The Board of Directors of AID Atlanta announces that James Hughey, CEO, who led the organization through a financially difficult era in 2015,will turn the reins of organization over U.S.V.I. native Nicole Roebuck.

Mr. Hughey organizational leadership and staff and the Board of Directors, helped shepherd the organization through an affiliation with the AHF Federation, a consortium of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) and community groups committed to HIV/AIDS education, prevention, advocacy, medical treatment and support for undeserved populations across the United States. The recent affiliation of the two organizations has expanded the resources for HIV-positive patients in Metro Atlanta, including the ability to provide more testing and to get more people into care.

Roebuck is a 15-year veteran of the organization, who currently serves as Director of Client Services at AID Atlanta. She hails from the island of ST. Thomas, U.S.V.I., and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Roebuck has been an essential leader in the fight against HIV and STIs in Metro Atlanta and is well-regarded in the community by her peers and other leaders within the HIV community.

“AID Atlanta has made dramatic improvements to the way we approach our patient services, testing and advocacy in an effort to impact our region’s epidemic radically in the next few months and years”, says Roebuck. “We are committed to getting 100% of all positive Georgians into care regardless of their ability to pay for those services.”

Atlanta remains the #3 city in the nation for the highest rates of new syphilis and HIV infections. Georgia ranks #5 for new HIV infections. AID Atlanta currently serves over 3,000 individuals through their multiple locations in the greater Atlanta area. AID Atlanta is the leading ASO in the Southeast and is committed to identifying and linking 100% of all HIV and at risk Georgians into care by 2020. Chip Newton, Advisory Board Chair adds, “Our region’s current response to HIV care, prevention, advocacy and education must fundamentally change for us to truly impact the epidemic and the lives of the people we serve. Our organization intends to lead this change for the State of Georgia.”

About AID Atlanta and AIDS Healthcare Foundation

As one of the first and largest AIDS service organizations in the Southeast, AID Atlanta is leading Georgia in ensuring that all HIV+ individuals in the state will be in care by 2020. Through its recent affiliation with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, the Organization has increased resources for HIV-positive patients and at risk patients in Metro Atlanta, including the ability to provide more testing and to get more people into preventative and medical care. AID Atlanta is leading Georgia in prevention of HIV/AIDS through risk assessment, safer sex education and prevention methods, social services and emotional wellness counseling. To get tested or to receive more information, contact AID Atlanta’s Georgia AIDS and STD Information Line, a free service, providing confidential and anonymous answers and referrals to questions, at 1-800-551-2728 or get resources at aidatlanta.org.

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