Our Team

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR /

PEER EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM MANAGER

• Phone:  (501) 270-7750
• Email:   danny@engaginarkansas.org
• Social:  LinkedIn Profile

Eric is a dedicated HIV advocate with 11+ years experience in the HIV field, including outreach, prevention, linkage to care, and peer empowerment. He has been recognized for numerous roles, including POZ Magazine's "The POZ 100" list in 2016 and 2018 for peer HIV work in the South and by those over 50 years old.  Past service includes HIV Arkansas Support Network, USCA, Arkansas HIV Task Force, Arkansas HIV Planning Group (HPG), SAW-NET HIV Coalition, C2EA, AETC, Baptist Health Ministries, and the 2018 National Latino HIV Leadership Counsel.  

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR / 

GRANT PROGRAMS COORDINATOR

• Phone:  (501) 270-7740
• Email:   jeff@engagingarkansas.org
• Social:  LinkedIn Profile

Jeff is a community advocate with a genuine passion to serve those living with HIV.  Past service and leadership includes roles with the ARcare Positive Connections HIV Program, Arkansas HIV Planning Group (HPG), 7hills Homeless Center, Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks (GLO), Make-a-Wish, Center on the Square Community Theater, and several arts-based nonprofit organizations in Arkansas and Missouri.

PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER / 

POSITIVE MILES PROJECT DIRECTOR 

• Phone: (501) 270-7760 
• Email:   keandre@engagingarkansas.org
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KeAndre' is a committed patient advocate, public speaker, and community leader. He has provided talks on topics including HIV in the Black Community and HIV Drug Assistance Options in Arkansas.  Past professional experience includes roles with St. Louis Effort for AIDS, Special Health Resources for Texas (SHRT), SWA-NET HIV Coalition, Arkansas HIV Planning Group (HPG), and ARcare. 

MEDIA STRATEGIST

WEST MEMPHIS
 

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 Eddie has worked for over 15 years across the Southern United States to combat HIV stigma and health disparities, particularly within communities of color. His skills and training centers around social media, on-air talent, health literacy, stigma reduction, cultural humility, and trauma-informed approaches. As a presenter at local and national conferences, Eddie has been able to speak of his experiences as a person living with HIV in addition to an HIV service provider. Eddie has served in various roles including the Shelby County HIV Care and Prevention Planning Group, Shelby County Ending HIV Epidemic Initiative for the TN Department of Health in Memphis, and as the Principal Consultant for Maverick Consulting where he developed training curriculum, managed the HIV.gov social media channels, and facilitated the HIV/AIDS Bureau’s Community of Practice. Eddie received his Masters of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the
University of Memphis and a B.A. in English and Communications from Philander Smith College.