Jonathan Perry

Current

• Freelance Writer at Regent Entertainment
• President & Founder at Just B That, LLC

Past

• HVCC Steering Committee Member at NIH
• Executive Intern at Black AIDS Institute
• Field Intern at Human Rights Campaign

• advisory bord memeber of MURC at Mississippi State University
• public relations assistant at Johnson C. Smith University
• vi spec. at USAF

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Education

• Johnson C. Smith University - JCSU

Recommended

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Connections

130 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• Twitter

Jonathan Perry’s Summary

Jonathan has helped put a face on Black college students living with HIV. It was that same candor that gained him audience with the queen of media herself – the big ‘O’ (Oprah Winfrey) – in 2004 when she read his story on CNN.com and invited him to be a guest on her show. read more: http://justbthat.com/bio

Topics: Diversity | Racism | Homophobia at Church | Aunthenticity | Child Rape | Coming Out | Hope | HIV/AIDS | Forgiveness | Unity

Jonathan Perry’s Specialties:

Consulting, Keynote Speaker, Headline Speaker, Convention Speaker, Inspirational Speaker, Professional Speaker, Youth Speaker, College Speaker, University Speaker, HIV, AIDS

Jonathan Perry’s Experience

• Freelance Writer

  Regent Entertainment

  (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

  February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  MPowr+
  HIV+ Magazine

• President & Founder

  Just B That, LLC

  (Management Consulting industry)

  March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)

• HVCC Steering Committee Member

  NIH

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  May 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 7 months)

  1. Develop and provide commentary on the implementation of a national information campaign directed to affected communities to promote HIV preventive vaccine awareness and education.
  2. Create partnerships and/or communication mechanisms with national groups, businesses, and other organizations that are influential in HIV-affected communities to ensure that these partners are effectively informed about HIV vaccine research in order to respond to their constituency inquiries.
  3. Collaborate closely with the NIAID-sponsored HIV Vaccine Trials Network (VTN) in all aspects of its public information, education, and recruitment endeavors to ensure effective coordination of efforts and communication between the two groups.
  4. Provide informed commentary on the methods, messages, and materials developed by the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) to facilitate national volunteer recruitment efforts in HIV vaccine studies and to support the efforts of the VTN clinical sites.

• Executive Intern

  Black AIDS Institute

  (Public Policy industry)

  May 2004 — September 2004 (5 months)

  • Organized monthly dinner meetings with celebrity artists and professionals
  • Organized national meetings and conferences on university campuses
  • Established and maintained contacts within the university system
  • Create information packages on initiatives and policies
  • Drafted press releases and media alerts
  • Created and managed databases
  • Organized press conferences

• Field Intern

  Human Rights Campaign

  (Non-Profit; Political Organization industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

  • Committee organizer of the 40th Anniversary of the March on Washington
  • Primary responder to constituent inquiries – 2000 weekly
  • Created information packages on initiatives and policies
  • Created and disseminated action alerts to constituents
  • Conducted research on state laws and policies
  • Organized press conference on Capitol Hill

• advisory bord memeber of MURC

  Mississippi State University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2001 — December 2003 (3 years )

• public relations assistant

  Johnson C. Smith University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2001 — December 2001 (1 year )

  • Compiled research data for presentations to the executive board
  • Participated in marketing and promotional planning
  • Edited the President’s Annual Report
  • Edited weekly internal newsletter
  • Organized press conferences
  • Assisted in media relations
  • Drafted press releases

• vi spec.

  USAF

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USAF; Military industry)

  March 1997 — May 1998 (1 year 3 months)

  • Created classified presentations for Air Force Space Command
  • Designed the logo for Office of the Inspector General
  • Performed preventive maintenance on all equipment
  • Created publication layouts for NORAD and AFSC

Jonathan Perry’s Education

• Johnson C. Smith University - JCSU

  2000 — 2005

Additional Information

Jonathan Perry’s Websites:

• Twitter

Jonathan Perry’s Groups:

•    USAFNetwork
•    Obama for America
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    LGBT Professional Network - Global
•    SpeakerMatch
•    Success Minded African Americans
•    African American LGBT community
•    Need A Speaker / Be A Speaker

Jonathan Perry’s Honors:

Harvard University’s Unite Against AIDS Inspiration Award
Special Recognition Award from Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness
Leadership Award for HIV/AIDS Prevention from Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (R.A.I.N.)
Special Achievement Award from the National Association of Black and White Men Together
Youth Pride Alliance Service and Support Award

Jonathan Perry’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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