My Brother's Keeper, Inc
Center for Communtiy-Based Health Disparities
404 Orchard Park
Ridgeland,
MS
USA
39157
Email:
athomas@mbk-inc.org
Biographical Sketch:
2009 - Present Capacity Building Specialist, My Brother’s Keeper, Inc., Ridgeland, MS
Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Obesity Trainer/Facilitator
2008- 2009 Trainer/Marketing Specialist, My Brother’s Keeper, Inc., Ridgeland, MS
Trainer/Facilitator for Recruitment and Retention, Coalition Development, HIV Promotional Strategies and Social Marketing.
2005- 2006 Consultant, City of Jackson, Jackson, MS
Oversaw Jackson’s Transitional Job Program for the homeless and hard to employ. Supervise a caseload of 15 candidates.
2002- 2004 Community Planning Group Coordinator, Mississippi State Department of Health, Division of STD/HIV, Jackson, MS
Overseen the state of Mississippi Community planning process for HIV. CDC Trainer of Trainer in four different areas of expertise of Counseling, Testing and Referrals.
Professional Presentations (Recent Selected List):
1. Thomas A.E., Nicholson A, Colomb M.A. (August 2009) Developing Anti-Stigma Campaigns from the Utilization of Social Marketing Strategies: Evaluation Data. Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
2. Thomas, A. E., Nicholson A., Colomb, M. A. (August 2009) Coalition Development Strategies: A Five Year Assessment of Structural Population Based Capacity Building Assistance Course. Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
3. Nicholson A, Thomas A.E., Colomb M.A. (August 2009) Five Year Evaluation Data from Implementation of HIV Testing Promotional Strategies Capacity Building Assistance Course. Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
4. Nicholson A, Thomas A.E., Colomb M.A. (August 2009) Lessons Learned by Utilizing Structural Community Mobilizations to Recruit and Retain AA into DEBI Interventions. Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.