Community Health Contact:
Charlene Doria-Ortiz
Community Health
Program Manager
cdoria-ortiz@bexar.org
(210) 335-3581
Mission

To create a broad-based community response to the HIV epidemic affecting people within the San Antonio Transitional Grant Area (TGA) and to ensure the availability and coordination of high quality, comprehensive health and social services to individuals infected or affected by HIV and/or AIDS.

Planning Council


The San Antonio Area HIV Health Services Planning Council was established in 1994. Its responsibility is to determine the needs of the HIV affected community within the San Antonio TGA and to develop priorities and set percentages of funds. The purpose of the Planning Council is to ensure the availability of quality comprehensive health and social services to individuals affected by the HIV epidemic. San Antonio's Planning Council is a 29-member planning body made up of volunteer community members who have been appointed by the CEO to serve a two-year term. The CEO appoints individuals who have a wide range of viewpoints and expertise they can bring to the Council. These individuals include health care providers, public health officials, consumers, people of various race and ethnic orientations, as well as people from different parts of the TGA. At least one-third (33%) of the Planning Council members must be people living with HIV. These members bring the consumer's point of view to Planning Council discussions. Council members typically commit two to ten hours a month to attend Council and Committee meetings.

For more information about the San Antonio Area HIV Health Services Planning Council please contact:

Laura Castro, Planning Council Liaison

Community Health Division - Ryan White Program

Bexar County Department of Community Investment

Vista Verde Plaza

233 N. Pecos Ste. 590, San Antonio, TX 78207

Phone: (210) 335-7056 ; Fax: (210) 335-6755
or
Stacy Valentin, HIV Advocate Clerk

Phone: (210) 335-7057 ; Fax: (210) 335-6755

E-mail: svalentin@bexar.org

Planning Council Members

CEO
Nelson W. Wolff, Bexar County Judge

Co-Chairs
Frank Rosas
Rhonda Stewart

Vice Chair
Lucia Bustamante

Lucia Bustamante
Christina Cervera
Richard M. Davidson
Michele M. Durham
Chris Escalante
John Fike

Emily French
W. Douglas Garriott
Daniel Graney
Robert Herrera
John Earl Jackson
Rebecca Lachel

Lupe Montalvo
Jaime Nieto
Christina Northrup
John Ortega
Gabriel Puente
Roland Recio

Frank Rosas
Gloria Salinas-Garcia
Aimee Smith
Rhonda Stewart
Virginia Tejeda

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