Lori Markowitz Gerson –Executive Director

Since the planning of the very first luncheon, Lori Gerson has been involved with Mothers' Voices - initially as a volunteer, then joining the staff as the Marketing/Development Director working hand in hand with founder, Barbara Gaynor.  In 2006, when Ms. Gaynor retired, Lori Gerson assumed the role of Executive Director, overseeing the future of the organization.

Lori represents Mothers' Voices as a Partner with the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) and participates on the Steering Committee for the United States Conference on AIDS, the Healthy Teen Coalition as well as other local and national organizations.  She received her degree from the University of Texas at Austin and is a native of Miami.  As the mother of three, Lori remains passionate about the need to educate families about sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention.

 

Amber Graham – Program Director 

South Florida native Amber Graham joined Mothers’ Voices in 1998.  As Program Director, she designs community programs and recruits participants as part of  Mothers’ Voices grassroots approach to mobilize parents as educators and advocates for their children about sexual health and HIV/AIDS preventon.  Amber has a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University and has been involved in HIV/AIDS education since her days as an undergraduate at the University of Florida when a close friend was diagnosed with the disease. 

Prior to joining Mothers’ Voices, Amber was the Parent-Teen AIDS Prevention Project Coordinator for Health Crisis Network, one of the nation’s oldest and largest AIDS service organizations, where she implemented an adolescent and HIV/AIDS peer education and leadership program. 

Dedra Brown- Peer Educator

Dedra Brown is an African American HIV+ mother of four. She completed the Mothers’ Voices Peer Educator Training in 2004 and has conducted Mothers’ Voices Raising Healthy Kids seminars as well as the Family Communication Series for participants in at-risk communities.

Dedra is a native Miamian who knows first hand the hardships of living in a disadvantaged community and dealing with the stifmas associated with being infected by HIV. Her ability to relate to program participants and empathize with the difficulties they encounter, make her an ideal facilitator.

Additionally, Ms. Brown is currently an AIDS Alliance Peer Educator and has attended the United States Conference on AIDS

Cynthia Delgado - Office Manager