Meet Our Team

Get to know your providers and other Damien staff!

Administration, Operations, Finance, and Quality Assurance

Alan Witchey

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President and Chief Executive Officer

Dawnna Hixon

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Chief Financial Officer

DyNishia Miller

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Rick Tisdale

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Vice President of Human Resources

Geena Lawrence

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Director of Quality Improvement

Alexandra Bavender

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Director of Strategic Initiatives

Amanda Bow

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Human Resources Manager

Sean Seager

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Grants Manager

Catherine Merski

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Ryan White Grant Manager

Kira Zahedi

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Data Quality Manager

Desiree Reeves

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Non-Clinical Quality Manager

Viktor Hughes

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Clinical Quality Manager

Chet VanWye

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Operations Manager

Thane McMartin

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Safety Manager

Christopher Feagans

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Project Manager

Jonathan Evans

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Finance Analyst

Lori Blanchette

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Front Desk Coordinator

Jake Behnke

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Executive Assistant

Milo Parker

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Connect to Cure Data Quality Manager

Brittany Jones

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Data Coordinator

Johnny Nellis

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Accounting Manager

Donor Relations, Marketing, and Communications

Kyle Galle

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Marketing & Communications Director

Emily Leiserson

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Donor Relations Manager

Joey Amato

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Special Events Manager

Jazlyn Gomez

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Marketing Specialist

Essential Services

Jaime Reynolds

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Director of Essential Services

Caelan Lee

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Youth Services Team Lead

Patsy McDonald

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HOPWA Program Manager

Karsyn Mohler

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Continuum of Care Program Manager

Sharon Rickson

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Employment & Education Program Manager

Josiah Harrison-Benjamin

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Case Management Team Lead

Brady Laughlin

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HOPWA Elder Team Lead

Pat Ryan

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Food Pantry Coordinator

Jeffrey Tuttle

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Food Pantry Customer Service Specialist Lead

Lindsay Price

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Human Trafficking Case Manager

Joseph Ferguson

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Housing Case Manager

Katie Owens

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Housing Pathways Coordinator

Tea Shepard

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Elder Housing Case Manager

Markus Silvey

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Elder Housing Case Manager

Crisalyn Tribble

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Youth Housing Case Manager

Jessica Sorrels

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Housing Case Manager

Robin Thompson

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Resource Coordinator

Stephanie Hambrick

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Employment Specialist

Mary O'Neill

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Bilingual Housing Case Manager

Suzanne Read

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Food Pantry Specialist

Claude Kenny

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Peer Support Specialist

Jenna Phillips

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Food Pantry Specialist

Chauntee McKay

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Housing Liaison

Client Navigation Services

Jaymes Young

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Senior Program Manager - Client Navigation Services

Ruth (Nikki) Nance

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Client Wellness Navigator

Jeff Randolph

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Administrative Linkage to Care Specialist

Evi Wilson

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Youth Wellness Navigator

Rich Gomez

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Wellness Navigator

Jonathon Melendez Rojas

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Bilingual Wellness Navigator

Medical Clinic

Dr. Juan Carlos Venis

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Medical Director of Primary Care

Joshua Bundy

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Director of Business & Health Operations

Markian Bochan

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Medical Director of Infectious Disease

Alexis Taylor

MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Erin Weah

MSN, APRN, ANP-C, AAHIVS

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Lead Nurse Practitioner

Nadine Horn

MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AAHIVS

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Nurse Practitioner

Angela Mattingly

PharmD, AAHIVP

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Clinical Pharmacist

Ros Porter

MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Lane Sawyer

MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC

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Nurse Practitioner

Liam Shaw

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Nurse

Erika Loveland

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Lead Nurse

Tyson Wise

CMA (AAMA)

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EMR Optimization Specialist

Tessa Sommers

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Health Information Specialist

Morgan Brown

CMA (AAMA), CAOHC

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Medical Assistant

Michelle Closser

CPC

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Billing and Coding Specialist

Olivia Fahey

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Nurse

Destiny Hefling

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PRN Nurse

Mitchell Fairbrother

AAHIVP

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Clinical Pharmacist

Finesse Johnson

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Clinic Office Specialist

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Program

Ross Dorsey

LCSW, LCAC

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Director of Mental Health

Nick Brown

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Psychotherapist

Dana Bernacchi

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Addictions Psychotherapist

Lyndsey Mundell

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Therapist

Greg Lorenz

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Therapist

Lindsey Stout

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Therapist

Support Services

Taylor Osborn

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Director of Support Services

Evan Wallace

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Integrative Care Program Manager

Asja Zero

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Integrative Care Case Manager

Cody Wence

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Senior Integrative Care Case Manager

Leah Pawlus

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Critical Populations Case Manager

Deb Lysek

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Intake Medical Case Manager

April Avina

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Bilingual Intake Case Manager

Kelsey Wolf

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Integrative Care Program Manager

Patricia Harris

MSW

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Services & Operations Manager - CAFE

Anjeline Arriaga

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Integrative Care Case Manager

Courtney Emmons

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Integrative Care Case Manager

Victoria Sexton

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Integrative Care Case Manager

Jess Klem

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Integrative Case Manager

Alan Marin

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Bilingual Integrative Case Manager

Ervin Gainer

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Integrative Case Manager

Graciela Avila Baez

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Bilingual Integrative Care Case Manager

Savannah Jackson

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Integrative Care Case Manager

Gabriela Martinez Tavarez

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Bilingual Integrative Care Program Manager

Destinee Hensley

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Integrative Care Case Manager

AnnaKay Blaschke

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Integrative Care Case Manager

Nicole Williams

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Integrative Care Case Manager

Pharmacy

Brad Plunkett

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Director of Pharmacy Services

Michelle Dougherty

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Pharmacy Manager

Jackie Harder

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Pharmacy Patient Specialist

Emiley Carlton

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Pharmacy Technician

Tari Gulbrandsen

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Dietician

Caleb Boggs

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340B Analyst

Joe Foster

340b

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Compliance Manager

Michael Walker

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Pharmacist

Grace Howle

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Pharmacy Technician

Prevention

Dexter Etter

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Director of Prevention

Ashley Hughes

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Testing Program Manager

Christina Scott

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HIV/STI Tester

Jackson Cloyd

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PrEP Navigator

Nick Sanders

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Senior Prevention Program Manager

Kel McAllister

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Care Navigator Team Lead

Vincent Valdez

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TeleHealth PrEP Navigator

Robert Kellman

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Senior Manager of Community Engagement

Janae Bates

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HIV Prevention Specialist

Maria Preston

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HIV Prevention Specialist

Fletcher Elliot

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Youth Transgender Program Manager

Carrie O'Brien

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Harm Reduction Program Manager

Rai Caraballo

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Connect to Cure Training Manager

Eddie Anderson

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LatinX HIV Prevention Program Services Navigator

Peyton Haase

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HIV/STD Tester & Counselor

Tyger Adams

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HIV/STD Tester & Counselor

Sarah Wong

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Peer Recovery Specialist

Titan Dane

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Harm Reduction Specialist

Miosotis Pinott

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HOLA Program Services Navigator

Markanda Baugh

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Health Navigator

Seth Thomas

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Connect to Cure Program Manager

Dayra Sanchez

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YTG Tester/Counselor

Wendy Catalan Ruano

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HOLA Program Service Navigator

Maria Rosales-Moreno

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HOLA Program Manager

Morgan Gray

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Tele-Hep C Health Navigator

Hayden Sanders

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Tester/Counselor

Maggie Zahn

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Community Engagement Specialist

Diana Arana

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Harm Reduction Specialist

Da'Toria Hobson

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YTG Care Navigator

Lakeyshia Johnson

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YTG Wellness Navigator

Maverick Bo Steward

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YTG Resource Coordinator

Nick Atkinson-Tavai

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Youth Program Specialist

Patient Access

Doneisha Watts

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Senior Program Manager - Patient Access

Patrick S. Miller

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Clinic Office Specialist

Howard Hill

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Clinic Office Specialist

Jessica Banks

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Referral Specialist

Allyssa Bryant

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Insurance Enrollment Quality Assurance Coordinator

Nick Henderson

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