About Us
Hope & Help is the warm hug of health care you need to get tested and treated in a safe, friendly environment.
Hope & Help At-A-Glance
Hope & Help is a not-for-profit health organization and Medical Clinic, offering HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) testing, prevention, and treatment services. Through its community-based HIV and Orlando STI prevention and outreach programs, Hope & Help provides Free Rapid HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis C Testing at its primary location and throughout the community at a variety of health events. Through the Medical Clinic, Hope & Help provides a full panel of Orlando STI testing and treatment options, a fee may apply for these services. Additionally, we offer free condom delivery by mail in Florida through our Protect Your O program.
With Florida consistently ranking higher nationally than most other states for new HIV and STI transmissions, Hope & Help is driven by its mission to end the HIV and STI epidemic in Florida through comprehensive health education, prevention, testing, and treatment. Ultimately, Hope & Help’s vision is to see all generations empowered with the knowledge, resources, and opportunities necessary to live healthy and stay well. For all people impacted by HIV and STIs, Hope & Help is the warm hug of health care you need to get tested and treated in a safe, friendly environment.
Our History
Hope & Help began in 1988 as a small support group of a few friends who cared for a close friend who was dying of AIDS-related complications. Since then, Hope & Help has grown into one of the most comprehensive HIV/STI service organizations in Florida, with a full medical clinic, in addition to testing, education, prevention, case management, and support group services.
Today, the organization offers HIV/STI preventive and treatment services in English and Spanish to thousands of patients across Florida, including Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Seminole, and Miami.
Mission
To end the HIV/STI epidemic in Florida through comprehensive health education, prevention, testing, and treatment.
Vision
To see all generations empowered with the knowledge, resources, and opportunities necessary to live healthy and stay well.
Leadership
BLAKE POWELL
President
He/Him/His
RSM US LLP
blake.powell@hopeandhelp.org
SUSAN MEEHLE, ESQ
Vice President
She/Her/Hers
Meehle & Jay P.A.
susan.meehle@hopeandhelp.org
JIM PALMISANO
Treasurer
He/Him/His
iServ, LLC
jim.palmisano@hopeandhelp.org
ERIN CORBELLI
Secretary She/Her/Hers First United Methodist Church of Winter Park, erin.corbelli@hopeandhelp.org
SUE IDTENSOHN
Director
She/Her/Hers
Orlando Planned Parenthood (Retired)
sue.idetensohn@hopeandhelp.org
BOB ADAMS
Director
He/Him/His
AIMM Consulting (Retired)
bob.adams@hopeandhelp.org
BELINDA GAMMAGE
Advisory Board
She/Her/Hers
Victory Academy School / Purity Nation
belinda.gammage@hopeandhelp.org
DEBI JONES
Director
She/Her/Hers
Salvation Army Orlando (Command)
debi.jones@hopeandhelp.org
KURTIS MOHR, MD
Advisory Board
He/Him/His
Premise Health
kurtis.mohr@hopeandhelp.org
MIKE MUSZYNSKI
Director
He/Him/His
FSU College of Medicine (Retired)
michael.muszynski@hopeandhelp. org
TRACY RICHARDSON
Director
He/Him/His
Liberty National / Globe Life
tracy.richardson@hopeandhelp.org
ASHLYNN WELKER
Advisory Board
She/Her/Hers
Rollins College MBA
ashlynn.welker@hopeandhelp.org
AUBREE ARIAS
Advisory Board
He/Him/His
Elevate Mastermind
aubree.arias@hopeandhelp.org
IAN JOHNSON
Advisory Board
He/Him/His
Dominion Advisory Group
ian.johnson@hopeandhelp.org
MICHAEL KURLEY
Advisory Board
He/Him/His
Self-Employed
michael.kurley@hopeandhelp.org
RAKEEM MARCELLE
Advisory Board
He/Him/His
Two Labs Pharma Services
rakeem.marcelle@hopeandhelp.org
SUE WEIDNER
Advisory Board
She/Her/Hers
Clerk of the Court for Seminole County
sue.weidner@hopeandhelp.org
Executive Leadership
LISA BARR, MBA
Executive Director
She/Her/Ella
lisa.barr@hopeandhelp.org
CHERYL PROVENCAL
Deputy Executive Director
She/Her/Hers
cheryl.provencal@hopeandhelp.org
AMIE K. YOUNG, CPA
Sr. Finance Director
She/Her/Hers
amie.young@hopeandhelp.org
BRIAN MARTINEZ, DNP, APRN-CNS, NEA-BC, GERO-BC, AGCNS-BC, NHDP- BC, CEN
Sr. Operations Director
He/Him/His
RSM US LLP
Brian.Martinez@hopeandhelp.org
CHARLENE TOLBERT, MA, CAP, ICADC
Sr. Strategy & Compliance Director
She/Her/Hers
charlene.tolbert@hopeandhelp.org
WES GOLON
Human Resource Manager
He/Him/His
wes.golon@hopeandhelp.org
We’re Here for You Exactly How You Need Us to Be.
Hope & Help is a not-for-profit health organization and Medical Clinic that offers primary care and treatment services. We provide Free Rapid HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis C Testing our primary location and throughout the community at a variety of health events.
- Primary Care & Treatment
- Free Condoms & Dental Dams
- Free Syringe Exchange
- Health Care Assistance Program
- Case Management
- Support Groups
