Tricia Cassidy, Chair, mothers2mothers
Tricia is the Senior Director, Business Development at mothers2mothers (m2m) where she has worked since January 2021. In her current role, Tricia is focused on organisation-wide leadership and leads the Business Development Department. m2m is an African non-profit organization delivering integrated primary health care services. They train and employ local women living with HIV as community health workers called Peer Mentors who work in health facilities and communities. Since 2001, they have created employment for over 12,000 Peer Mentors, reached over 16 million people with critical health services, and achieved virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV for enrolled clients for the tenth consecutive year. Tricia has worked in the humanitarian and development sector for the last 17 years for various organisations including ActionAid, the Start Network, ACTED South Sudan, Muslim Aid and the British Red Cross predominantly in resource mobilisation, programme development, and programme management roles based in the UK and overseas specialising in strategic partnerships, business development, leadership, fundraising and relationship management. She is excited to support the network through this lens as the network continues to grow. Tricia is currently Chair of the STOPAIDS Board.
Yael Azgad
With over 16 years in strategic communications and a specialism in HIV and sexual health, Yael has worked across the global health, development, and humanitarian sectors for organisations including the UN, global think-tanks, and NGOs. Her expertise include managing digital health interventions, developing innovative communication strategies, fostering meaningful co-creation, and storytelling for impact.
As Senior Editor and Project Manager at Avert, Yael led the development and launch of Be in the KNOW, a digital health platform that annually reaches over 13 million individuals across sub-Saharan Africa, enhancing HIV awareness and education. She’s spent the past year supporting the transition of the brand to a Kenyan organisation – putting the shifting power agenda into action. Beyond this, Yael has led an array of digital health interventions, developed evidence-based communication and behaviour-change strategies, worked to amplify the voices of affected communities, and supported capacity-building initiatives for journalists in high-burden countries.
Yael is excited to support STOPAIDS in its mission to strengthen the global HIV sector and challenge systemic barriers and inequalities.
Husseina Hamza, Africa Advocacy Foundation
Husseina works as Peer Mentor and Community Outreach support worker at Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF). Working to empower BAME individuals and families experiencing multiple disadvantages and barriers, including ill health, poverty, deprivation, violence, isolation and those relating to language, culture, faith or other social issues. Husseina works with communities in London who are affected by a range of issues including sexual and reproductive health, violence against women and girls [VAWG], female genital mutilation (FGM) and mental health issues. Husseina provides information, advocacy, advice, practical support, educational and community support to those that are living in poverty, particularly within the BAME communities in South London. She also trains and equips BAME men and women living with HIV with the knowledge and tools to become active champions for better HIV services; and to support other vulnerable HIV positive Individuals to overcome stigma and exclusion, manage their status and experience better quality of life.
Malise Rosbech – Global Justice Now
Malise is the Head of fundraising at Global Justice Now, a UK-based campaigning organisation dedicated to global socio-economic justice issues. Malise has over nine years of experience in the social justice and advocacy sector, with a focus on designing and implementing comprehensive fundraising strategies and driving digital supporter engagement. She is excited to support the network as it grows and to bring this expertise to the role of trustee.
David Adams – Frontline Aids
David is the Lead for Programme Performance at Frontline AIDS (FA), commencing in May 2022. FA’s mission is to support community-led organisations to break down social, political, and legal barriers to create a future free from AIDS. David’s role at FA is centred on organisational effectiveness, including oversight of partner due diligence and driving the monthly review of KPI and financial performance for its restricted project portfolio. Prior to FA, David worked for over 10 years in grants management and organisational effectiveness roles for organisations such as International Rescue Committee (IRC) and MSI Reproductive Choices. This is David’s first Trustee assignment, and he is delighted to support delivery of the STOPAIDS mission in both a practical and strategic manner.
Rosemary Mburu – Executive Director, WACI Health
Kitty Aire – CEO, Results UK