Addressing Career Counseling and Employment Needs:
Prioritizing the Physical, Mental, and Economic Health and Well-being
of People Living with HIV
[Part IV]
North Carolina Central University, Counselor Training Program
and National Working Positive Coalition
present our 4th annual virtual training institute on HIV and employment
Friday, March 27, 2026
9am - 1pm ET
9:00am – 9:15am: Opening/Welcome
9:15am – 9:45am
Session #1: Keynote Speaker
Harold Phillips, MRP, Chief Executive Officer, NMAC, and former Director, White House Office of National AIDS Policy
9:45am – 10:45am
Session #2: Panel
The Intersections of Employment and Mental Health: Counseling Needs and Experiences of Black People Living with HIV
Moderator:
Larry Bryant, Jr., Brooklyn Community Services
Panelists:
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Kimberly Canady
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AJ Scruggs
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Bridgette Picou
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Will Francis
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Ladeia Joyce
10:45am – 11:45am
Session #3: Panel
Employment and Mental Health Related Needs and Strategies Unique to Lifetime HIV Survivors or People Who Acquired HIV at Very Young Ages
Moderater:
Antoinette Jones, Co-Founder, The Dandelion’s Movement, and National Field Organizer, Positive Women’s Network-USA
Panelists:
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Mario Castillo
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Omar Paul
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Alyssa Crawford
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Ashley Richardson
11:45am – 12:45pm
Session #4: Panel
Reports from the 2026 Research Literature Review Project: Studies Related to
HIV and Employment
Moderator:
Martha Cameron, Research Specialist, Georgetown University; Director, International Community of Women Living with HIV-North America; and Commissioner, Washington, DC Regional Planning Commission on Health and HIV
Panelists:
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Jen Chiu, PhD, Hunter College
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Liza Conyers, PhD, Penn State University
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Attia Khan, PhD, York University
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Farbod Pour, Penn State University
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Marcus Weathers, PhD, Mississippi State University
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Sungwon Yoon-Lee, PhD, California State University, Northridge
12:45pm – 1:00pm: Closing/Evaluation
Regina Gavin Williams, Ph.D., NCC, LCMHC, QS
Assistant Professor, Career Counseling Program Director, Counselor Education Program, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, School of Education,
North Carolina Central University