About AFA
• The Agency
 • Contact Us
 • Board of Directors
 • Medical Advisory Council & Professional & Artisans Council

The Agency

Aid For AIDS prevents homelessness and hunger and improves the quality of life and independent living for those living with HIV/AIDS.  

Founded more than 25 years ago by a small group of friends, Aid For AIDS (AFA), a resilient non-profit, has grown into the premier service provider of financial assistance and other support  to persons living below the poverty line and disabled with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County.   

AFA helps eligible individuals and families pay for the necessities of life: housing, utilities, transportation, nutritional supplements, medications not covered by insurance, and for those unable to transport items, the home delivery of fresh food.  Assistance is intended as limited help, supplementing existing income or providing short-term emergency financial assistance pending receipt of other support, such as government benefits.  Many dependent children currently live in AFA-assisted households, and over 60% of clients are persons of color. A consistent focus on careful management and integrity of purpose has enabled AFA to apply 90% of revenue to fund client programs. Since it's founding in 1983, AFA has touched the lives of more than 18,000 men, women, and children.

Staying ahead of today’s dramatic challenges for non-profits and continuing a history of effective fiscal management, Aid For AIDS completed a merger in February of 2009 with The Serra Project.  Serra has served the region for more than two decades by offering supportive services and housing to HIV/AIDS-impacted individuals and families. Their programs include group homes licensed as Residential Care Facilities for the Chronically Ill for those needing a high level of care, as well as rental units for permanent/supportive housing for those with mental health challenges or chemical dependency who are able to live outside of a group setting. The merged organization provides a broader continuum of care for those living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County.

 

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West Hollywood Mayor, Council Members and AFA Executive Director Terry Goddard II at the Re-dedication of the West Hollywood Memorial Walk on World AIDS Day.  Following the ceremony, the displayed Plaque moved to its permanent, outdoor setting. The Memorial Walk is a joint project of the City of West Hollywood and AFA. The purchase of Memorial Walk bronze plaques help support Aid For AIDS.

The Keystone Plaque and the Memorial Walk Re-dedication Plaque are located at the two northern corners of Crescent Heights Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard intersection, West Hollywood, CA.

Contact Us

Address
 8235 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200
West Hollywood, CA  90046

Lobby hours (Monday through Friday)
10 AM to 4 PM

P: (323) 656-1107
 F: (323) 650-4323

 

 

Staff Directory

Executive Office

Terry Goddard, Executive Director
ext. 2112

Accounting

Raul Pavia, Controller                                                                 ext. 2108

Cary Monette, Accounting/Office Assistant
ext. 2107

Development / Fundraising

Alex Strautman, Director of Development
ext. 2111

Jeannette Bondurant, Marketing Communications Manager
ext. 2114

Jamie Ju, Special Events Coordinator

ext. 2116

 

 

 

Client Services

Maribel Ulloa, Client Services Supervisor
ext. 2105

Mireya Amador, Housing Case Manager
ext. 2103

Rick Narvaez, Housing Case Manager
ext. 2104

Yolanda Gomez, Client Services Clerk
ext. 2101

Housing Opportunities With AIDS Short Term Assistance Program (HOPWA - STAP) Central Coordinating Office

Vicki Freda, HOPWA STAP CCA Manager
ext. 2117

Jeffred Armas, STAP Monitor
ext. 2115

Enrique Castro, STAP Monitor
ext. 2109

 

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Board of Directors
 

PRESIDENT
Brenda Goodman, R.Ph.                                                                
Vice President of Business Development, Ad-RX Pharmacy               
Chair, Executive Committee

Vice President
Woody Sides                      
Vice President, Medco Health Solutions       

Secretary
Sallie Olmsted MacKinnon                       
Vice President, EVP Convergence, Rogers & Cowan           

TREASURER
John Monahan
Former President (Ret. 2008), State Sponsored Business, WellPoint, Inc.

Members-At-Large 
Byron T. Ball, Esq.
The Ball Law Firm, LLP

W. David Hardy, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Laurie F. Hasencamp, Esq.

 

Susan McGinnis Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Katherine Murray, Esq.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

 

Brian Schield, Esq.
Attorney, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP

David M. Walsh, Esq.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Fred Poston
Senior Vice President, Operations, ReelzChannel

Tim Sullivan

Owner, Timothy Jay

 

Warren R. Wimmer

Wimmer Associates

 

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Honorary Board

John Bowab

David Cooley

Michael Feinstein

Tom Gregory

Kenneth Hahn

Angela Lansbury

David Mixner

Susan Whittaker Pitlik

Bill Rosendahl

Patrick Rush

Holland Taylor

Bruce Vilanch

Hon. Joel Wachs

 


(left) AFA Honorary Board Member Tom Gregory and David Bohnett Foundation founder, David Bohnett, at the Toy Box Party benefiting AFA, hosted at their home. Donated toys were distributed across Los Angeles County through many of AFA's client referral agencies.

Medical Advisory Council (MAC)

Peter A. Anton, M.D.*
Professor of Medicine, UCLA AIDS Institute
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

W. David Hardy, M.D.*
Associate Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Phillip A. Musikanth, M.D.*
Private Practice, Synergy Medical Associates
Director Emeritus, Aid For AIDS Board of Directors

Dale Prokupek, M.D.*
Private Practice, Los Angeles
Specialty: Gastroenterology

Rick Stryker, M.D.*
Abbott Laboratories Regional Medical Director

Kalvin Yu, M.D.
Chief of Infectious Diseases, Kaiser West Los Angeles
Director HIV Clinic and HIV/Hepatitis Co-infection Clinic, Kaiser West Los Angeles

*Founding Members

Professional & Artisans Council of AFA  (PAC)

Nelson Fernandez
 Host, Sunday Edition on 97.1FM

Kerry Flowers
President/Founder,  Kerry Hotels, CHD, The Circle Collection, Capston Collection

 Janet Kinosian
 Journalist/Author,  LA Times, LA Times Magazine, People, & author of  "The Well-Rested Woman"

Sallie Olmsted MacKinnon                       
AFA Board Member, Chair

Tom Pardoe
 Director/Producer/Choreographer, "Best In Drag Show;"

Choreographer, Teacher

John Paschal
President, JPI Studios

Victoria O'Young Pergament
Creative Director, Niche Studios

 Pete Riherd
Advertising Sales Manager, Entertainment Weekly

Mark Stuplin
Sr. Production Travel Executive,  E! Entertainment & Style Network
Nee Tang, Pharm. D.,  MPH, CDE

Kaiser West Los Angeles

Ken Williams, Jr. 
Owner/Graphic Designer,  The Graphics Quarter
 

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