Meet our people

Board of Directors: Members meet regularly to set policy, develop programs and provide strategic direction to the organization.

Craig Wilkinson, founder and executive director, poses recently with Mildred Mbwando, a native-born Zimbabwean Board member living in that country.
  • Helen Blackmore – pharmaceutical services professional
  • Charles Boisseau – corporate communications specialist, journalist and former business reporter with Houston Chronicle
  • Dr. Lisa Ellis, MD – physician specializing in treating infections diseases, HIV/AIDS practice, Austin, Texas
  • Larry Homan, certified public accountant, former director of financial reporting, City of Houston
  • Helen Varty – executive director, Frontsteps, an Austin homeless shelter
  • Thomas Love – project management professional (PMP), Major USMC, retired
  • Craig Wilkinson – founder, executive director

Board of Advisors: Provides staff and Board members with guidance and advice in their specific area's of expertise.

  • Dr. Stephen Barnett – FAAP, FACP, FASHA
  • Alan Berg – managing partner, Arts & Labor, a video production company
  • Allise Burris, JD – attorney at law
  • Dr. Edward F. Coyle, PhD. – professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin
  • Sara Haynes – managing director, Center for AIDS Information and Advocacy, Houston, Texas
  • Charles G. McCarthy – former executive director Career and Recovery Resource Center, Houston, Texas
  • Robert Knowlton – media and corporate communications consultant
  • Mildred Mbwando – Master's of Arts in Religion, executive director, St. Augustine's Mission, Lay Training Centre in Zimbabwe
  • Romy Saitowitz – executive director, The PositiveMoms Foundation (helps South African mothers with HIV/AIDS to access life-saving treatment and medical care)
  • Robert Seagert – certified public accountant (CPA)

 

--Updated March 19, 2008