Project Management/Backbone Support

Development of WHO/UNAIDS Technical Guidance for Use of HIV Recency Assays
World Health Organization

The World Health Organization hired Facente Consulting to lead a team of subject matter experts to (i) systematically review the use of HIV recency assays for public health surveillance and (ii) write an updated technical guidance document on assay use for use by countries around the world.

Project Coordination and Analytic Support to Improve Global HIV Incidence Estimation
The Consortium for the Evaluation and Performance of HIV Incidence Assays (CEPHIA)

Dr. Facente served as the project manager for the Consortium for the Evaluation and Performance of HIV Incidence Assays (CEPHIA) for more than a decade, providing high-level project coordination and analytic support to researchers focused on HIV incidence estimation around the world.

Rafiki Coalition Project Management
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness

The Rafiki Coalition hired Facente Consulting to provide program management and create and refine hiring solutions during a period of organizational transition.

California Department of Public Health Strategic Plan Implementation
CDPH Office of AIDS

Facente Consulting is supporting the California Department of Public Health and various counties throughout the state with technical assistance to develop and deploy the Implementation Blueprint in support of California’s Integrated Statewide Strategic Plan for Addressing HIV, HCV, and STIs from 2022-2026.

94124 COVID Connect & Care (C3) Project Management
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness

Facente Consulting provided project management support that enabled the Rafiki Coalition to create a coalition of agencies designed to address disparities in COVID-19 testing, infection, and care for Blacks/African Americans in San Francisco.

Facilitation of Community Engagement to Guide Commercial Tobacco Prevention Priorities
San Francisco Tobacco-Free Project

Facente Consulting collaborated with the San Francisco Tobacco-Free Project (TFP), the San Francisco Tobacco-Free Coalition, and Bright Research Group to facilitate a virtual, four-part community engagement process to inform TFP’s future priorities related to commercial tobacco prevention.

Backbone Support for a Collective Impact Initiative focused on Community Health
San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership

Facente Consulting provided strategic and project management support to guide the San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership—a collective impact initiative dedicated to reducing health disparities in San Francisco—in developing, implementing, and evaluating its annual priorities and activities.

Project Management of Telemedicine Pilot focused on Low-Barrier Buprenorphine Access
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services

The San Francisco Department of Public Health hired Facente Consulting to serve as a project manager for a pilot program to provide low-threshold buprenorphine via telemedicine to people living in San Francisco.

Developing an Equity and Justice Framework for Commercial Tobacco Prevention
California Department of Public Health

Through an extensive stakeholder engagement process, Facente Consulting helped California’s Tobacco Prevention Program to develop an equity and justice framework for commercial tobacco prevention.

Planning and Facilitation of a National Drug User Health Symposium
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)

Facente Consulting project managed, promoted, facilitated, and produced a two-day virtual Drug User Health Symposium as part of NACCHO’s Overdose Prevention and Response Mentorship Program.

Developing and Implementing International Overdose Awareness Day Events in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Public Health Department

Facente Consulting is supporting the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in implementing International Overdose Awareness Day events in 2025 and 2026.

Research Coordination and Data Analysis for an NIH R21 Study on Hepatitis C Epidemiology
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - CFAR/Gladstone Institute

Dr. Facente was a co-investigator on this two-year research study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), with the goal of better understanding the epidemiology of hepatitis C in three high-burden subpopulations in San Francisco.

Strategic Planning for Elimination of California’s HIV/HCV/STI Syndemic
CDPH Office of AIDS

Facente Consulting led the development of a new strategic plan to end California’s HIV, HCV, and STI “syndemic” through a set of 30 strategies rooted in social determinants of health.

Planning and Implementation Support to End the HIV Epidemic in California
CDPH Office of AIDS

Facente Consulting worked with the California Department of Public Health and local health departments in six California counties to develop and implement innovative five-year plans under the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.

Collective Impact Backbone Support and Data Analysis to Eliminate Hepatitis C
End Hep C SF

Facente Consulting was hired during the formation of End Hep C SF to provide “backbone support” for this collective impact initiative, assist with strategic planning, and lead research and surveillance activities to monitor progress toward hepatitis C elimination.

Support for Strategic Implementation of San Francisco’s Initiative to End Trans Homelessness
San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing

Facente Consulting supported the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) in strategically mapping out and implementing San Francisco’s Initiative to End Trans Homelessness.

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