Edgar Mendez is the curator of the CHATpdx social media network and works with the Youth Programming team at the Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) as an organizer, educator and phlebotomist. Edgar is passionate about positive youth development, honest and scientifically accurate sex education, equitable youth-adult partnerships, and HIV prevention.
At USCA I will be focused on the changing demographic reality of HIV (particularly for young people), the impact of gender and other social determinants on HIV prevention and care, and innovative prevention strategies using media, social networking, technology, or other tools.
CAP is currently engaged in a strategic planning process and through those workgroups I will be well positioned to advocate for CAP to examine these practices at an agency level.
