Yolanda Diaz, at Iris House

October 2026 - Thera Community Champion

Yolanda Diaz presently works at Iris House, Inc., an organization for women, children and families living and affected by HIV/AIDS. Presently she is a non-medical case manager for the Ryan White SAFE Program. In the past she worked as a health educator providing DEBI intervention for women living with HIV/AIDS, Ms. Diaz sat on the Advisory Committee at the Manhattan HIV Care Network, NYS/NYC PWA Leadership Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) at Cicatelli Associates; she was a voting steering committee member at the United States Caucus of People Living With HIV/AIDS. She is currently working with Latino X + voting steering committee member, she is a member of PWN -NYC, she also is a founding member of The U.S. Positive Women Network. Co-founder of Ladies First for the Frontlines for Justice. As of 11/3/2023 Yolanda Diaz was voted to join the National Community Action Board (NCAB) for (ROC4Aging+). Ms. Diaz has worked in the field of HIV/AIDS for over 35 years leading with lived experience. In 2003, Ms. Diaz received the Katrina Haslip Award for Empowerment and Leadership at the HIV Law Project: The Center for Women’s Organizing and in 2004 she received the Women Leadership Award Certificate of Completion of the Women’s Leadership Institute. For her outstanding work in AIDS Awareness in November 2006 she received the Karen Sofield award from the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network. In August 2008, Ms. Diaz was rewarded for her outstanding efforts, time and extraordinary dedication in assisting with the coordination of the United Hispanic Construction Workers UHCW 25th annual celebration. In 2010 she was induct to Sisterlove . Yolanda Diaz aspires to continue to advocate and help women in the struggle and the fight of HIV/AIDS.