55- JASON KING — AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Governmental Affairs Manager for the Southern Bureau
He started working for AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in 2010 in the organization’s pharmacy division where he discovered his passion for patient advocacy. Jason now serves as Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Manager in AHF’s Southern Bureau, where he leads local and nationwide advocacy efforts and maintains relations with state and federal officials. Jason has been HIV positive for 6 years and aims to have an active role in reducing stigma that revolves around HIV/AIDS especially in the gay community. In his free time, Jason is a runner, a Pride Center volunteer and a classical pianist. Jason was also named the ADAP Advocacy Associations’s (aaa+) 2011 Emerging Leader of the Year.