CEO
Dr. Carlos Cabrera
Board of Directors
Dr. Narces Alcocer - President
John Bradshaw - Treasurer
Dr. Alejandro Claros - Secretary
Rudolph Ortega
Dr. Zacil-Ha Vilchis
Committee Members
John Bradshaw
Erich Briehl
Tracy Mickle
Laney Ortega
Rudolph Ortega
Planning & Development
David Aldrich
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Dr. Carlos Cabrera
Dr. Carlos Cabrera is from Mérida and has a Degree in Biological Physicochemistry Sciences and a Medical Degree at the University of Yucatan. He was awarded Doctor of the Year in 2008, because of his achievements working in two remote communities during his social service. That same year he attended the 17th International AIDS Conference in México City. This was life changing for him and he first became involved with BAI that same year as its Medical Director, establishing free rapid HIV testing and counselling programs, linking positive clients to available treatments. He consolidated our respected Peer-to-Peer Education program, taking it from the Mayan villages into the State's High School System. He has tailored our Care programs, offering free psychotherapy and nutrition consultations. He is currently a specialist in the care of patients living with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and BAI´s Chief Executive Officer. He is very proud of what has been achieved to date but there is so much more to do!
Dr. Narces Alcocer
Dr. Narces Alcocer was born in Mérida, and after finishing his medical degree at the Yucatán University, he took an Epidemiology post graduate degree at the Mexican Social Security Institute, the largest social and health system in Latin America. He is currently studying as a specialist in health promotion at the National Public Health Institute, mainly motivated by his five years experience in Brazos, where he began as a medical assistant and counsellor until he was promoted to the research committee as a co-ordinator, helped by his background in HIV/AIDS research and other educational and community activities. He is President of the Board of Directors.
David Aldrich
David Aldrich is a recently retired medical illustrator, as well as having served on faculty in biomedical visual communication departments and university arts administration in both Canada and the USA. As a visual communicator, David´s professional focus was on patient education, providing individuals with visual maps from which to understand complex biomedical processes. Living through the height of the AIDS epidemic in Toronto and helping many friends who came into contact with the disease, David developed a strong appreciation for the complexities and strengths of a community successfully living with AIDS.
John Bradshaw
John Bradshaw is a retired clinical pharmacist, having spent the last twenty years working in a tertiary care medical and trauma center in the United States where he provided therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacokinetics, and antibiotic therapy consultations. In October 2013, he and his partner Alan and their beloved dogs and cat moved to their home in Mérida. He is the Treasurer of BAI´s Board and also on the Fundraising Committee. John has a strong desire to be of service in his adopted city of Mérida and is thrilled to be working with an organization that is focused on HIV/AIDS and teen pregnancy prevention.
Erich Briehl
Erich Briehl is Canadian and is a veteran video/photojournalist whose work has taken him to Asia and throughout North and South America. With his beginnings back in 1997, Erich has strived to maintain ethical and professional journalistic standards, while delivering the truth in all the stories he presents. Erich's professional experience working with videocameras and editing is invaluable in helping us show our supporters exactly what we are doing. He is a Committee member and joined us in 2014. He currently resides in Mérida, Yucatán.
Dr. Alejandro Claros
Dr. Alejandro Claros was born in Mexico City but has been living in the Yucatan since he was 14. He finished Medical School at Anahuac-Mayab and continued his Residency in opthalmology and fellowship in Cornea and Refractive surgery in one of the most important programs in the country (Hospital Conde de la Valenciana, I.A.P. in Mexico City). He is now working in private practice in an eye clinic called Videre, in Altabrisa. He's in the dissertation process for his Masters degree in the University of Liverpool, UK. He's devoted to his practice, but maintains his interest in cooking and science, and is proud to be a member of the BAI Board.
Laney Ortega
Laney Ortega was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Georgia State University. She as raised two children and helped raise her husband Rudy's three children. Together the couple has three girls and two boys. She feels she has had a lot of experience with teenage girls. Laney worked in the medical field for 15 years; she had her own consulting firm where she managed physician's offices throughout the Southeast. After she retired, she began to sell real estate in Florida and California. Laney is also a 12-year breast cancer survivor. At this stage in her life, she is anxious to give back. She has done volunteer work for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, IFC home tours in Puerto Vallarta and Purr Project, a cat rescue organization.
Rudy Ortega
Rudy Ortega is an architect from the United States who, with his wife Laney, has decided to make Mérida his home. He was the president and creative director for Rudolph Ortega & Associates, Inc. for the latter part of his career. Although he unofficially retired in 2011, he still maintains a design consulting practice serving clients in Florida, California, and Mérida. While in California, he became actively involved with a county-sponsored youth mentoring program, served as a mentor, and on their advisory board for six years. He is delighted to be a Board member and is keen to continue his work with young people through the important work of this organization, in particular with regards to teenage pregnancy prevention, and HIV screening and awareness.
Dr. Zacil-Ha Vilchis
Dr. Vilchis-Ha Zacil obtained her Surgeon's degree at Anahuac-Mayab and a Medical Genetics Specialist degree from UADY. She is currently working in various research projects at the Laboratory of Human Genetics at the Regional Research Centre Dr.Hideyo Noguchi, UADY. It features national and international publications and develops several lines of research, including the analysis of genetic variants for breast cancer, and obesity and its relation to the genetic analysis of patients with non-syndromic congenital deafness. Professor of the department of Clinical Genetics at the University since 2012, she is the Anahuac Mayab Medical Geneticist for two foundations; The Yucatecan Hard of Hearing Association (AYPRODA ), and the Mexican Association of Tuberous Sclerosis (AMET) and she is also a member of BAI´s Board.