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NASTAD Announces 2026-2027 Board of Directors

Washington, DC – Thursday, April 30, NASTAD, a leading non-partisan non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S., announced its 2026-2027 Board of Directors. NASTAD is governed by a 24-member, elected Board charged with making policy and program decisions on behalf of the full membership. 

The 2026-2027 Board of Directors includes:  

Officers (Executive Committee) 

  • Chair: Maria Jackson, Colorado 
  • Vice Chair: Thaddeus Pham, Hawaii 
  • Secretary: Stella Martin, New Mexico 
  • Treasurer: Tom Dunn, Michigan 
  • Chair-elect: Samuel Burgess, Louisiana 
  • Immediate Past Chair (ex-officio, non-voting): Sarah Braunstein, New York City 
  • NASTAD Executive Director (ex-officio, non-voting): Boatemaa Ntiri-Reid 

Board Members 

  • Arlis Jenkins (Arizona) 
  • Tiffany Woods (California) 
  • Clover Barnes (District of Columbia) 
  • Chelsea Frand (Houston) 
  • Andrea Perez (Illinois) 
  • Jeremy Turner (Indiana) 
  • Joyce Mbugua (Iowa) 
  • Debbie Guilbault (Kansas) 
  • Barry Callis (Massachusetts) 
  • Thomas Blissett (Minnesota) 
  • Dustin Hampton (Missouri) 
  • Anthony Hannah (North Carolina) 
  • Kathleen Brady (Philadelphia) 
  • Larisa Bruner (South Carolina) 
  • Phadre Johnson (Tennessee) 
  • Samuel Hebbe-Goings (Texas) 
  • Syd Robinson (Wisconsin) 
  • Adyam Redae (Virginia) 

“I am honored to work alongside the 2026-2027 NASTAD Board of Directors,” said Boatemaa Ntiri-Reid, NASTAD Executive Director. “For the last 35 years, NASTAD has been a pillar in the field of public health. I look forward to continuing work with the new Board of Directors to advance effective strategies to end the epidemics.”

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About NASTAD Founded in 1992, NASTAD is a leading non-partisan non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S. Our singular mission is to end the intersecting epidemics of HIV, viral hepatitis, and related conditions. We do this work by strengthening governmental public health through advocacy, capacity building, and social justice.