Shirley Bejarano MS, MPH, CPH has worked in the Public Health, Global Health, and the HIV/AIDS field for over 15 years providing direct services and managing prevention programs to diverse populations in Florida, New York City, Latin America. She has also conducted qualitative research in Ecuador with the Andean Indigenous communities on HIV/AIDS and Syndemic Theory surrounding substance abuse, nutrition, and intimate partner violence. She is the former Director of Education and Prevention Department at the AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC), New York (Vice-president). She brings experience as a co-founder of the Global Health Next Generation Network, a platform for young professionals that facilitates the transition from academia to professional careers in global health by networking and promoting interdisciplinary work. Shirley Bejarano volunteered as a Project Associate for Women in Global Health.