Hiv Awareness Speaker
CurrentI've reached over 6,000 people through 150+ engagements on issues related to sexual health such as: • HIV prevention• Misconceptions & stigmas about HIV • LGBTQ+ community issues• Positive messaging on sexual health• Sex education policy reform.ENGAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS• Speaker and Peer Educator, “Sexual Health, Relationships, and HIV”, Summer of Dreams, United We Dream, August 2019 - Presented to and facilitated discussion for a summer youth leadership class of 25• Panelist (invited seven times), “The Sexually Active Adolescent/Young Adult”, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, George Washington University (January 2014 - August 2018) - Presented to 190 medical students about personal experiences with providers• Panelist, “Patient & Community Perspectives” Open Plenary Panel, GWU HIV Summit: “How Clinicians Can Help Create an AIDS-Free Generation”, George Washington University, Washington, DC, December 2017 - Presented to 180 medical students in the summit• Panelist, “Positively Speaking: My Life with HIV”, Madison Equality, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, November 2011 - Presented to 70 students • Co-Presenter, “Reforming Virginia's Sex Ed”, SIECUS, Sex Ed Policy Action Council, “2021 Sex Ed Legislative Look Ahead”, Virtual, 2021 - Presented to 80 attendees including organization leaders nationwide• Presenter, “Reforming Our Sex Education”, Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS, 2022 - Presented to 12 attendees including city commissionersVOLUNTEERINGVolunteer HIV Awareness Speaker, Face to Face Program, NovaSalud Inc. (Oct 2017 - Present)• Presented over 60 times to a cumulative total of 1,700 students in Arlington Public Schools on sexual health and my life living with HIVVolunteer HIV Awareness Speaker, Face to Face Program, Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (Apr 2012 - Jun 2013)• Traveled to 15 locations in Northern Virginia including public schools & institutions • Engaged approximately 1,100 students over 50 presentations