Education

B.A (major: Psychology, minor: Sociology), University of Arizona

Work History

Sept. 00 - present, Program Coordinator HRSA-SPNS project; Arizona Border HIV/AIDS Care Project.
El Rio Health Center, Inc.,839 W. Congress, Tucson, AZ 85745

Jan. 96 - Sept. 00, Director of Quality Management
CODAC Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
333 W. Ft. Lowell, suite 219, Tucson, AZ. 85705

March'96 - Present, Consultant
Vélez Associates, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., suite 350, Washington DC. 20037-1718

March'96 - Present, Consultant
Access Consulting International, Inc.
1901 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., suite 705, Washington DC. 20006-3405

November'99 - Present, Consultant
ROW Sciences 1700 Research Boulevard, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20850-3142

October'92 - Jan. 96, Director of AIDS Outreach and Education
CODAC Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
333 W. Ft. Lowell, suite 219, Tucson, AZ. 85705

December'88 - Oct.'92, Program Coordinator AIDS Outreach and Education
CODAC Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
2530 E. Broadway suite D, Tucson, AZ. 85716

April'92 - April'95, National Trainer/Consultant
Hi-Tech International, Inc. The Center for HIV/Substance Abuse Training
2800 Shirlington Road, suite 1001, Arlington, VA . 22206

April'90 - Dec.'91, National Trainer/ Consultant
National Capital Systems/HI-TECH International, Inc.
2800 Shirlington Road, suite 503, Arlington, VA. 22206-3601

October'87 - Dec.'88, Outpatient Drug Counselor
CODAC Behavioral Health Services
2530 E. Broadway suite D, Tucson, AZ. 85716

September'85 - Feb.'90, Substance Abuse Counselor
Tucson Job Corps Center
901 S. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ. 85719

August'85 - Oct.'87, Drug Counselor II/Residential Treatment
La Frontera Center, Casa De Vida
502 West 29th Street, Tucson, AZ 85713-3394

May'84 - Aug.'85, Case manager for Title XX clients
Catholic Social Services of Tucson
155 W. Helen Street, Tucson, AZ., 85705

Certifications

National Institute on Drug Abuse - Trainer/Consultant

National Capital Systems - Trainer/Consultant

Hi-Tech International, Inc. - Trainer/Consultant

Arizona Department of Health Services: State of Arizona- Pre/Post Test HIV Counselor

Arizona Department of Health Services: State of Arizona- Substance Abuse Counselor

Presentations

Pima County Health Department/Tucson AIDS Project
Dudes, Babes and AIDS: Workshop for Adolescents. Presentation on the connection between substance use and HIV infection. (October 1989)

Second Decade: Second Wave Confronting The Issues: Arizona Department of Health Services HIV Conference
Presentation on HIV and Substance Abuse the Connection (September 1991) Phoenix, Arizona.

First Border Encounter on HIV/AIDS
(University of Arizona College of Medicine and Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center)
Presentation on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (April 1992) Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora Mexico.

Presentation on Substance Abuse as a Co-factor in HIV Transmission (June 1992) Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico.
Second International HIV/AIDS Conference/Conferencia International Sobre VIH/SIDA
(Arizona-Sonora Task Force on AIDS)

Drug Use and AIDS Community Education Network: National Conference
Presentation on "Treatment Planning for the HIV Infected Substance Abuser" Washington D.C. (April 1994)

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: Sixth Regional Training Meeting: Working Together for Effectiveness In Outreach ( March 1995)
Facilitated work group, Defining Ethics and Boundaries of Outreach Workers Fort Wayne, IN

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: National AIDS Outreach Grantees Meeting
Workshop on Program Evaluation of Prevention Programs. Vienna, VA (May 1995)

Arizona Association of Behavioral Health Programs: Quality of Care Conference
Presentation on Client satisfaction survey development and implementation. (April 1996)

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: National AIDS Outreach Grantees Meeting
Panel presentation Outreach Marketing and Knowledge Dissemination: Perspectives on Sustainability.
San Juan, Puerto Rico (September 1998)

Research Monograph

Stevens, S.J., Ker, M., Thurston, L., Trujillo, S., and Johnson, B. (1991)
HIV risk behavior: A comparison study of IDU's in methadone maintenance, long-term residential treatment, in jail and on the streets.The Third Annual National AIDS Demonstration Research Conference Proceedings.

Organisations, Committees and Workgroups

AIDS Educational Advisory Committee
1989/ 1990/1991/1992/1993/1994

Arizona Department of Health Services/Conference Planning Committee
1991/1992/1993

Arizona-Sonora Task Force on AIDS
1989/1990/1991/1992/1993/1994/1995/1996

CDC Prevention Planning Group: Southern Arizona Region
1994/1995/1996/1997/1998/1999/2000

Center for Mental Health Services/ Lesbian and Gay Substance Abuse Policy Working Group
(June 1994)

Community AIDS Advisory Council
1990/1991/1992/1993

Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Treatment Improvement Division of Review--Review Committee Member (August 1992)

Department of Health and Human Services/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Lesbian and Gay Substance Abuse Policy Working Group (December 1993)

Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration-Barriers to Ryan White HIV Care for Gay & Bisexual Men of Color: A Work group (July 1993)

El Rio Neighborhood Health Center - Early Intervention Center (EIC), Advisory Board Member
(1996)

El Rio Neighborhood Health Center - EMSA-Esperanza Project, Advisory Board Member
(2000)

Health Resources and Services Administration - HIV/AIDS Bureau, Ryan White Act-Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) grant review committee (April 2000)

National Institute of Health, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Clinical AIDS Trials; Review Committee Member (March 1993)

National Institute of Health, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics Clinical AIDS Trials; Contract Review Committee Member (November 1993)

National Task Force on AIDS Prevention: Gay Men of Color AIDS Summit
(August 1995)

National Minority AIDS Council-National Advisory Board
1993/1994/1995/1996

RISTRA: Southern Arizona and State Chapters
1989/1990/1991/1992/1993/1994

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Extramural Activities Review (OEAR) Review committee member, HIV Outreach Demonstration Programs (June 1995)

Tucson AIDS Project: "Salud Es Poder" Latino Men's Health Project; Advisory Committee Member 1992/1993/1994/1995

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: Quality Assurance and Evaluation Branch, Division of State Programs - Field Reviewer Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) "Combining Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment with Diversion for Juveniles in the Justice System" (1995)

Tucson HIV Care Consortium: Ryan White Title II Care Act
Member 1991/1992/1996/1997/1998/1999
Co-chair 1993/1994/1995

Tucson Job Corps Community Relations Council
1992/1993/1994/1995/1996

Tucson Minority Consortium
Board President 1989/1990

West/Southwest Regional Planning Committee/ Latinos, Substance Abuse, and AIDS Regional Conference 1991

Workshops / Seminars

Center for Health Policy Development/Office for Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse Prevention in Hispanic Communities: Planning/Evaluation Workshop, February 3-6, 1991.

Center for AIDS and Substance Abuse Training Preventing HIV Disease Among Substance Abusers: A Training Program for Substance Abuse Counselors :NIDA certification, March 20-25, 1990.

National Parents' Council on AIDS Annual Conference, May 14-15, 1990.

Center for AIDS and Substance Abuse Training Treatment Planning for the Client with HIV Disease: A Training Program for Substance Abuse Counselors :NIDA certification, August 23-29, 1990.

Arizona Department of Health Services HIV Antibody Counseling/Testing State of Arizona Certificate Pre/Post Test HIV Counselor, February 1989.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) AIDS Outreach in the Community Health, Education & Prevention for the IV Drug User, March 1989.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Workshop on Drugs and AIDS Community Education: Networking to Prevent the Spread of AIDS, August 22-23, 1989.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HIV/AIDS Regional Summit, September 1989.

Hispanic/Latina Women and HIV Infection Transamerica System/NIDA Training of Trainers, September 10-13, 1989.

American Medical Society on Alcoholism & Other Drug Dependencies The Second Annual Forum on AIDS and Chemical Dependency, February 1988.

Southwestern School for Behavioral Health Studies May 1988.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) AIDS High Risk Adolescent Prevention Project Training, December 1988.

La Frontera Center Workshop dealing with mental illness in the family and in treatment.

Department of Economic Security Seminar on how to deal with a difficult client.

Sid Simeon Workshop Value clarification for use in counseling.