Jeffrey Schouten, MD, JD, AAHIVS, is the HANC Director and provides leadership and strategic direction for all of the cross-network coordination activities that the HANC project encompasses. The Director works closely with the Network Leaders and DAIDS to develop and implement strategies to coordinate activities and optimize collaboration between the networks and DAIDS and other funding and operational partners.
Jeff has been the HANC Director since September 2008. He is a former general surgeon with a focus on surgical oncology. He has been involved in HIV clinical research and HIV primary care for more than a decade. He is also a clinical investigator at the University of Washington AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. Jeff also has a strong interest in HIV public policy.
Amy Ragsdale
HANC Special Projects Manager
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Amy Ragsdale is the HANC Special Projects Coordinator and the primary point of contact at HANC for Behavioral Science, Communications, Data Management, and Financial Disclosure matters. As Special Projects Coordinator, Amy provides administrative and project management support for many special projects across the areas of coordination including communications and strategic planning.
Amy brings extensive experience in marketing, communications, event production, and strategic planning. She spent many years in the field of arts management and physical theater performance. In 2001, Amy received her MA in Philosophy from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Christie Villa
HANC Training, Evaluation and Site Management and Clinical Trial Logistics Manager
Christie Villa joined the HANC team in July of 2006 taking on the role of the HANC Training and Evaluation Project Coordinator. Recently, she has expanded her role into the area of site management and clinical trial logistics and has become certified in the Clinical Trials Program at the University of Washington. Across these 3 areas of coordination she provides administrative and project management support working very closely with various collaborative partners.
Christie gradated with a BA from Marquette University in 2000 completing a pre-med course of study and a major in history. Living abroad for a year in Rome, Italy sparked her interest in pursuing this major, additionally increasing her passion for travel. As a native to Seattle, she loves the outdoors and taking advantage of the various activities Washington State has to offer.
Damon Humes
Legacy Project Director
Damon is an experienced, proven leader with a strong commitment and successful track record in developing, implementing and evaluating major public health, social and human service programs in the areas of HIV prevention and care, substance abuse and mental health to diverse, at-risk populations. Most recently, Damon has been the Executive Director of The MOCHA Center, Inc. (formerly Men of Color Health Awareness Project) since 2007.
Denee McCloud
HANC Legacy Project, Be The Generation Project Manager
Denee formerly served as the Program Director for the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas where she oversaw strategic planning and development of all programs. She also served as Springboard Coordinator at Executive Service Corps of WA where she coordinated a capacity building program for non-profit organizations. She has been a panelist for Artist Trust, the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, MAPP Funds, and 4Culture and a facilitator for the WA State Cultural Congress. Denee is currently a board member of Essential Arts and a member of Seattle Net Impact. Denee holds a B.A. in Management and Minor in Accounting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and completed her certificate in Project Management from the University of Washington.
Greg Davis
Program Assistant/Online Content Editor
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Greg Davis acts as the Program Assistant and Online Content Editor using various social media outlets to keep people informed about what is happening at HANC. He keeps the website updated with the most current information. He is also working to expand the level of communication and dissemination of information across the ever expanding number of social media platforms. Greg regularly works on other special design and communications projects in the department.
Greg has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from North Carolina State University and a Paralegal Certificate from Duke University. He both moved to Seattle and joined HANC in 2011. Davis worked as a paralegal before joining HANC. He loves to travel, but is really enjoying exploring all of the activities available in his new city and all of the parks and hikes just outside Seattle.
Jessica Mooney
HANC Legacy Project, Community Engagement Officer
Jessica Mooney received an her M.A. in International Studies and a graduate certificate in Global Health from the University of Washington. She has worked in community health settings in Nepal and Tanzania. As a Legacy Project Community Engagement Officer, she is the project lead for the Women’s HIV Research Collaborative (WHRC) and Creating Awareness through Art (CATA), a new initiative that partners artists with clinical researchers, site staff, and service organizations to raise awareness of HIV-related clinical trials. In addition, she is the co-project lead for Legacy Project's House/Ball initiative with Damon Humes.
Jessica Velcoff
HANC Legacy Project, Community Engagement Officer
Jessica Velcoff is Community Engagement Officer for the Native American Engagement in HIV Clinical Research (NAEHCR). She has had a long standing interest in working with Native communities, due in part to her own heritage and experiences growing up in Northern California. She moved to Seattle in the fall of 2011, after living in Chicago for seven years. In Chicago she completed her Ph.D. in Community Psychology at DePaul University where she also taught courses. She has extensive qualitative and quantitative research experience, focusing a great deal on HIV prevention among youth in rural Kenya. She also worked for several years at the Chicago Women’s AIDS Project, supervising their prevention department.
Michael Arnold HANC Legacy Project, Social Scientist
Michael Arnold is a Staff Scientist with the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division and the Legacy Social Scientist. Michael joined HANC in 2011. He received his BS in Biology from Truman State University. Michael also attended the University of California, Berkeley and received his MSW in Social Welfare, a PhD in Social Welfare as well as a MPH in Epidemiology. Michael’s research interests include social epidemiology investigations of health disparities, HIV/AIDS behavioral and biomedical prevention and therapeutic research, development and evaluation of intervention and policy approaches to address the health, social, and economical well-being of populations most impacted by HIV/AIDS and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Paige Etter
HANC Laboratory Project Manager
Paige Etter is the HANC Laboratory Project Manager and the primary point of contact at HANC for laboratory coordination activities. Paige has a background in laboratory management, math and science education and process improvement. If Paige isn’t at work she's probably at the dance studio.
As Laboratory Project Coordinator, Paige provides administrative and project management support for laboratory working groups. Paige coordinates and facilitates conference calls, meetings, HANC portal activity, and projects, ensuring that working group activities address the objectives and meet the milestones outlined in the Laboratory section of the HANC work plan.
Paris Mullen
HANC Legacy Project, Community Engagement Officer
As a motivational speaker and organizational consultant, Paris has worked to build bridges of trust and unity in various communities. Regionally and around the world, he has been an ambassador for reconciliation and social justice. During his career on the front lines with today’s youth and their families as a youth director and family therapist, Paris acquired first-hand knowledge of the importance of collaborating with the entire community in order to help remedy social ills. Paris has facilitated diversity, inclusion, and performance excellence workshops for major corporations. He was also an ambassador to Europe and Asia with the Seafair Organization. He has been working with the HANC Legacy Project since early 2010.
Russell Campbell
HANC Community Partners Manager
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Russell Campbell joined HANC in early 2008 as the Community Partners Coordinator and serves as the primary point of contact at HANC for community coordination activities. Russell has a unique mix of skills and experience with public health, research and community involvement.
As Community Partners Manager, Russell provides administrative and project management support for Community Partners and related working groups. Russell moderates conference calls, and meetings and is a hub for communications within the CP membership as well as with staff across the Networks and the larger cross-Network community. Russell helps manage CP document development and implementation including work plans, operating procedures, communication plans, training manuals, and best practices guidelines. He facilitates conference calls, meetings and HANC portal activity, ensuring that Community Partners activities address the objectives and meet the milestones outlined in the Community section of the HANC work plan.