Meet the Team 

SUSTAIN Staff

	Samira Ali (she/her), PhD, LMSW - Center Director
	Maria Wilson (she/her), EdD, LMSW, LVN - Program Manager/ACTION Liaison
	Katie McCormick (she/her), LMSW - Program Manager
	Lladira Aguilar (she/her), MSW - Capacity Building Assistance Manager
	Bec Keo (they/them), MSW- Impact Scholar/ACTION Liaison
	Marcus A. Stanley (he/him), MPH, MCHES® – Director of Programs/Project Officer
	Masonia Traylor (she/her) - BS Public Policy - Organizational Strategist & Community Liaison
	Megan Stanton (she/her), PhD - Evaluator
	Alejandra Avilés (she/her), MPH, MSW – Public Impact Storyteller

SUSTAIN Advocacy Group (SAG)

The SUSTAIN Advocacy Group (SAG) is a diverse group of members comprised of nine deep south states disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. Each member, chosen by HIV leaders to represent his/her/their respective state, brings a combination of lived expertise, community involvement, and grassroots advocacy backgrounds to this collaborative experience. Using MIPA (Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS) principles, SAG’s mission is to advise the University of Houston’s SUSTAIN Leadership Team on matters of programming, processes, and evaluation. Further, the SAG membership is committed to serving as disclosed ambassadors for all its collaboration during each member’s tenure.

	Warren A. O’Meara-Dates - AL
	Maria Mejia - FL
	Kerry Auzenne – LA
	Jose Romero – NC, SAG Co-Chair
	Eddie Wiley – AR, SAG Co-Chair
	Venita Ray – TX