About Us: Our Staff

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	Ricky Duck, Interim Executive Director, joined the Council as a volunteer in June 2008 and became an employee April 2009. Ricky has 12 years experience in the mental health field with 9 of those working for the State of New York. Ricky has worked at the Council in numerous capacities such as the Testing Assistant, Data Analyst for research with Wake Forest University for 4 years and now as the fourth Executive Director. Ricky has been in charge of meeting all Council funders to review the agency goals and rate of success for meeting those goals. He is highly regarded by the funding agents for whom he has been involved with. Ricky continues to support the services offered by the Council for all people. His goal for the future of Chatham Social Health Council is to bring in-house care services and treatment to people testing positive for HIV and other STDs. He also has a passion to continue to be involved with research in the sexual health field.
	Lisa Walker, Prevention Coordinator, started with the Council September 2008. She works closely with the community to reach all people of every race, age, ethnicity, etc, distributing condoms and educational materials to local teindas, convenient stores, pool halls / gamerooms, laundry mats and any other place where people may gather. She is known as the ‘Condom Lady’ when driving our famous ‘Condom-mobile’. Lisa assists with the testing services and she is trained in phlebotomy. She leads many fundraising projects for the council. Most recently, Lisa assisted with Decisiones Sabias, a Latino Youth prevention program developed by Chatham Social Health Council.
	Charlene Yancey, Testing Coordinator/Supervisor, joined the Council in July 2009. Charlene coordinates the Council's NTS (non-traditional) HIV and STD testing program which offers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, Chlamydia and hepatitis C testing. She provides these services in the Council office and in collaborations with other community agencies throughout Chatham, Alamance, Randolph and Orange Counties. Charlene brings prior phlebotomy and mental health experience to the Council.She is also the supervisor over the Prevention and SAC (Substance Abuse Center) testing programs.
	Gina Faison, Youth Prevention Coordinator/ Development Director,Gina joined the Council in November 2012 as the Development Director and shortly after, took on the roll as Youth Prevention Coordinator. Gina, a high school track coach, is well connected to the youth community as well as with the philanthropic community.
	Manuel Garcia, HOLA Program Coordinator, facilitates a lay health advisory program for gay Latino man that takes advantage of the strong social networks existing within the Latino community. His work involves collecting data for Wake Forest University and data review. Manuel also assists the NTS department with special testing event when needed.
	Rodrigo Rodriguez, HOLA en Grupos Program Coordinator, facilitates a health advisory program for gay Latino men that works with the mens social network within their social groups. His work involves collecting data for Wake Forest University and data review. Rodrigo also assists with the NTS department with special testing events when needed.
	Elias Arellano, Program Coordinator, Elias joined the council in January 2013. He assists in facilitating a health advisory program for gay Latino men within their social networks. He also assists with collecting data for two research programs in conjunction with Wake Forest University.
	Sandy Stewart, Financial Director/HRMO, started with the Council October 2012. She has an accountant degree and has been working in the financial field for over 3 years. Sandy comes to the Council with a fundraising background and experience working with UNC Chapel Hill University. She has sat on numerous Boards and is well connected in the community
	Taylor Harrelson, SAC Coordinator, started with the Council April 2013 as the Substance Abuse Center Testing Coordinator. Taylor is a certified Phlebotomist. Taylor works with 9 different counties reaching numerous Substance Abuse Centers offering HIV and STD testing services.