Erica Lessem

Experience

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  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2007

  Urban Fellow
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  JDC (The Joint)

  Sept 2007 - Oct 2008

  Health and International Development representative
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  TB Alliance

  Nov 2008 - May 2010

  Grants Writer
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  Baltimore City Needle Exchange Program

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Harm Reduction Volunteer
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  Maiti Nepal

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2011

  Consultant
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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Research Assistant

  Research Assistant to BESURE, the CDC's local Behavioral Surveillance Research study

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  Center for HIV/AIDS Education Studies & Training (CHEST)

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Recruiter
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  TAG TREATMENT ACTION GROUP INC

  Dec 2011 - Oct 2021

  Direct all programs at TAG (HIV, Hepatitis C, TB, and Policy)

  • Deputy Executive Director

    Mar 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Deputy Executive Director for Programs

    Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Deputy Executive Director - TB Program

    Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Director, TB/HIV Project

    Jan 2015 - Oct 2017

  • Assistant Director, TB/HIV project

    Dec 2011 - Jan 2015
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  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

  Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

  Senior Strategist
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  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Oct 2022 - now

  Director of Community Engagement, SMART4TB