Executive
Director:
Rick
Siclari, M.B.A.
As Executive
Director of Care Resource, Rick Siclari is responsible for the overall
management and leadership of all aspects of this 8+ million dollar
comprehensive HIV/AIDS organization, which provides a continuum of
services including targeted prevention programs, counseling and
testing, early intervention, medical care and clinical research, case
management, psychosocial counseling, and other supportive
services.
Mr. Siclari oversees all activities, programs, financial management,
development, and staff across its operations in 2 South Florida
Counties and is the primary interface with, and is accountable to, the
Board of Directors. Rick spearheaded a successful corporate merger of
the former Health Crisis Network (HCN) and Community Research
Initiative of South Florida (CRI) into the present day Community AIDS
Resource, Inc. Dba / CARE RESOURCE in July of 1998.
President
Dorothy
Holmes Ph.D.,
David Paul
Vice
President
David Paul, Ed.M., is the Director
of the Biotechnology Program based at the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade
College. In addition to developing the curricula for degree programs,
he is helping the College strengthen its industry relations and
outreach in the field of biotechnology.
Mr. Paul has several years of administrative and teaching experience in
higher education and community service. He has served the Medical
Center Campus as the Interim Academic Dean and Chairperson for the
Health Sciences & Related Studies Department. Additional positions
include Interim Dean of Administrative Services & Student Services
and Director of ACCESS & Career Services.
Prior to joining Miami
Dade College, Mr. Paul worked for the State University of New York
system in Employer Relations and Career & Counseling Services. Mr.
Paul has a Master’s degree in Counseling & Educational Psychology
from the University of Buffalo in New York State.
Treasurer
Russell Corbett
Russell
Corbett, a native
Miamian, Studied at Miami Dade,
Broward Community and Barry University and worked briefly in retail and
home
health care before taking a job with the US Postal Service in 1981. He
has held
many positions in Mail Processing, Customer Service, and Human
Resources.
In October 1983, Russell
was one of seven founding board
members of Health Crisis Network (HCN) serving several terms as
Secretary and a
member of the Executive Committee. In 1998, when HCN merged with
Community
Research Initiative (CRI), Russell was elected to the Board of Care
Resource
and has served as one of the Vice Presidents, Treasurer and a member of
the
Executive Committee.
Russell has also been
active with the South Florida
Renaissance Historical Society and The Episcopal AIDS Ministry at
Trinity
Cathedral. From 1983 until 2001 he volunteered with the outreach
program at St.
Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church in North Miami Beach where he
also sang
in the choir, served several terms on the Vestry served as Verger.
Since 2002,
he has served at his new parish, St. Stephens Episcopal Church Coconut
Grove.
as a Verger, acolyte, chorister, and as a member of & co-chair of
the Aids
Outreach Ministry.
Russell and Christopher,
his partner of fifteen years, live
on Enchanted Place in North Miami where they were instrumental in
beginning and
spend their Decembers coordinating the Enchanted Place Holiday Lights
Display,
which has brought over $300,000 in donations to the agency in the last
fourteen
years.
Daniel Falcon
Secretary
Daniel Falcon
was raised in Miami and attended the University of Miami, where he
graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems. In
1985, he became a full-time employee at the University of Miami. Daniel
began as a Production Assistant and he has held many positions during
his tenure at Information Technology, where he is currently a Systems
Analyst.
Since health, fitness, and education have always figured prominently in
his life, Daniel has taken the time to research, study and obtain
fitness certifications. He is currently a Spinning instructor and
teaches Spinning and other group classes at a South Beach gym.
Daniel has served several years on the board of the Miami Chapter of
Workout for Hope, a campaign to raise money for AIDS research for City
of Hope in California, and he was chairperson in 1997. He participates
in the AIDS Walk Miami yearly and does what he can to raise monies and
awareness for HIV prevention.
“Volunteering can be such a rewarding experience.”
Jaime
Franco
Jaime
Franco is a native Chicagoan. Jaime completed his undergraduate work at
Loyola
University of Chicago and his graduate work at Benedictine University
in Lisle,
Illinois. He received an MBA and an MPH both with an emphasis on health
care
administration. In 2001, Jaime returned to Loyola University of
Chicago
and is
currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration.
He has a
vast amount of experience in higher education and non-for-profit
organizations. He taught at several colleges and universities in
Chicago,
worked for; Heartland Human Care Services (formerly TIA/Chicago
Connections),Illinois
Department of
Public Health, and the Elgin Mental Health Center focusing on
delivering
quality services to persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Jaime
relocated to Miami in 2003 where he was employed at Miami Dade
College as a full-time faculty member and subsequently accepted a
position at
Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited in the area of Training, Development
and
Quality Assurance. Currently Jaime is employed at FedEx Express
Latin America &
Caribbean
heading the Finance Training and Development area.
Ana Garcia
Ana Garcia currently holds
a faculty position as an Adjunct Assistant Professor
at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in the Department
of
Pediatrics Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology since 1986.
Ana has a Masters degree in Clinical
Social
Work (currently completing a Ph.D. in Social Work) from Barry University
in Miami, Florida. Currently,
and is the the Pediatric Coordinator
of our Ryan White Part D Project (the Miami Family Care Program). Having lectured extensively
as well
as contributed to the literature on the psychosocial issues affecting
infants,
children, youth and their families, Ana will continue to focus her
immediate goals
on psychosocial / adolescent research, the transition of 250
perinatally infected
youth into adulthood, and further program development.
As a social
work clinician, she has worked with
children with
the HIV disease and their families since 1983. This grassroots
experience has
contributed to her consulting work with the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, the
World Health Organization, PAJHO, the Surgeon General’s Work Group on
AIDS, the
National Minority Health Council,
the Hispanic Women’s Leadership Council,
and the Health Resources Services Administration. Ana has served on the
boards
of the National Catholic
AIDS Network
and Health Crisis Network,
and
is currently a board member of Care
Resources (a Miami HIV/AIDS CBO).
Judy Newell
Judy Newell
was born in New Jersey, but has been a resident of South Florida for
thirty-four years. She is the Director of Communication and
Volunteers at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center and has been with
HCA Healthcare since 1992. Previously she was the owner of a small
chain of diet food stores, called "The Thin Weigh".
She and her husband J.P. have been active in the community supporting
many charities. They are Founders of the Diabetes Research
Institute, board members of the Project: New Born at the U of M,
Leadership supporters of the United Way and Humanitarians of the
Gold-Diggers Inc. Judy has received many awards for her
outstanding community service and in 2007 she received her company's
highest award; the National First Humanitarian Award for service, named
after the founder of HCA.
Judy serves on the board of Food for Life Network and was president for
several years. She joined the Care Resource board and remains
passionate about the care of our HIV patients. She supports the
AIDS walk, White Party and the mission of our agency. Judy and JP
say that their charities are their children and we are proud they are
part of our family.
Daniel
Sera
Born and raised in Chicago, Daniel Sera relocated to Miami to attend
Florida International University where he graduated with a degree in
International Relations and Marketing. Daniel currently serves as the
Interactive Creative Director for Carnival Cruise Lines where he
oversees the majority of the company's online properties and internet
marketing initiatives.
As a licensed massage therapist, Daniel often donates his time for
community sporting events, as well as to pursue opportunities for touch
therapy at La Liga Contra el Cancer center in Miami. As a leadership
supporter for United Way, he has volunteered and participated in
various community service programs throughout the South Florida area.
After years as an avid supporter of AIDS Walk Miami for many years,
Daniel joined Care Resource in 2006. Here he continues to promote HIV
awareness and prevention through the agencies outstanding programs.
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Georgia
McLean
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