Chelsea Gulden, MSW
President &
CEO
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Chelsea Gulden has worked in HIV/AIDS for over 20 years and serves as President and CEO of RAIN in Charlotte, NC. She built the Empowering Positive Youth (EPY) Program, the state's first youth program for HIV positive clients, and continues to shape RAIN's programming around community needs and her own lived experience.
Her advocacy spans HIV education in Ghana and across the US, contributions to a national report on comprehensive sexual education, and a National Institutes of Health workgroup on Intersectional Stigma and HIV. She has spoken at national conferences, served on Community Advisory Boards, and currently sits on the executive committee of the Ryan White Planning Body and the NCAAN board. She's especially passionate about mentoring young professionals and people with lived experience through a strength-based approach to management.
Darlena Blackwell, MA, M.Ed
Director of Client Relations
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Jazmin Cedeno
Senior Benefits Manager
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Rashad Hamilton
Peer Navigator
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Laurita Lezama
Bilingual Medical Case Manager
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Beverly Mitzel, M.Ed
Benefits Manager
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Ediana Sharpe, MSW, LCSWA
Bilingual Mental Health Therapist
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Demetrice Whiteside
Medical Case Manager
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Elgin Phillips, MS
Director of Outreach
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Breonte Boyd
Retention Specialist
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Devin Cokley
HIP Program Manager
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Gabriela "Gaby" Espinal
Support Navigator
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Kevin Garcia-Sanchez
Trilingual HIP Peer Support Specialist
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Robert Meggett
Linkage to Care Specialist
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Deion Pendleton
HIP Lead Coordinator
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Charles Perez
Bilingual Peer Retention Specialist
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Jecari Pulley
Community Engagement Specialist
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Jariza "Jay" Ricart
Lead Retention Specialist
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Stephanie Sherard
Investigation Specialist
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Joseph Tirado
Peer Prevention Navigator
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Anthony Walton-Tate
Research Project Manager
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Nathan B. Smith
Vice President, Philanthropy
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Joyce Brooks, MHA
Grants Coordinator
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Savannah Lawing-Yates, MPH
Community Resource Coordinator
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Jacki O'Dierno, MA
Vice President, Operations
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MariaJose "MJ" Mulgado
Data & Quality Specialist
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Ronald "RJ" Sharrow
Housing
Manager
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