Octavio Posada

(he/him/his)

With more than 20 years of experience in the social services and public health fields, Octavio moved from New York to Nevada in 2014 to continue his passion and commitment to serving in various roles within the community. While in New York, as a Case Manager working with People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), Octavio experienced first-hand the lack of resources and barriers PLWHA and other minority and underserved groups faced.

As the Head of Consulting for Community Health Consulting (CHC), Octavio's efforts are toward equity-driven policy research, capacity building, and fostering collaboration among community-based organizations, stakeholders, and elected officials to expand efforts, reach, and engagement within minority groups and underrepresented communities.

Octavio is also a Bilingual Instructor for the Nevada Community Health Worker Association. In this role, Octavio teaches and helps develop a curriculum to assist students in mastering core competencies such as case management, social determinants of health, community capacity building, cultural competence, and community engagement.

As the Rapid stART Coordinator, Octavio has led efforts to institute Rapid stART Learning Collaborative in Nevada through technical assistance and capacity building with hospitals, clinics, health centers, health districts, and community-based organizations to connect and retain new individuals diagnosed with HIV to care.

Octavio earned his Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) with a minor in Gerontology. In 2020, also at UNLV, Octavio earned a Master's in Public Health degree with a Social and Behavioral Health concentration. Octavio actively engages with many organizations and groups addressing social services, public health, and aging. In his spare time, Octavio coaches youth soccer or cycles around town.