We are artists, trainers, designers, advocates, and public health professionals.

We are Black and brown and white. We are living, and thriving, with HIV. We have masters in public health. We live in the South and the Northeast and the middle. We are tall. And we are short. We love the work. We believe in the work. We bring our full selves to everything we do because it is who we are.

Ken Williams is a speaker, storyteller, HIV activist,media presence, and the creative force behind the award-winning video blog, Ken Like Barbie. He has shared his story on YouTube and collaborated on projects with the Black AIDS Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Greater Than AIDS, and HIV.gov. Williams’s plenary speech at the 2016 U.S. Conference on AIDS was one of the year’s best.Through his personal journey with HIV, Williams seeks to convey the nuances of his experience, he explains, “so when the historians do their research, they will know that black gay men do exist, and that doesn’t make us vectors or predators or disposable — but vibrant, impassioned individuals thriving in a fear-based society with very little support.” 

Christopher Barker is a creative director with an extensive graphic design background. He is skilled in assisting clients with branding design and implementation strategy to produce engaging graphic materials created for installation as well as print and web distribution. Mr. Barker has over 10 years of experience working as a photographer, art director, and senior graphic designer. He is committed to utilizing the most current methods and techniques for effective design and visual communication. He employs his passion for design in collaborative efforts with clients to ensure the best approaches and ideas are applied to his work. Mr. Barker works diligently to ensure that quality imagery and design is produced promptly no matter the medium or budget. Before joining JSI in 2021, he served as a Senior Graphic Designer at Group1201/AppVault for over 9 years, working with clients ranging from Coca-Cola, Walmart to Gilead, The Red Door Foundation, and HIV.gov. Mr. Barker received his degree in Graphic Design from Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

Uriah Bell is a multi-faceted creative, expressing through writing, poetry, and speaking. A dedicated yogi, Uriah channels his passion into community mobilization, fostering connection and growth. With a professional background in operations and people leadership, and the proud parent of two fur babies. Uriah brings a unique blend of heart and expertise to his endeavors.

Naima Cozier is a strategist who helps teams move from vision to action.  She spent more than 20 years partnering with individuals and organizations as they navigate and thrive in complexity. She provided technical leadership to national initiatives funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) - HIV/AIDS and Maternal and Child Health Bureaus; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Capacity Building Assistance Branch; and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) - Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, Office of Population Affairs, and Office on Women's Health. She has directed and contributed to numerous capacity-building and evaluation projects focused on enhancing the public health work of community-based organizations, health centers, and state and local health departments. Drawing from her expertise in HIV, reproductive health, and maternal health, she designs bold strategies that are practical, system oriented, and people centered. Naima brings curiosity, clarity, and a whole‑person lens to every project.

Lauren Haule is a designer and project manager with 20 years of experience in production, design, creative operations and content creation. She has had the privilege of leading the full lifecycle of high-impact design projects from national artists and brands to local businesses telling client stories and enhancing brand missions. Lauren is an empathetic creator, using strong active listening to work effectively with multi-level client relationships and coordinating cross-functional teams to drive successful creative outcomes.Lauren leverages her MS in Learning Experience Design and her background as an art and design educator to create accessibility for marginalized communities through design and learning experiences. She has led team initiatives for content creation and professional development around equitable practices through visual media experiences. Lauren is passionate about storytelling, fostering creativity and amplifying voices from diverse populations.

Isa Miles bridges the divide between creativity, storytelling, and communications as an art and science to advance health promotion. She has developed and led health communication strategies and initiatives to address complex public health challenges both in the U.S. and globally, led formative and audience research activities for a variety of public health initiatives, and developed trainings about social behavior change communication and health equity communication principles for scientists, physicians, and other public health professionals. She has 15+ years of experience as a health communication strategist, 10+ years of which have been focused on HIV. Dr. Miles is a graduate of Howard University (B.S.) and Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.S. and Sc.D). She completed a Kellogg post-doctoral fellowship in community based participatory research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and is a former CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer. She also has a love for the stage and is an actor on the Atlanta scene. Some of Isa’s stage credits include Bee-Luther-Hatchee (Shelita; 2022 Taurean Award Winner for Outstanding Actress), the world premiere production of The Coping Mechanism (Catherine), A Raisin in the Sun (Ruth; 2020 Taurean Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress), Blues for an Alabama Sky (Angel), Single Black Female (SBF2), A Song for Coretta (Zora, Gwen, Lil Bit), and Two Trains Running (Risa). She has also appeared in short films, PSAs, and training videos, co-created and hosted a series, Baking in Health Equity, and has lent her voice to several projects as a voice over actor. As a writer, Isa is working on her first original short play and a children’s book.