Case Manager

Drug and Alcohol Counselor

• Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

Providing individual and group counseling to individuals struggling with substance dependence. Providing individual and group counseling to individuals struggling with substance dependence.

HIV Prevention Specialist, Substance Prevention & Risk Reduction Counselor

• Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

Developed and implemented two new prevention programs, Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services (Prevention Case Management) and HIV Prevention Counseling. Delivered single and multi-session one-on-one risk reduction counseling and education to individuals at high risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. Recruit and determine eligibility of clients with multiple, complex psychosocial issues. Provide case management services, including clinical risks/needs assessment and referrals. Recruit clients eligible for HIV biomedical interventions. Maintain and track confidential patient information in federal, state and organizational databases. Test clients for HIV and HCV. Accomplishments include: • Best Practice Award for recruitment, retention & performance measure success within statewide geographic area • Selected to present unique program model integration to other agencies •Wrote Program Implementation Plan, Recruitment & Engagement Plan, Condom Outreach Plan & Community Mapping Plan •Instituted & facilitated weekly men’s support group •Author educational newsletter each month Show less

Residential Aide

• Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

Support staff position. Dispensed medications, liaison between clients and case managers, facilitated Intensive Outpatient Groups (IOP), client transportation, and ensured client compliance with agency policies. Support staff position. Dispensed medications, liaison between clients and case managers, facilitated Intensive Outpatient Groups (IOP), client transportation, and ensured client compliance with agency policies.

Medical Assistant

• Apr 2005 - Dec 2006

Assisted HIV medical provider in medical procedures, scheduled client appointments, maintained patient medical records, ordered medical supplies and managed client billing. Assisted HIV medical provider in medical procedures, scheduled client appointments, maintained patient medical records, ordered medical supplies and managed client billing.

HIV Activist, Advocate, Community Organizer, Office Manager, Fundraiser

• Apr 1991 - Mar 2004

As a leading HIV/AIDS advocate at ACT UP Golden Gate in San Francisco, led on numerous projects, supervised volunteer recruitment & coordination efforts, and managed the daily business operations of the office and the travel logistics for its members. Lead fundraiser for many years, managing grant-writing, merchandise creation and sales, special events, etc. Other accomplishments include: • Organized over 100 educational forums, community rallies & events, often building coalition participation from across the Bay Area •Co-organized annual San Francisco AIDS Candlelight March that drew upwards of 10,000 people for four years • Contributing writer to an HIV treatment, prevention & public policy column that appeared weekly in the Bay Area Reporter • Organized community groups to counter "AIDS denialists" in San Francisco • Developed a unique HIV housing subsidy formulary with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation for at-risk, disabled, low income individuals, winning a competitive HUD Special Project of National Significance (SPNS) award • Led on many projects, including a successful HIV/HCV Liver Transplant Protocol for co-infected individuals, approved by the F.D.A. and saving many thousands of lives • Coordinated tabling, recruitment and outreach activities at SF Pride, Folsom Street Fair, AIDS Walk, Castro Street Fair & other weekend tabling venues over many years • Helped win approval for expanded access programs for numerous HIV medications • Successfully lobbied government officials for increased local, state & federal funding • Extensive media experience writing press releases, media advisories & developing relationships with local & national reporters • Secured a $100,000 grant from the Red Hot organization Show less