ANAC is proud to have a diverse group of people as members and we want to celebrate their contributions to the HIV/AIDS community. Each month, we celebrate various meaningful awareness days and heritage months by highlighting current members who work to end stigma, train future HIV/AIDS healthcare providers, pursuing research opportunities, advocating for people living with HIV and so much more.
2023 Spotlights
February
Black History Month and National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Feb 7): Martez Smith
March
Women's Month and National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10): Veronica Brady PhD, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES and Chen Zhang PhD, MPH
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20): Theo Fletcher
Certified Nurses Day (March 19): Rachelle Woods, ACRN
April
National Transgender HIV Testing Day (April 18): Kimberly June Skeete
May
National Nurses Week (May 8-12)
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19): Angelo James F. Esperanzate, RN
June
National HIV Testing Day (June 27): Cheryl Netherly, BSW, LPN, ACLPN
Pride!
July
Zero HIV Stigma Day (July 21), Dr. William (Bill) Holzemer, PhD, RN, FAAN
August
Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Aug. 20) Nina Sublette, PhD, FNP, AACRN, SANE-P (She/Her)
September
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (Sept. 18), Veronica Brady, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES (she/her)
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (Sept 27), LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN (he/him, they/them)
Hispanic Heritage Month and National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (Sept - Oct), Johanna Castillo, PharmD, AAHIVP, CSP (she/her/ella)
December
World AIDS Day (Dec 1), Dr. Maureen Akolo, PhD, MPH, RN, FHEA (She/Her) and Peter John Oates, RN, MSN, NP-C (He/Him)
