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Effective strategist of initiatives and operations for a trade association serving as a professional community for 5000+ HIV clinicians and researchers HIV. Serves on the IDSA Leadership Team.Champions federal policies that advance health equity and a diverse ID/HIV healthcare workforce.Plans, allocates, and tracks the $1M annual budget. Raised $2.8 million plus in funding over a decade for two workforce programs in partnership with the IDSA Foundation. Oversees program design and administration for the HIV Clinical Fellowship Program, G.E.R.M. Program, annual Board elections, member communications and clinical practice guidance.Lead, equip, and empower a cross-functional team of 3 direct reports, as well as an 18-member Board of Directors, 5 Volunteer Committees, and 3 Volunteer Working Groups. Select Accomplishments:Spearheaded strategic planning and initiative development with the Board of Directors, while leading responses to new and emerging infectious diseases. Co-led COVID-19 policy response while developing guidance documents for clinicians and published papers to advance health equity and innovative service delivery models informed by novel pandemic policies. Positioned HIVMA as the leading HIV physician advocacy organization recognized as a trusted information source for policymakers, federal agencies, and community partners.Association honored with the Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Coalition Partnership Award for advocacy on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.Oversaw the passage of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act.Led advocacy effort challenging the price of pyrimethamine garnering national attention.Distinguished recipient of the Partnership Award from NASTAD for outstanding collaboration on health reform and policy issues resulting in impactful change.Served as HIV Healthcare Access Working Group Co-chair, 2011 to 2019 co-leading national efforts to improve heath care and health coverage access.

Instrumental leader in the launch of a new membership organization whose membership grew to represent over 3,500 HIV clinicians and researchers. Assisted in outlining and defining association goals encompassing program development and advancing a policy and agenda to drive high-quality health care. Advanced initiatives related to Medicaid managed care, Medicare Part D, grant writing, policy design, and membership & partnership development.Co-led advocacy efforts to protect the Medicaid program and advance policies benefiting people with complex chronic conditions. Secured protected class status for HIV medications under Medicare Part D by leading advocacy campaigns with diverse coalition partners.Contributed to securing a multi-million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a Center for Global Health Policy. Pivotal contributor to a major shift in administration policy by engaging with physician leaders on purchasing generic antiretrovirals for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program. Enabled accessibility to lifesaving treatment for underrepresented and marginalized patient.