Community Participatory Advisory Board

The Community Participatory Advisory Board (CPAB) is comprised of 15 local stakeholders from a cross-section of community-based organizations, advocates, academic institutions, public health institutions in addition to state and local health department representatives. Its mission is to provide community input to the CFAR Baltimore HIV Collaboratory’s agenda and initiatives. Recommendations and concerns raised by the CPAB are shared with the CFAR’s external Scientific Advisory Board convened by the Administration Core. CPAB members have strong ties and most importantly work directly in the community. The CPAB meets quarterly to discuss pending issues.

The CPAB is charged with the following:

• Provide CFAR feedback to projects and proposals, as requested
• Raise issues of relevance to the community as they relate to HIV prevention and treatment
• Advise on the Bridging the Gap Symposium(CPAB Chair lead)
• Assist in the development of community dissemination and outreach strategies for research findings related to HIV prevention, care and treatment with patients, clinicians, caregivers, HIV/AIDS service providers & interested persons in the community

The CPAB accepts and reviews new member applications once a year. New members are accepted based on the number of funded vacant slots and areas of expertise sought by the CFAR Baltimore HIV Collaboratory. Vacancies are updated periodically on the CFAR website. We especially encourage applications from individuals living with HIV. 

Current Board Members

	Member	Organization	Title
	Dr. Janice Bowie	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Associate Professor
	Dr. Patrick Chaulk	Baltimore City Health Department	Assistant Commissioner
	Erin Donovan	Hope Springs	Executive Director
	Colin Flynn	Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene	Branch Chief
	Michael Franklin	University of Maryland STAR TRACK	Program Director
	Rev. Deborah Hickman	Sisters Together and Reaching	Executive Director
	Dinah Lewis	Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition	Member
	Carolyn Massey	Older Women Embracing Life	Executive Director
	Carolyn Nana-Good		Community Member
	Carlton Smith	Baltimore Black Pride	Executive Director
	Margaret Flanagan	Health Care for the Homeless	Vice President

Baltimore HIV Collaboratory University Advisory Committee