SMART University Executive Director Susan Rodriguez Honored by Iris House (2016)

Susan Rodriguez

Susan Rodriguez, Executive Director of SMART University, CHLP advisory board member, and fierce HIV community advocate, is being honored by Iris House at its 11th Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit, Monday, May 2, 2016. Susan co-founded SMART University with a group of HIV+ women in East Harlem to provide treatment, health and prevention education and support to women affected by HIV/AIDS. She is the recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leader Award, the Union Square Award for Grassroots Activism and was named “Woman of the Year” by POZ magazine 2004. She was also the first Community Spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund back in 2004 and has appeared in magazine articles (Glamour, Ebony, Vanity Fair). Congratulations Susan!

Registration is now open for Iris House's 11th Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit.  Click here to register and here to see the program.