHF since June 2015. Kelly Allen Gray is the executive director of AIDS Outreach Center in Fort Worth, Texas, an affiliate of AHF since 2017. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [2:26] - 4…

Housing as a Public Health Mission How AHF is helping change the conversation around housing and human rights GUEST BIO: Dominique Eastman is the Regional Property Operations Manager for the Healthy Housing Foundation. Susie Shannon is the Policy Director for Housing is a Human Right. Mark Dyer is the Vice President of Operations for Corporate Real…

Planning for Plan B Discussing Plan B after the loss of Roe v. Wade GUEST BIO: Brandon Patchett is the Senior Director of Pharmacy for Clinical Services for AHF Pharmacy Cindy Markarian is the Senior Director of Pharmacy for the Strategic Response Team. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [2:36] - What Exactly is Plan B? And what it’s not Plan B is an emergency…

Joy and Identity in Every Community How affinity groups help serve individuals and unite us all GUEST BIO: Jose Ramos is the founder of Impulse Group, as well as the AHF’s National Director of Sales. Queen Victoria Ortega is International president of Flux and Chief Visionary Officer at the Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center, as well as a…

Pharmacies: Our Bridge to Communities Why it’s about more than filling prescriptions GUEST BIO: Jose Ramos is the National Director of Sales for AHF. Cindy Markarian is Senior Director of Pharmacy, overseeing the strategic response team nationwide. CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [2:09] - More than Medication The vital role of AHF pharmacies Cindy speaks on…

CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [0:10] - Monkeypox Outbreak Continues National health emergency declared Even though experts don’t expect monkeypox to be the next COVID, it has swiftly become a déjà vu nightmare. Last week, President Biden declared a health emergency for monkeypox. This announcement came weeks after many major cities declared emergencies. C…

The Amazing Affiliates Working hard and working together to accomplish more GUEST BIOS: Rosemary Lopez is the Executive Director of the AIDS Center of Queens County. Gregory Noone is Executive Director of Thursday’s Child of Long Island. Ingrid Floyd is Executive Director of Iris House, as well as interim Executive Director of WORLD. CORE TOPICS + …

Speaking with the Future, Part II More perspectives from the next generation of advocates GUEST BIO: Sasha (age 18) and Andrew (age 17) are youth advocates and the children of AHF employees. Andrew is a student at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, DC, while Sasha will attend Ohio University in 2023, studying early childhood education. …

CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [0:10] -- Combatting “Don’t Say Gay” A poignant TV ad with a purpose AHF just launched a 30-second TV ad urging Ohio state legislators to stand against hate and reject harmful legislation targeting LGBTQ+ students, parents, and their families. The TV spot shows students disappearing from school and family portraits was prompt…

Speaking with the Future Discussing advocacy with AHF youth advocates GUEST BIO: Aiden, Gabby, and Cameron are three youth advocates whose parents all work as AHF employees. They range from fourth grade (Gabby) to 9th (Cameron) and 10th (Aiden). CORE TOPICS + DETAILS: [1:50] - What Does Advocacy Mean to You? Pure perspectives from young people Answ…

Public Health Spotlight Highlighting the people and projects of AHF’s Public Health Division GUEST BIO: Alex Goncalves is the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Senior Director for Public Health, overseeing the wellness testing and mobile programs nationally for AHF. He’s been with the organization for 12 years, and has been working in the HIV field sinc…

Stand Against Hate Hear from passionate team members serving the DMV region on the force behind Stand Against Hate. GUEST BIO: Barbara Chinn is the senior program manager for HIV testing, counseling, prevention, and community outreach. She’s worked at AHF for twelve years, and has served in a variety of other roles including Regional Director and p…

AHF Unfiltered: India Spotlight Bringing attention to incredible work happening across the Atlantic GUEST BIO: Dr. V. Sam Prasad is Country Program Director for India, overseeing the overall operations of the AHF for India Cares including the Rapid Testing Program and two HIV clinics in the country, one in Mumbai and one in Delhi. Prince Manvendra …

AHF Employee Spotlight: Where We Started & Where We Are On a special Employee Spotlight Episode, meet some of the people that make AHF tick GUEST BIO: Staci Mullins is the Regional Director for Northern Bureau at AHF. She’s been with the organization since 2015. LinkedIn Antigone Robinson is a Senior Program Manager of Advocacy in the Public Health…

Advocacy Week 2022 Celebrate Advocacy Week with a group of AHF employees whose focus is all about advocacy GUEST BIOS Latonya Thurman – Associate Director of Mobilization Campaigns Imara Canady – Director of Communications & Community Engagement Jose Ramos – National Director of Sales – AHF; President & Founder – Impulse Group CORE TOPICS + DETAILS…

Shopping for Hope (ft. Jonathan Kreuyer) Jonathan Kreuyer shares lessons learned from AHF’s thrift stores with a mission. GUEST BIO: Jonathan Kreuyer is the head of the AHF’s Out of the Closet operations. Out of the Closet is the AHF’s award-winning chain of thrift stores, which includes over 20 locations across seven states. $0.96 out of every dol…

340B… Let It Be! Unfiltered perspectives from two inspiring AHF leaders on the 340B drug pricing program GUEST BIOs: Donna Tempesta is a senior manager at AHF who serves as both the Northern Bureau Chief and the VP of Finance for the pharmacy business line. LinkedIn Scott Carruthers is the Chief Pharmacy Officer at AHF, overseeing the organization'…

Making the Most of Your 1:1 Time Two Leaders at AHF share their powerful perspectives. GUEST BIOS: Mary Cadahia is the Director of Human Resources for the southern bureau of the Aids Healthcare Foundation. She is responsible for supporting business leaders and managers as they navigate the world of HR, from employee relations to payroll. Janette Al…

Engaged Employees, Impactful Organization Unique and powerful methods for keeping people at the center of everything you do. GUEST BIO: AJ Alegria is a member of the senior management team at AHF and also serves as Vice President of Healthcare Center Operations within the Department of Medicine. LinkedIn Dan McKenzie works in the marketing departme…

AHF Africa – A Global Movement Speaking with three prominent leaders in the overseas efforts of AHF. GUEST BIOS: Peter Reis is Senior Vice President of AHF, supervising multiple divisions and disciplines both in the U.S. and overseas— including the Asia Bureau and the Global Quality Team. He’s been with AHF for 27 years. Bio Penninah “Penny” Lutung…

AHF Employee Spotlight Meet some of the incredible employees who make the AIDS Healthcare Foundation go. GUEST BIOs: Marisa Nilchavee: Marisa started at AHF as a Front Desk Clerk, moved to HR and eventually started the role she is in now as the Senior Executive Assistant to Michael Weinstein and Peter Reis, as well as board liaison. She’s responsib…

Retention Week 2022 A slew of special guests help us highlight this year’s Retention Week messages GUEST BIOS: AJ Alegria: Senior Manager and Vice President of Healthcare Center Operations at AHF and has also held a range of related roles at the organization focused on client experience and improving healthcare center operations. Learn more about A…

The Power of Conversations (ft. Andora Hinton) From difficult conversations to facing unconscious bias, managing our relationships is one of the most important— and powerful— ways to chart a course through our lives and careers. GUEST BIO: Andora Hinton is the founder and CEO of Willow North Growth Partners, a leadership development and sales train…

Redefining Public Health (ft. Tracy Jones & Whitney Engeran) Where illness, wellness, food availability, and even race intersect GUEST BIO: Tracy Jones: Senior management team for AHF, as well as the National Director of Mobilization Campaigns. Her work is centered largely around advocacy, and she also works closely with an affiliate organization b…

Patient Centered Care (ft. Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler) How AHF is innovating patient-centric care GUEST BIO: Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler: Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler is the Chief Medical Officer of the Aids Healthcare Foundation. After spending a short time as an attorney, Wohlfeiler decided to pursue a medical degree and saw firsthand the ravages of the AIDS ep…

The Employee Life Cycle (ft. Jennifer Grillo & Clarisce Tolston) How to attract, engage, and inspire your people GUEST BIOS: Jennifer Grillo – Director of HR at AHF. Based in New York, Jennifer has been with AHF for eight years and helped the organization optimize the strength of the team and help employees make the best of their time at AHF. Conne…

Radical Cooperation (ft. Anita Castille & Michael Kahane) The transformative power of deep trust and collaboration GUEST BIOS: Anita Castille: Vice President of Human Resources for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, responsible for both domestic and global regions. Learn more about Anita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-castille-b26b9b1/ Michael Kah…

Righteous Rebels (ft. Michael Weinstein) A look at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and its core principles through the eyes of its president and co-founder GUEST BIO: Michael Weinstein is the president and co-founder of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Originally a businessman and graphic designer, Michael became involved in HIV/AIDS-related issues i…