Donors of 2016–2017
From The Directors: 2016–2017 A Message from James Dilley, MD, and Lori Thoemmes, LMFT
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esilience is “an ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever,” according to Psychology Today. But what we also know about resilience is that it is a group activity: people who succeed in the face of trauma and difficulty do so with the support of friends, families, and communities: a magical web of humanity, a circle of caring. Now more than ever we are relying on each other to build and sustain resilience. Over the past year, we have witnessed significant threats to the social and political achievements of LGBTQ communities. Our LGBTQ and HIV-affected neighbors worry about being stripped of their entitlements, just as they struggle with advancing age, food shortages, and housing insecurities, not to mention HIV and increased threats of violence against LGBTQ people. And the assaults continue with a tax bill that foreshadows cuts to crucial health and human service programs, the strategic censorship of words such as “diversity,” “transgender, “ “vulnerable,” and “science-based,” concepts that lie at the heart of AHP’s mission, and the loss of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, a fierce advocate and a champion of public health funding whose policies and actions protected critical programs that would have failed with cuts to federal funding. Our civic leaders have ensured that the San Francisco Department of Public Health plays a major role in building that magical web of support, of fueling that resilience. Likewise, our state and federal legislators and funders have stood with us when the going was tough. Now more than ever, it is crucial to recognize the important role government plays and the people who populate government with integrity, compassion, and grit. If the circle of caring begins with our clients—their resilience as much as their need fuels our motivation to build programs to support them—it extends back to them from you, through us. We each play a part, each secure a point on the circle, each anchor a filament of the web. For that we are so grateful. The sum is not greater than the parts; it is dependent on the parts. But the resilience that lies in each of us becomes communal in a way that none of us ever imagines. We thank you for being a part of our community. l
$25,000–$75,000 AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation Cummings Foundation Hurlbut-Johnson (Silicon Valley Community Fund)
$10,000–$25,000 Whitney Davis and Benny Garcia The San Francisco Foundation
$5,000–$10,000
Anonymous Ozkan Boyar James W. Dilley, MD and Jorge O. Morales Demetrius James and John Edward McGee Kaiser Permanente (Community Giving) Max Kelly and Deepti Rohatgi Kilpatrick Townsend Pinterest Wells Fargo
$2,500–$5,000
The Agency Scott Balentine and James Bacchi Michael and Dorian Beckler The Bob Ross Foundation Yvonne Bossert Andrew Chandler Jacky and Judy Da Walt Renee de Cossio Cynthia Farner Edward Garcia Gregg Gerst and Troy Corpening GitHub Inc. Vincent Hansen David Harbison and James Crook, Jr. Rachel Herbert and Dana Oppenheim Hon. James C. Hormel and Michael Nguyen Catherine Kaneko Georg Krammer and Chance Kaleimakalii Ramos Chris Lim Kare R. Lindahl and Derek S. Ngin Adam Lovingood Zach Margolis Matthew Meiners Keny Menell Ned Moran and Kevin Rillera Pacific Union Community Fund
Joe Schock Annette and Mark Schutz Andrea Schwartz Kate Shumate The UCSF/SFGH Department of Psychiatry Zephyr Real Estate
$1,000–$2,500
Erin Adkins Beaux Alexander Apple (Employee Gift Matching) Alan Ashworth and Amanda McGuigan AT&T Corporation Michelanne Baker Kristin and Mark Beach Joseph Brennan Climb Real Estate Custom Painting, Inc . Earl Davis and Paul Pierce Philip and Sheri De Carlo Christian Dowell DRYCO Construction Peter Farmer Yolanda Ferraloro and Suzanne Coffman Braulio Garcia and Gerardo Rodriguez Kathleen and Michael Gevertz Scott Glave and Kenneth Shedd Linda Gordon Nancy Hammer Dee Hampton Brad Hare George Harrison, MD and Anthony Sprauve David Howard and An Ly Maga Jackson-Triche Dan Joraanstad and Bob Hermann Koff and Associates, Inc. Lenny Lopez Todd Montgomery Wayne Muesse Carolyn Muir Joseph Paul and Lindsay Swartz James Peros, MD Presidio Bay Ventures Joshua Schwartz and Joel Villalon Valerie and Gordon Scott Jason Evan Shapiro Ryan Shinnick and Richard Hall SJ Cimino Electric, Inc.
Niki Solis Paul Stoffel Mete Tasin Julie Trestman and Julia Mason UCSF/SFGH Associate Dean’s Office Walgreens Kevin Weber Heather Weiss Erik Wieland and Holly Baldwin Wells Fargo (Employee Gift Matching) Martha White Wilsey Foundation Alexander Wolf
$500–$1,000
Heather and Haron Abrahimi Domenic Ali Caitlin Andrews Julie Armistead and Fred McNear Travis Bernard BlackRock (Employee Gift Matching) Tracey Broadman Edward Campbell Derek Care Doug Case Community Thrift Store Julie Crabill Angelo Di Pietrantonio and Jay Allen Nancy Dickerson Jacqueline Dominguez Muna El - Shaieb Harun Evcimen Tom Ferris and Rudy Perdoza L. Scott Garcia Eric Gonzalez DK Haas and Trish Tunney Nikki Hampton Tony Hart Rob Haynes John Hensala Frederick Hosking and George Roehm David Howell and Bill McBride Denny Kalaf and Gavin Sly Christine Lauderdale Yan Liu Jennifer Lucky Brad Luke Eddy Machtinger and Willie Ablao Richard Mapp Chip McAllister Jeffrey Mondon and Henry Sanchez Arnaldo Moreno
Carrie Ann Plank and Blake Simmons Uzziel Prado Frank and Amanda Jones Reilly Mary Beth Reticker and John Esterle Todd Ritland MIchael Rizzo and Allan White Rachel Robasciotti Darrell Robinson Charles Schwamlein Alvin Shiu Steve and Kathy Silva Sandra Stamper Barry Taylor and John Inson Marina Tolou-Shams Joe Tuohy Nancy Vernon-Burke Mikael Wagner Yancy Widmer Jim Wright
$250–$500
A & P Lesbian Fund John Alexander and Paul Morin Allen/Loeb Associates Margot Antonetty Roy Bateman Alvin Baum and Robert Holgate Catherine C. Brady China Brotsky and Dan Roth Stefan Burmeister Susan Carmody Catherine Chandler Waifa Chau Denise and Tom Collier Emily Drabant Conley and Erin Conley Shirley and Stephen Cookston Diane Coseo Philip Darney Robert Daroff Robert Dockendorff Dexter Fidler and Roseanne Hauer Danielle Gallagher Miriam Garfinkel and Maggie Hochfelder Gaylesta Murtuza Ghadiali, MD and Christopher Wardell Deanna Glory Nancy Goler and Kelley Berg Mahsa Hakimi, Esq Lisa Harp Gustavo Hernandez Reggie Hillmon Anna Johengen Blair Keck
Michael Kinsella and Matt Woebcke Tiffany Koptish Dave Latina Owen Linderholm Enchi Liu Hayward Maben and Dominique Girard Robert Marks and Saul Rosenfield Suzan McCloskey and Robert McCloskey Raymond McKenzie Rachel Menell Robert Merryman Nancy and Cristian Miranda Beth C. Newman Sean O’Donnell Joanne Otani Park Cafe Group Joanna Plachutin Patrick Taylor Ramsey John Randell and Kevin Berry Robert Retana Frank Romero Rachael and Jerome Sak Robert Scott Sardy Greta and Emmanuel Schnetzler Hermann Sentker Ian Sherbin Elizabeth Shober and Colleen Smith Martha Shumway Thomas Steichen Jack Su Lori Thoemmes and Susan Weigle Sophia Toh David Tsai United Way CA Capital Region (Employee Giving) Benjamin Vong Bridget Wagner and Corrine Hogan Clyde Wildes Jay Williams John Wilson Charles Wilson and Marcus Silvi
$100–$250
Bruce Adams Judith Ahrens Joseph D. Aranda Amir Bahadori Xorin Balbes Paul Basting Michael Beckius Susan Nalaboff Brilliant Adam Blum Aleksey Bochkov Camo Bortman and Dwayne Shanz Peter Brunner Tom Burke and
Axel Brunger Sue Carlisle John Carr Kelly Nicolaisen and Jacinto Castillo Michelle Cataldo and Barb Adler Hinda Chelew Jerry Chen Christopher Campbell Jeffrey Chu Charles Chung Ron Cooper and Ray Mar James Corbett Thomas J Cordell Brian Cullen and Amy Youngs Cheryl A Dajczak and Jeanne Hauser Leslie Deamer Kelly Dickerson Sarah Dubin John F. Dynia Roberto Engstrom Caroline (Kit) Everts Lynette and Mitch Ferguson David Friedman Elena Fuentes-Afflick Will Gallo Gunja Gargeshwari Chris Garigliano John Gerace Andre Gharakhanian Ken Gladstone and Eliseo Amezcua Blake Griffin and Pablo Lo Guidice Gary N. Grossman, PhD Debra Gurriere Jim Halloran Dominique Haskell Mary Hatfield Nancy Heilner Monty Hill and David Guiang Michael Holland and Maryse Aubert Cynthia Hunton and Dennis Murphy Dawn Huston Jeffrey L. Javits Dan Karasic and Ryan Thomson Eddie Kaufman Lisa and Thierry Koblentz Thomas L. Kocon Kurt Koptish Angela Lay Susan Layman Amanda Lee Michael Malone Josh Maloney Frank McGuire and Trevor Manning Robert McKenzie Richard Merrill and Walter Crump
Andrea Moore Kevin Mosley Marla Mundis Jennifer Norris and Doris Flaherty John Eric Otter Rena Pasick Matt Porta John Preckel Dan Pucillo Daniel Riley Carmine A Rodrigues Nicholas Romero James Rosenau Christopher Rowe Robert Scheiding Douglas W. Schmidt and Stephen Martin Kurt Schwartzmann Steve Severaid Tyron Sheppard Doug Shoemaker and Larry Bongort James Stamp Neal Strickberger Denise Tarantino Brian Keith Taylor Virginia Thackwell Holly Thuman Dean Tomarat Fred Ulrich Bonnie and Larry Wasserman Holly and Albert Wong Joseph Y Wong Gelaney and Greg Wyder Danilo Young
Up to $100
Chikara Abe Andrew Barr Sandra Beck Jason Bopp Jason Brock Louise Camara and Lauren Weymouth Joseph A. Cecere Robert Chan Veronique ConradDormoy Clarke de Maigret Michael DeLeon Rosa Diaz-Serrano and Roberto Serrano Ken Edhammer Richard Ervais David Featherstone Jay Fournier Jon D. Fuller Brian Gibson Jeffrey Haass Ellen Haller Kirk Hamlin Nicole Held Jill Hitt Roy Hom
Mark and Michelle Hunter Intel Corporation (Employee Gift Matching) Evan Kavanagh Mary Kealy Emily Kidder Dianne Kirchner Bradley Kynard Esther Landau and Caroline Pincus Richard Landry Maggie Law Lisa Loeb Lynn Luckow Steve Lund John Matthews Mark Mattson Doug Mehl John Melvin Tracey Myers Gene Ogden Bruno Olshausen and Patrick Huang Horacio Orantes Jonathan Patrizio Robin Perry Susan Peterson Judith Praitis Lorene and James Quist Peter Samak Robby Scalise Edward E. Schiffer H.A. Sealey Margaret and James Shay Reginald Snowden Joanne Sutro James Toy Dan Valins Nikki Vismara Marc Wallis Aynur Girgin Westen Richard Woodul, II Michael Yochum Rui Zhang
$25–$50
Mark Banta James Christie Maurizio Franzini Susan Gettmann and Donald Kelley, Jr. Jacob Heberlein Meigs Matheson Mynor Morales Donald Piombo Jose Portillo Lillian Reidy Daniel Sucky John T. Sullivan Tim Tune Kacie Watkins Alan Yepez-Mejia
A very special thanks to our in-kind donors at ArtforAIDS.org.
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Shepherding Clients Toward Zero
Community Mental Health Training at AHP
If the phrase “case manager” conjures an image of a desk wardfacing worker managing an endless caseload of destitute people, then you are entertaining a myth. AHP case managers are actively in the community, connecting and saving lives. Case managers reach out and serve clients, on the streets, in clients’ homes, and sitting next to clients at AHP’s Services Center. They assess a client’s needs and ensure that those needs do not become barriers. If San Francisco’s pioneering Getting to Zero campaign is going to work, it’s because case managers are
Each year for nearly 25 years, AHP has invited postgraduate students, folks who have been trained to be mental health professionals and whose training requires additional frontline experience, to join our clinical staff as “clinical interns.” This rich history of imparting valuable guidance and skills has ensured that these new therapists can provide members of the HIV and LGBTQ community the most culturally competent care. In 2017, AHP won a new grant that broadens our reach into the hearts and minds of budding mental health professionals. Seed funding from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development is enabling us to recruit and train a diverse group of community members—people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ, consumers of mental health services, and people with disabilities—who want to learn more about a career in community mental health. Participants in AHP’s new Training Program for Community Mental Health, beginning in 2018, will engage in twelve weeks of trainings in areas such as traumainformed care, recovery, harm reduction, and mental health treatment. The trainees will receive regular supervision from the program coordinator—long-time AHP clinician, Claudia Figallo, MPH —and guidance on the various opportunities in the field. Participants will also receive support and mentoring from our clinical trainees. Recruiting potential mental health professionals from the communities they will serve and nurturing them with guidance, mentorship, and knowledge, will increase the likelihood that the field will be responsive to the broad diversity of clients who need community mental health services. It will reduce stigma, ensure high-quality care, and increase wellness for LGBTQ and HIV-affected consumers of mental health services. That is, after all, AHP’s mission. l
AHP Case Management Team: Braulio Garcia, Erric White, Kevin Shone, Chris Saito, Chance Wade Ramos, and Rodrigo Avila.
on the frontlines getting clients into HIV care and helping clients to: identify barriers—drug use, homelessness, stigma, mental illness, and poverty—challenges that influence them to “fall out of care”; identify resources to resolve those barriers; schedule, get to, and navigate appointments; and access additional resources, for example, mental health treatment, substance use support, housing, and legal services. Chris Saito, AHP’s Behavioral Health Psychiatric Supervisor, puts it succinctly: “Our goal is to make case managers obsolete because everyone is in care.” The case manager is a life-saving bridge between the client and the services that can carry that client beyond the obstacles that impede them. According to Saito, half the job is finding people who have no address, no phone and no email. The other half is building non-judgmental, trusting, consistent relationships with clients, thereby constructing a container in which clients get to make choices—to be the arbiters of their own care—supported in that process by an informed and compassionate staff. It’s fitting that AHP’s supplementary support group for this group of clients is called Home Base. The group is just another way that AHP’s case managers ensure that the chain of support does not break until the clients achieve their goals. As Saito put it, the majority of our clients ‘graduate’ out of AHP case management, “because their lives have been transformed.” l
Supporting the mental health and wellness of the LGBTQ and HIVaffected communities in constructing healthy and meaningful lives.