Board of Directors

Leigh Ann Evanson, Chair of the Board

Community Member
​Leigh Ann started volunteering at HIPS in 2012, and became a Board member in 2014. With 20 years of experience working in HIV prevention in the developing world, her service at HIPS helps her think globally and act locally

Baraq Stein, ​Vice Chair of the Board

Baraq is a long time advocate on sex worker rights and a political fundraiser.  He is Chair of HIPS Fundraising Committee.

Jonathan Zucker, Treasurer

Founder and CEO, Democracy Engine, LLC
Jonathan is a political technology entrepreneur and campaign finance attorney.  He was the first COO and second CEO of ActBlue. Before joining ActBlue, he was an organizer, fundraiser, administrator, or attorney for a variety of progressive organizations, including the Interfaith Alliance, HRC, Color of Change, Genderpac, and Gill Foundation. More recently, he has founded or advised several start-ups, including It Starts Today, Democracy Engine, if.then.fund, and Crowdpac.

Joylyn Hopkins, Secretary

Independent Consultant
Joy Hopkins is a 20-year resident of the DC area with more than 15 years nonprofit management experience. A graduate of American University and James Madison University Joy is a freelance web developer.

Kelly Stevens, Board Member

Program Manager, Getting To Zero, AIDS United
Kelly Stevens, MSOD, brings 10 years of experience in organizational development, health research and process improvement strategies. Kelly has devoted her career to supporting the promotion of 'people-first' strategies within the context of health- initiative implementation and system-oriented decision making. Currently, Kelly works at AIDS United as the program manager for the capacity building effort, Getting to Zero.

Danny Boylen, Board Member 

Chef & Owner, Cogito Ergo Sauté - a personal chef service

Whitney Case, Board Member

​Community Member
​Whitney proudly supports the HIPS mission to provide healthcare and other basic necessities to some of DC's most underserved individuals.

Kathy Dolan, Board Member (on leave of absence)​

Kathy began volunteering with HIPS while in college and served as a Peer Education intern in 2003. She has 15 years of professional experience working with various public health non-profits in the Washington, DC/Baltimore area. She joined the Board in 2017.

Dr. Stephen Lee, Board Member

​Program Implementation and Country Management, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Dr Stephen Lee is a strategic leader with broad technical, programmatic and management experience in HIV clinical care, international development and public health programs in both the public and private sectors. Dr. Lee is the Vice President, Program Implementation and Country Management, for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. He manages the development and implementation of programs that provide prevention, care, and treatment services to individuals affected and infected by HIV/AIDS.

Gabrielle C. Newell, Board Member

Community Member​
Gabrielle is a native Washingtonian who has proudly volunteered with HIPS since 2014 and joined the HIPS Board in 2019.  Gabrielle holds a commitment to client-led program design and harm reduction.  Gabrielle brings experience in program design and evaluation, and grassroots fundraising.

Chelsea L. Ricker, Board Member

Independent Consultant, Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Chelsea L. Ricker is a lifelong sexual and reproductive rights activist with over 15 years professional experience supporting global and local women's and human rights organizations develop policy, program, and advocacy initiatives that work for their needs.  As a consultant, Chelsea specializes in building organizational strategies, trainings, and capacity-building tools that are inclusive, intersectional, and community-driven.

Harry Samuels, Board Member

American Jewish World Service, Policy Advisor for Sexual Health and Rights
Harry joined the HIPS Board in January 2017. He works as a policy advocate on US foreign policy around sexual and reproductive health and rights. He has worked with sex worker, LGBTI and PLHIV movements in Kenya, Uganda, El Salvador, Thailand, Burma and the Dominican Republic. He also teaches cycling classes at a fitness studio on Capitol Hill, and is an evening student at Georgetown University Law Center.

Scott Simpson, Board Member

Policy & Advocacy Director, Muslim Advocates
Simpson joined the HIPS Board in 2019 after being involved as a donor and volunteer for many years. He currently serves as the public advocacy director for Muslim Advocates and as adjunct faculty at Howard University School of Communications. He's previously directed media and campaigns for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, served as an HIV test counselor, as president of the LGBT Congressional Staff Association and edited two books on civil rights advocates Shirley Chisholm and Ruth Simpson.

Harper Jean Tobin, Board Member

Director of Policy, National Center for Transgender Equality
Harper Jean directs NCTE's federal and state policy advocates on a wide range of issues affecting transgender people's lives.  She has degrees in law and social work.