Natalie Spicyn, MD, MHS, AAHIVS 
Medical Director

I enjoy collaborating with patients as part of a multi-disciplinary care team, to help folks achieve their best health, overcoming fears, challenges, and discrimination. 

Shakima M. Davey, MSW, LCSW-C, CPM
Program Director

I am passionate about advancing minority health and health equity. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to work in a field that aligns with my personal values. I am dedicated to supporting and empowering people and driving meaningful change in their lives. 

Genevieve Beninati, Nurse Practitioner
Journey Center Nurse Practitioner

As a Nurse Practitioner I am privileged to be in a position to help people live their most authentic lives in a way that promotes overall health. Working in the field of HIV prevention and treatment gives me the opportunity for my work to align with my personal values, including advancing health equity.  As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community I am grateful to have the skills and knowledge to provide culturally aware, high quality, affirming health care to my community.

Walker Weinstein, RN
Journey Center Nurse

I am a transmasculine nurse who is committed to improving the lives of trans* clients, people living with the challenge of HIV, and those with chronic illnesses. I work to meet the care coordination and nursing needs of hospitalized patients, providing linkage to care services for people living with HIV as they transition from the hospital to the community setting, while also working in the community to provide quality gender-affirming care to transgender and non-binary individuals.

Sierra Cary - Brown, BS, CHES
Community Engagement Program Specialist

As a sexual health educator, I am passionate about educating and empowering community members to make informed decisions about their sexual health and well-being. It is my aim to foster open, courageous, and even fun conversations about sexuality in a way that reduces stigma to improve overall community health.

Rhonda Carr
Community Program Coordinator

 I started working in this field in 2012 because I wanted to make a difference with my community, to show my passion for others and to help them with the resources that were not available to me when I was growing up. I have seen so much with my friends and family losing lives. I vowed never to let one more person I love die because of lack of knowledge. I feel I owe this to my community and myself.

Scott Hale, RN

Linkage to Care Nurse

I work with HIV care so that I can advocate for and educate people with HIV to live their life to their fullest potential.

Jerrell Smith
Community Program Coordinator

I work for the JACQUES Initiative because I want see the end of the HIV epidemic. I also love helping people and seeing them get into care and get better. We all have a part to play in this and this is how I choose to fight.

Ventura Derek McLee, BS
Community Program Coordinator

I take pride in being able to support someone's will to live and help them strive to be better than the day before. I choose to help and be a catalyst for change even when others may hesitate.