Board of Directors

Allison Agwu, MD, ScM is professor of adult and pediatric infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

Judith Auerbach, PhD, is a public sociologist, independent science and policy consultant, and professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Dawn Averitt is the founder and a board member of The Well Project, and has had a front-row seat to the evolution of both the HIV epidemic/pandemic and the movement to fight HIV for more than three decades.

Richard Averitt joined The Well Project in early 2002 to help his sister, Dawn, evolve the vision of The Well Project into a sustainable public service organization.

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Abby Charles, MPH, joined The Well Project board of directors in 2012.

Vignetta Charles, PhD, is chief executive officer at ETR. Prior to her appointment as CEO, Dr. Charles was chief science officer at ETR, focused on unifying and translating ETR's science-based approaches to training and research.

Dr. Jennifer Kates is senior vice president and director of the Global Health & HIV Policy Program at KFF, where she oversees policy analysis and research focused on the US government's role in global health and on the global and domestic HIV epidemics.

Aryah Lester, a nationally awarded author, model, speaker, and educator, is a Black woman of transgender experience originally from New York.

Kim specializes in international business law, such as mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance, and advising nonprofit organizations.

Linda H. Scruggs, a highly respected figure in the field of HIV advocacy and education, has devoted over three decades to championing the rights and well-being of individuals living with HIV/AIDS.