Project Organization and Staffing

Advocates' staff is a vibrant and diverse team of youth-serving professionals. Staff

come from a variety of backgrounds, including public health, law, social work, political

science, sociology, finance/administration and research, and are dedicated to improving

adolescent reproductive and sexual health, securing young people’s rights, and well-being

Figure 1. Project Organization and Staffing for Sex Education Program

Program
Administrator
(Adrian Delos Santos)

Program Manager of Senior Manager,

Clinical Services Youth Leadership
(Annesley Gentolea) (Avelina Montalaba)

Manager, State
Manager, Sexuality
Policy and
Education
Partnership
(Camil Aguinaldo)
(Jonathan De Guia)

Sex Education
Specialist
(Jo-Anne Ramos)

Volunteer/Staff
(Nadine Balones)

Project Administrator

Adrian Delos Santos represents advocates with the media, funders and colleague

organizations and speaking nationally and internationally about young people's rights to

honest sexual health information, confidential sexual health services and equitable social and

economic opportunities.
Program Manager of Clinical Services

Annesley Gentolea brings a breadth of clinical experience and public health

background to her role as the Manager of Clinical Services. She works to improve reproductive

health services for young people and eliminate the barriers they face in obtaining

contraception and avoiding unintended pregnancy.

Senior Manager, Youth Leadership

Avelina Montalaba works with young people across the country to advocate for

cultural and policy change that supports young people’s sexual health and rights.

Manager, State Policy and Partnership

Jonathan De Guia works with local and state-based organizations and youth

associations across the country to advocate for cultural and policy changes that improve and

value young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Manager, Sexuality Education

Camil Aguinaldo is the one responsible for partnering with national education

organizations/associations and implementing collaborative strategies to provide resources,

and training to support implementation of sexuality health education across the country.

Sex Education Specialist

Jo-Anne Ramos implements an intensive, research-based teen sex education

component.

Volunteer/Staff

Nadine Balones is an advocate for Sexual Education from the community.