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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.

Orlando STI Testing - Hope and Help

Leadership

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

The Warm Hug of Health Care

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.