Our experienced and diverse training team delivers high-quality live and online trainings addressing a range of topics related to HIV testing and prevention, LGBTQ-affirming organizations and services, cultural humility, and substance use-related harm reduction.
Jen Shockey, MPH
Manager
Jen has worked at AHP since 2012 as a trainer, capacity building assistance specialist and curriculum writer. Jen became the Manager of the Provider Training and Education unit in 2018. Prior to working at AHP, they have worked in HIV/HCV Prevention since 1992 in a variety of positions from HIV testing and counseling, community outreach, syringe exchange and program management. Their extensive training and teaching background includes a variety of LGBTQ+ topics, including Trans Health, Diversity, and Inclusion. They also conduct trainings for the National HIV Classroom Learning Center on High-Impact Prevention Interventions such as Personalized Cognitive Counseling, Healthy Relationships, HIV Testing in Non-Clinical Settings and Testing Together.
[email protected] | 415.514.3594
Stephen Scott, MSHSA
Training Supervisor
Stephen has been working in HIV prevention and research since 1995. During this time, he has worked in a variety of positions, including outreach, HIV testing and counseling, program management, HIV prevention research, and community development. He has been with AHP since 2007, and has been a trainer since 2010. He conducts various trainings contracted by the California State Office of AIDS, and also trains on the Personalized Cognitive Counseling (PCC) and Testing Together (TT) High-Impact Prevention Interventions.
[email protected] | 415.502.7270
Darrell D. Mcelvane
Trainer
Darrell has worked as a PrEP navigator, HIV/HCV test counselor and phlebotomist for AHP for the past five years in our Sexual Health Services program. He joined the PTE team in October 2021 as a Trainer/Curriculum Writer. Prior to AHP he has worked for Stop AIDS Project and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. He has been doing HIV prevention work for the past 15 years and has loved every minute of it. He holds the belief that in every conversation, there are three things we all want to know: Do you hear me, do you see me, and does what I say matter to you? As such, it has been his goal to help people of the LGBTQ+ community live meaningful and fulfilled lives by allowing them to feel heard, be seen, and know that their stories matter.
[email protected] 415.502.7270
Fabián Moreta Aviala
Trainer
Fabián Moreta Aviala is a bilingual Trainer/Curriculum Writer at the UCSF Alliance Health Project. Fabian is an Afro-Latino health equity advocate and community organizer with many years of experience providing in-person SO/GI training and presentations to medical students and medical providers and at health conferences in Puerto Rico and the United States. Fabián has been committed to uplifting equity and access for Latinx, Black, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ communities.
[email protected] 415.502.7270
Tiara K. Johnson, MPH, CHES ®
Trainer
Tiara holds a master’s degree in public health, is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student, and is certified as a Health Education Specialist. Tiara has almost 9 years of experience in public health, including racial and health equity-focused work, HIV test counseling, training, community-based technical assistance, program development, grant management, and policy planning. Tiara joined the PTE team in July 2024 as a trainer and curriculum writer. Prior to joining the PTE team, Tiara worked at the county government level leading a team of inclusive and diverse health educators working to prevent HIV and STI infections through testing and education. Throughout her years of Public Health work, Tiara stayed true to her passion for advocating for changes to eliminate structural and institutional barriers and policies that negatively impact people who look like her and their communities.
[email protected] 415.502.3989
Neffitiria Staton
Logistics Coordinator
Neffitiria has worked in the HIV field since 1995 with Ameri-Corps. She was assigned to Santa Rita County Jail as a case manager in the re-entry program. At Santa Rita she worked with HIV positive inmates to reconnect with their children, find adequate housing and drug/alcohol treatment programs. That same year she worked with Summit Hospital’s Black Healthy Infant project to address the mortality rate of HIV positive woman during childbirth. In 2014 Neffitiria redirected her attention to become a part of the administrative team at the AHP Services Center. In February 2020, Neffitiria became the newest member of AHP’s Provider Training and Education team as the logistics coordinator. She supports the trainers with production and logistics for their online and in-person trainings.
[email protected] | 415.502.3009