MAY 29–31, 2024 • WASHINGTON, DC

SYNC 2024 Speakers

SYNChronicity synchronizes the healthcare community by bringing together hundreds of health professionals, advocates, and consumers to SYNC ideas and practice.


  • Adam Visconti

    Family Medicine Trained Physician

  • Alan McCord

    eLearning Writer/Editor, HealthHIV

  • Alex Wilson

    Membership and Education Manager, GLMA

  • Amber Alonzo

    New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute

  • Amy Jacobs

    Senior Clinical Social Worker, HIV/AIDS Treatment Program, University of Michigan

  • Andrea M. Lopez

    Associate Professor, The University of Maryland

  • Angel Algarin

    Assistant Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

  • Angelique Griffin

    FOCUS Regional Director Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut

  • Aniruddha Harza

    Associate Professor of Medicine University of Chicago, and Medical Director, UCM Sexual Wellness Clinic

  • Anthony Lee

    Director of UAB FOCUS at UAB School of Medicine

  • Aurin Roy

    Senior Planning Analyst, Ryan White Program and Data and Assessment Team, Hennepin County Public Health

  • Beth Battaglino

    CEO, HealthyWomen

  • Brittany Tripp

    Health Educator, Chicago Family Health Center

  • Brooke Parker

    Community Linkage to Care Coordinator, Ryan White Program at Charleston Area Medical Center

  • Carlotta Starks

    Nurse Leader and Bilingual Public Health Advocate

  • Carmen Foster

    Clinic Manager, TRUCHA, the HIV services department at La Clinica de la Raza

  • Caryn Bell

    Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity

  • Charlie Romero

    COVID-19 Virtual Training Program

  • Cheri Lattimer

    Executive Director, National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC)

  • Circe Le Compte

    Postdoctoral Scholar at Columbia University, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies

  • Connor Reynolds

    Evaluation Specialist, HIV Care and Treatment Program, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  • 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)

  • Deidre Hurse

    Assistant Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

  • Dontá Morrison

    Vice President of Educational Wellness, MarSell Wellness Center, Ontario, CA

  • Elizabeth Boggs

    Harm Reduction Program Manager, Cumberland Valley District Health Department

  • Erin Hultgren

    Director of Community Health & Prevention, Kintegra Health

  • Fariha Khan

    Program Coordinator, Mount Sinai TelePrEP Program

  • Francisco Ruiz

    Director, White House Office of National AIDS Policy

  • 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).

  • Ian Cook

    HIV Clinical Director, Baltimore Medical System Inc (BMS)

  • Iris Sidikman

    Harm Reduction Program Coordinator

  • Ivy Turnbull

    Deputy Executive Director, AIDS Alliance for Women, Infants, Children, Youth & Families

  • Jacob Watson

    HIV Epidemiologist, State of Michigan Bureau of HIV and STI Programs

  • James Macrae

    Associate Administrator for Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration

  • Jane H. Antoine

    Quality Nurse Manager, Emory University Midtown Hospital’s Ryan White program

  • Janice Lin

    Staff Analyst, Bureau of HIV, STI and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Health Department (HHD)

  • Jeffery Erdman

    Associate Executive Director for Programs, Illinois Public Health Association

  • Jeffrey Crowley

    Program Director, Infectious Diseases Initiative, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

  • Jeffrey Weiss

    Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • Jeremiah Johnson

    Executive Director, PrEP4All

  • Jessica Adams

    Scientific Director of Infectious Diseases at Clinical Care Options

  • 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

  • Jose Aguilar

    Founder and Executive Director, Aguilar Salud Inc.; Director of Case Management, Pineapple Healthcare

  • Julia Zigman

    Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO

  • Kaleigh Cornelison

    Project Coordinator II, Evolve: The National HIV E-learning Training Center

  • Karla Obasi

    Education and Outreach Supervisor, Dallas County Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) program

  • Kelle Tillman

    Chief Clinical Officer, HELP Center for LGBT Health and Wellness

  • Kristen MacKay

    Senior Health Project Coordinator and Program Manager, University of Rochester Center for Community Practice

  • Kristin Roha

    Public Health Advisor for HIV, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Office of Chief Medical Officer, SAMSHA

  • Latonia Wilkins

    Case Manager, THRIVESS

  • Laura Cheever

    Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • 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

  • Lauren Banks

    Executive Director, National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition

  • Leo Sheridan

    Capacity Building Assistance Manager, HealthHIV

  • Lindsey Gardner

    Associate Director, WebMD and Medscape Division of Public Health

  • Liz Behrend

    Disease Intervention Specialist, Southeastern Idaho Public Health

  • Lora Branch

    Senior Regional Director for Gilead’s FOCUS program

  • Lovina John

    Policy Associate, Community Education Group (CEG)

  • Maranda Ward

    Assistant Professor and Director of Equity, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences

  • Matisse Monty

    Sex Worker Outreach Specialist at the Victory Connector

  • Megan Ryan

    Dual Degree Student and Intern, AIDS Care Group in the Mosaic Medical Center for LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness

  • Melissa Schwarz

    Evaluation Specialist, Access Community Health Network

  • Michael Chancley

    Communications and Mobilization Manager, PrEP4All

  • Michael Hodin

    CEO, Global Coalition on Aging

  • Mira Agneshwar

    Program Manager in Programs and Grants, American College of Preventive Medicine

  • 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

  • Natalie Miller

    Vice President of Clinical Operations, Adagio Health

  • 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

  • Patrick O’Byrne

    Nurse Practitioner in the Ottawa Sexual Health Clinic and Full Professor of Nursing at the University of Ottawa

  • Rachel Levine

    Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services

  • Rebecca Amantia

    Director of Harm Reduction Initiatives, Tennessee Department of Health

  • Rick Guasco

    Editor-in-Chief, Positively Aware

  • 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

  • Ron Schnese

    Linkage to Care Lead at The LGBTQIA Center of Southern Nevada

  • Sam Sheldon

    Manager, SAGEPositive Program

  • Samantha Hughes

    Associate Director, Washington University St. Louis CDC Midwest Track 2B Capacity Building Assistance Program

  • Sarah Brodt

    Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, HealthHIV

  • Sarah Danley

    HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Program Manager, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center

  • Sarah Kangas

    Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Scott Bertani

    Director of Advocacy, HealthHIV and the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health.

  • Sequan Kolibas

    Founder, Hope on T.T.a.P.P. (Testing, Treatment and Peer-led Prevention)

  • Sharon Allison-Ottey

    CEO of CARLDEN Inc. and Beautiful Woman Inside and Out, Inc.; Executive Director of The COSHAR Healthy Communities Foundation.

  • Sheyonna Watson

    Program Supervisor, Deaf HIV Program at Deaf Community Advocacy Network (Deaf C.A.N.!)

  • Stacey Trooskin

    Executive Medical Officer, Mazzoni Center

  • Steve Wood

    Sr. Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV

  • Steven Sawicki

    Program Manager, New York State Department of Health

  • Taj Morgan

    Program Manager, Amp

  • Tajuana Blackmon

    Program Manager, KC-TGA Planning Council and founder, Protect Your Peach Initiative

  • 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).

  • Tamika Martin

    EHE Advisor with HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau

  • Tom Moore

    Public health consultant, Tobacco Use and Reduction Program (TURP) for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)