Ciarra Covin, MSHS

Ciarra (Ci Ci) Covin, is >10 year survivor of HIV, diagnosed at the age of 20 in a small rural town in the southern region of the United States. Since her diagnosis, she has found great strength and healing in using her master’s degree in Human Services, coupled with raw life experiences, to advocate for those living with HIV. She has devoted much of her time to raising HIV awareness in her own community with the hope of contributing to the destigmatization of HIV. She is passionate about maternal and child health, including supporting parents living with HIV to engage in shared, informed infant feeding decision-making.