SYNC 2024 Speakers
SYNChronicity synchronizes the healthcare community by bringing together hundreds of health professionals, advocates, and consumers to SYNC ideas and practice.
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Adam Visconti
Family Medicine Trained Physician
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Alan McCord
eLearning Writer/Editor, HealthHIV
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Alex Wilson
Membership and Education Manager, GLMA
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Amber Alonzo
New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute
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Amy Jacobs
Senior Clinical Social Worker, HIV/AIDS Treatment Program, University of Michigan
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Andrea M. Lopez
Associate Professor, The University of Maryland
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Angel Algarin
Assistant Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
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Angelique Griffin
FOCUS Regional Director Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut
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Aniruddha Harza
Associate Professor of Medicine University of Chicago, and Medical Director, UCM Sexual Wellness Clinic
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Anthony Lee
Director of UAB FOCUS at UAB School of Medicine
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Aurin Roy
Senior Planning Analyst, Ryan White Program and Data and Assessment Team, Hennepin County Public Health
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Beth Battaglino
CEO, HealthyWomen
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Brittany Tripp
Health Educator, Chicago Family Health Center
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Brooke Parker
Community Linkage to Care Coordinator, Ryan White Program at Charleston Area Medical Center
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Carlotta Starks
Nurse Leader and Bilingual Public Health Advocate
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Carmen Foster
Clinic Manager, TRUCHA, the HIV services department at La Clinica de la Raza
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Caryn Bell
Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity
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Charlie Romero
COVID-19 Virtual Training Program
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Cheri Lattimer
Executive Director, National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC)
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Circe Le Compte
Postdoctoral Scholar at Columbia University, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies
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Connor Reynolds
Evaluation Specialist, HIV Care and Treatment Program, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Darcy Cherlin
Public Health Analyst, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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Deidre Hurse
Assistant Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
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Dontá Morrison
Vice President of Educational Wellness, MarSell Wellness Center, Ontario, CA
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Elizabeth Boggs
Harm Reduction Program Manager, Cumberland Valley District Health Department
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Erin Hultgren
Director of Community Health & Prevention, Kintegra Health
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Fariha Khan
Program Coordinator, Mount Sinai TelePrEP Program
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Francisco Ruiz
Director, White House Office of National AIDS Policy
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Hyman Scott
Clinical Research Medical Director at Bridge HIV in the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
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Ian Cook
HIV Clinical Director, Baltimore Medical System Inc (BMS)
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Iris Sidikman
Harm Reduction Program Coordinator
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Ivy Turnbull
Deputy Executive Director, AIDS Alliance for Women, Infants, Children, Youth & Families
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Jacob Watson
HIV Epidemiologist, State of Michigan Bureau of HIV and STI Programs
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James Macrae
Associate Administrator for Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration
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Jane H. Antoine
Quality Nurse Manager, Emory University Midtown Hospital’s Ryan White program
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Janice Lin
Staff Analyst, Bureau of HIV, STI and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Health Department (HHD)
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Jeffery Erdman
Associate Executive Director for Programs, Illinois Public Health Association
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Jeffrey Crowley
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Initiative, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
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Jeffrey Weiss
Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Jeremiah Johnson
Executive Director, PrEP4All
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Jessica Adams
Scientific Director of Infectious Diseases at Clinical Care Options
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Jessica Deerin
Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Jose Aguilar
Founder and Executive Director, Aguilar Salud Inc.; Director of Case Management, Pineapple Healthcare
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Julia Zigman
Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO
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Kaleigh Cornelison
Project Coordinator II, Evolve: The National HIV E-learning Training Center
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Karla Obasi
Education and Outreach Supervisor, Dallas County Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) program
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Kelle Tillman
Chief Clinical Officer, HELP Center for LGBT Health and Wellness
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Kristen MacKay
Senior Health Project Coordinator and Program Manager, University of Rochester Center for Community Practice
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Kristin Roha
Public Health Advisor for HIV, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Office of Chief Medical Officer, SAMSHA
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Latonia Wilkins
Case Manager, THRIVESS
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Laura Cheever
Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Laura Hinkle Bachmann
Acting Director, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Lauren Banks
Executive Director, National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition
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Leo Sheridan
Capacity Building Assistance Manager, HealthHIV
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Lindsey Gardner
Associate Director, WebMD and Medscape Division of Public Health
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Liz Behrend
Disease Intervention Specialist, Southeastern Idaho Public Health
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Lora Branch
Senior Regional Director for Gilead’s FOCUS program
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Lovina John
Policy Associate, Community Education Group (CEG)
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Maranda Ward
Assistant Professor and Director of Equity, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Matisse Monty
Sex Worker Outreach Specialist at the Victory Connector
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Megan Ryan
Dual Degree Student and Intern, AIDS Care Group in the Mosaic Medical Center for LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness
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Melissa Schwarz
Evaluation Specialist, Access Community Health Network
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Michael Chancley
Communications and Mobilization Manager, PrEP4All
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Michael Hodin
CEO, Global Coalition on Aging
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Mira Agneshwar
Program Manager in Programs and Grants, American College of Preventive Medicine
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Monica Gandhi
Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief (Clinical Operations/ Education), Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital
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Natalie Miller
Vice President of Clinical Operations, Adagio Health
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Nate Fecik
Senior Public Health Advisor for Syndemics and Co-Principal for STIs, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
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Patrick O’Byrne
Nurse Practitioner in the Ottawa Sexual Health Clinic and Full Professor of Nursing at the University of Ottawa
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Rachel Levine
Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services
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Rebecca Amantia
Director of Harm Reduction Initiatives, Tennessee Department of Health
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Rick Guasco
Editor-in-Chief, Positively Aware
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Robyn Neblett Fanfair
Captain, USPHS, Division of HIV Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Ron Schnese
Linkage to Care Lead at The LGBTQIA Center of Southern Nevada
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Sam Sheldon
Manager, SAGEPositive Program
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Samantha Hughes
Associate Director, Washington University St. Louis CDC Midwest Track 2B Capacity Building Assistance Program
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Sarah Brodt
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, HealthHIV
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Sarah Danley
HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Program Manager, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
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Sarah Kangas
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
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Scott Bertani
Director of Advocacy, HealthHIV and the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health.
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Sequan Kolibas
Founder, Hope on T.T.a.P.P. (Testing, Treatment and Peer-led Prevention)
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Sharon Allison-Ottey
CEO of CARLDEN Inc. and Beautiful Woman Inside and Out, Inc.; Executive Director of The COSHAR Healthy Communities Foundation.
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Sheyonna Watson
Program Supervisor, Deaf HIV Program at Deaf Community Advocacy Network (Deaf C.A.N.!)
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Stacey Trooskin
Executive Medical Officer, Mazzoni Center
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Steve Wood
Sr. Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
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Steven Sawicki
Program Manager, New York State Department of Health
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Taj Morgan
Program Manager, Amp
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Tajuana Blackmon
Program Manager, KC-TGA Planning Council and founder, Protect Your Peach Initiative
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Tamara Taggart
Assistant Professor of Prevention and Community Health at George Washington University, Faculty Affiliate Investigator at Whitman-Walker Institute, Inc, and Associate Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core in the District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR).
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Tamika Martin
EHE Advisor with HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau
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Tom Moore
Public health consultant, Tobacco Use and Reduction Program (TURP) for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)