David joined NCSD as executive director in October of 2016. Previously he was founding executive director of AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families, a national public health association; and president and CEO of Proliteracy, an international adult education organization. David has held positions as project director and policy analyst for the National Disability Rights Network and the University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ’s – National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center. He is past executive director of LIFT-DC, an anti-poverty direct service organization in Washington. David started out his career as an aide to U.S. Representative Sam Gejdenson (D-CT) and Martin Stevens, M.P. (C-Fulham & Hammersmith) in the House of Commons.
David has spoken widely at domestic and international conferences, served on various national boards and blue ribbon panels and in 2012 was appointed by Secretary Clinton to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. He is a graduate of Clark University and Catholic University of America and has authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles and chapters and various other publications. David is a nationally certified executive coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Contact: dharvey@ncsddc.org
Christy supports capacity building and technical assistance on adolescent sexual health to NCSD partners throughout the country. She also serves as a subject matter expert in the development and delivery of online training content for DIS. Prior to joining NCSD, Christy worked as a DIS and DIS frontline supervisor with the Florida Department of Health for over five years. She is passionate about STD/HIV prevention and an advocate for sexual and reproductive health. She received her BS in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida and her MPH from the University of South Florida.
Contact: caltidor@ncsddc.org
Stephanie oversees all policy and advocacy matters with a specific focus on policymaker education efforts at the federal level with the legislative and executive branches of government. Prior to joining NCSD, she was a senior Legislative Aide for U.S. Senator Patty Murray (WA), working on issues of sexual and reproductive health and health care reform and also worked at the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA). Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Beloit College.
Contact: sarnold@ncsddc.org
Michael supports NCSD’s work with health clinics, including learning collaboratives and a home-testing initiative. He previously worked in direct patient outreach and provider education at Evergreen Health, an FQHC-LAL in Western New York. While there, he assisted in an agency-wide shift to status neutral patient navigation. Michael has presented his work for the US Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program, NMAC Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit, and the New York State Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers. Michael received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Geography as well as his Master’s in Public Health from the University at Buffalo, where he was a Western New York Prosperity Fellow.
Contact: mcanty@ncsdcd.org
Jerrica supports capacity building and technical assistance on adolescent sexual health to NCSD partners throughout the country. Prior to joining NCSD, Jerrica worked for Crittenton Services of Greater Washington where she facilitated school-based social-emotional learning and sexual health programs for teen girls throughout the D.C Metro area. She received a dual BS in Kinesiology and BA in Spanish from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her MPH from The George Washington University.
Contact: jdavis@ncsddc.org
Amanda leads the programmatic work at NCSD. Amanda previously worked at the Ohio Department of Health where she managed STD, Hepatitis, and HIV prevention and surveillance programs. There she spearheaded program integration efforts and conducted strategic planning and program evaluation. Prior to her work at the state level, Amanda managed various programs and projects at an FQHC, focusing on the implementation of programs that addressed health equity and social determinants of health. Amanda holds an MPH from George Washington University and a joint BA in Anthropology and BS in Health Sciences from Cleveland State University.
Contact: adennison@ncsddc.org
Erin serves as a consultant for NCSD where she provides subject matter expertise, project management, and program support. Erin brings over 12 years of DIS and STD director experience, previously led her state’s HIV Planning Group and served as a state-level 340B authorizing official and primary contact. In addition to being a sexual health advocate, Erin is a harm reductionist and medication access enthusiast. Erin holds a Master of Science Degree in Health Education and Promotion, is a certified health education specialist (CHES), certified rapid HIV/HCV testing counselor, certified correctional health professional (CCHP), and certified sexual assault counselor.
Contact: efratto@ncsddc.org
Iman works on projects related to communications strategy. She earned her BS in Public Health and BA in Health Communication from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She served as an AmeriCorps VISTA for two years working with nonprofits related to improving access for health services. Prior to joining NCSD, Iman graduated with her MPH from The George Washington University where she worked as a graduate research assistant and interned with Better Medicare Alliance.
Contact: ikarnabi@ncsddc.org
Kassy provides capacity building and technical assistance to NCSD members on policy related matters. Prior to joining NCSD, Kassy worked at the Utah Department of Health where she managed STD, HIV, and SSP prevention programming. She has been involved in sexual health promotion for over 15 years at Utah’s AIDS Service Organization and the University of Utah, where she worked on comprehensive wellness with an emphasis on expanding STD/HIV testing access. Kassy has a specific interest in sex positivity and social determinants of health. She earned her BS and MPH from the University of Utah.
Contact: kkeen@ncsddc.org
Marlene supports curriculum development for NCSD. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of learning and development where she has spear-headed leadership development and enterprise-wide learning initiatives. Marlene holds a Master’s of Education from Penn State University as well as numerous professional certifications such as facilitation, instructional design, performance consulting, test design and delivery, change management, DISC, and project management.
Contact: mkincaid@ncsddc.org
Jenny directs the health clinic work of NCSD including the Clinic+ Program which aims to build the capacity of public and private clinics across the country and advocate for the resources needed to meet the demands of their front-line work. Prior to joining NCSD, Jenny worked in quality improvement at Detroit FQHCs and managed the Detroit Public Health STD and TB Clinics. She is also a Certified Trauma Professional who has designed successful interventions for violently inured youth and is interested in mitigating the impact of trauma for individuals in every setting. A proud Detroit native, Jenny earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and an MPA in Health and Human Services/Urban and Metropolitan Policy and Management from Wayne State University where she is currently working on a PhD in Public Administration and Urban Studies.
Contact: jmahn@ncsddc.org
As executive assistant to NCSD’s executive director, Lakita brings with her 20 years of experience working for small nonprofits, federal and state agencies. In this position, Lakita provides administrative support to the NCSD staff. Prior to joining NCSD, Lakita worked as the Executive Assistant to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at CFPB, in Washington DC. She previously held the position of Executive Assistant to the VP of Marketing at Discovery TLC Channel in Silver Spring. Born and raised in Washington, DC Lakita holds an Associate of Arts (AA) in Education and is working towards a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
Contact: lmcneil@ncsddc.org
Talia provides support to the program team at NCSD. Prior to joining NCSD, she worked with the Georgetown University Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, and One Tent Health. Talia earned her BA in Women’s and Gender Studies and Government from Georgetown University.
Contact: tparker@ncsddc.org
Charlie Rabins, MPH, is a consultant for NCSD where he provides technical assistance and training. Charlie has worked on STD, HIV and Viral Hepatitis prevention for 44 years at the local, state, regional and federal levels. He was a founding member of NCSD and has received numerous awards including the Jack N. Spencer Award from CDC in 2010 for a career of exceptional contributions to excellence in STD prevention.
Contact: crabins@ncsddc.org
Desiree provides hands-on technical assistance to partner organizations, key health department leadership, clinic providers, community stakeholders, and other partners to develop and implement innovative and culturally relevant strategies to address access to services and health equity. Prior to joining NCSD, Desiree worked as a regional DIS with Maryland Department of Health to provide rapid HIV/Syphilis outbreak response. She also has over eight years of STD/HIV prevention experience working with various healthcare organizations and universities. She earned her BS in Health Science from the University of Central Florida and her MPH from Mercer University.
Contact: dsmith@ncsddc.org
Kenneth represents NCSD’s legislative and regulatory interests on Capitol Hill. He brings years of experience developing and implementing bipartisan civil and human rights, corporate, public health, philanthropic, legal, and judicial policy campaign strategies.
Prior to joining NCSD, Kenneth led the strategic launch of a large philanthropic LLC racial justice subsidiary’s policy arm. At the US Chamber of Commerce, ILR he advised senior corporate officials and policymakers on emerging civil corporate liability issues and formulated legislative campaign strategies to mitigate frivolous securities, class action, and municipality litigation. Before moving to Washington, D.C., Kenneth represented the Southern Center for Human Rights and the Georgia Justice Project as a Public Policy Associate and registered lobbyist in the Georgia General Assembly and clerked for the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Kenneth received his B.A. from Davidson College in North Carolina and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.
Contact: kwestberry@ncsddc.org
Chuck is a Certified Public Accountant with extensive nonprofit accounting experience, which includes tax preparation, financial statement presentation, budgeting, investment and cash management, financial forecasting, and internal control implementation. He began his career auditing not-for-profit organizations for a public accounting firm and most recently worked more than 9 years as the director of finance and administration for a not-for-profit with an annual budget of $15 million. Chuck has also performed an array of human resources and payroll services such as establishing job descriptions, implementing recruitment procedures, managing personnel performance reviews, monitoring payroll procedures, and a variety of payroll controlling functions.
Contact: cwindle@ncsddc.org
