AIDS Free Pittsburgh Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
Hazell Azzer is the AIDS Free Pittsburgh community outreach and engagement coordinator for the HIV/AIDS Team. In this role, Azzer develops ongoing community engagement opportunities and coordinates activities designed to increase access to medical and non-medical HIV services in southwestern Pennsylvania. Azzer is an activist for youth who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community and youth who have graduated out of the foster care system and has volunteered at various LGBTQIA+ centers, gaining an extensive knowledge of different providers, drop-in spaces, and clinicians in the Pittsburgh area. During Azzer's time in foster care, Azzer sat on many panels across the state speaking about the various disconnects between the system providers and clients being affected by those decisions. Azzer is a graduate of Edinboro University with a bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communications and was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard.