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Dawn Averitt

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Principal at Averitt Consulting, Inc
📍 Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

Dawn Averitt is a strategist and founder who has been a leader in global health and HIV/AIDS advocacy for over three decades. After a Presidential appointment to the Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, she now consults for public and private sector clients, leveraging her experience building organizations like The Well Project to effect systemic change.

Outside of her extensive advocacy work, Dawn is an adventurer who has hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. She lives on a farm in Vermont with her wife and their three daughters, balancing her global commitments with family life and a passion for travel and exploration.

Diagnosed with HIV in 1988 at the age of 19, she transformed her personal journey into a global mission, becoming a leading voice for women with HIV.

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Principal
Location
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
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Women's Health Equity
Founded The Well Project and the Women's Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS (WRI) to improve the lives of women living with HIV and ensure they are included in research.
HIV/AIDS Advocacy
Her life's work is dedicated to HIV/AIDS advocacy, stemming from her own diagnosis and leading to founding multiple non-profits and serving on presidential advisory councils.
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Career

Work history

1-1998
Principal
Averitt Consulting, Inc
8-2003
Founder and Chair
Women's Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS (WRI)
1-2002
Founder
The Well Project
2-2010 - 8-2015
Member and Co-Chair, Global Subcommittee
President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA)
2-1995 - 3-1998
Founder and Executive Director, WISE/Project WISE (Women's Information Service & Exchange)
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Dawn Averitt, the Well Project, and Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. Featured in YouTube
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Georgia State University
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New York University
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