California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
STD/HIV Partner and Program Support Services
2525 Grand Avenue
Long Beach,
CA
USA
90815
Email:
DTafoya@dhs.ca.gov
Biographical Sketch:
STD and HIV prevention work experience spans over 17 years in the following assignments and capacities:
1997 – Present
National Program Manager and Trainer, Partner and Program Support Services Training Unit,
California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, STD Control Branch, CA DHS, Long Beach, CA
1995 – 1997
Southern California Regional Program Operations Manager, Centers for Disease Control, Division of STD, Atlanta, GA. Based in Long Beach, CA
1990 – 1995
National STD/HIV Clinical Training Coordinator and Partner Services Trainer, Centers for Disease Control, Division of STD, Atlanta, GA. Based in Long Beach, CA
Selected conference presentations include the following:
From Research to Practice and Policy Among Programs and Providers: The Role of the National Network of
STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers in National STD Prevention Efforts. National STD Conference,
March 3 – 7, 2002.
Facilitating a Client-Generated STD/HIV Risk Reduction Plan In Time-Limited Situations. HIV/STD
Educator/Trainer Network Annual Conference, November 18 – 20, 1998. Atlanta, GA.
Addressing Training Participant Concerns About STD/HIV Partner Elicitation and Notification. HIV/STD Educator/Trainer Network Annual Conference , November 18 – 20, 1998. Atlanta, GA.