Our Board
Interim Board Chair
Nathan Townsend
Nathan Townsend is a singer, songwriter, motivational speaker, creative director, and social advocate based in Fulton County, Georgia. He has been involved with HIV advocacy since 2005 and works with THRIVE SS to support people living with HIV. He proudly uses art and music to tell his story and combat the stigma people living with HIV experience.
Treasurer
Neena Smith-Bankhead
For more than 28 years, Neena has served in numerous roles in public health, ranging from direct services to research to her current role providing capacity building services and grant-making. Neena has served on the Board of Directors of 3 local Atlanta-based non-profit organizations, and currently works at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and serves on the advisory board and as a part-time instructor in the Healthcare Management Program at Clayton State University.
Secretary
Lamont Scales White
Lamont has almost 20 years of experience providing mental health, case management, programmatic management, research, training and development, HIV testing and prevention, and public health services for people living with and affected by HIV at the local and national level. Mr. White is serving in a personal capacity.