A lifelong advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention, intervention, and education, Ms. Anderson formerly served as a National AIDS Fund­–AmeriCorps member. Her 20+ years of employment and volunteer experiences include working in the areas of public health, behavioral health, and higher education teaching and administration as well as at the Michigan state government. Most recently, she worked as the Academic Department chair of health sciences at St. Petersburg College in Pinellas Park, Florida. In this role, she taught classes in the health science program, supervised adjunct faculty, and managed the day-to-day administrative operations of the department.