About us
History of AGUILAS
In November of 1991, a group of Gay Latinos organized to address the various needs of the Gay Latino community. The group met on a monthly basis at various homes until they found a regular meeting place at the St. Francis Lutheran Church in San Francisco, California on March of 1992. They established the name AGUILAS which is an acronym for Asociación Gay Unida Impactando Latinos/Latinas A Superarse, which translates to Association of United Gays Impacting Latinos/Latinas towards Self-Empowerment. Today, AGUILAS is a non-profit organization and the largest Gay Latino Organization in the San Francisco Bay Area.
About El Ambiente
Ambiente is an HIV prevention program of AGUILAS created by and for gay and bisexual Latino men. Our goal is to support our members' self-empowerment in order to prevent the occurrence and relapse of unsafe sexual practices. We achieve this by providing a safe environment, specifically designed to address issues related to Latino culture, being gay and bisexual, and sexuality. Our activities are friendly, interactive, and educational.
The Board Structure
AGUILAS has a Board of Directors who oversees the non-profit corporation. Within the Board there are various committees such as fundraising, community building, HIV prevention, program, and finance. Chairs of the committees are members of the Board.
Board Members
Gregory Rojas, M.P.H, Chair
Michael Rodriguez , Fundraising Chair
Al Meza, At Large
Francisco Trujillo, At Large
Richard Espinoza, At Large
Tony Montez, At Large
Advisory Council
Eugene Dilan, Psy.D
Erasmo Pacheco Esq.
AGUILAS Staff
Eduardo Morales, Ph.D
Executive Director
DrEmorales@aol.com
Volunteer/Program Coordinator
erick@sfaguilas.org
Rudy Lopez
Administrative Assistant
rudy@sfaguilas.org
Eliseo Amezua M.A.
Counselor
textura@sbcglobal.net
Richard Lugo
Counselor
richtherapy@gmail.com
Chaguis Rosaura Camacho
Program Evaluation Assistant
chaguis_08@hotmail.com
Consultants
AGUILAS has a cadre of consultants many whom are professional experts to assist in its program activities. These include:
Group Facilitators: Professional licensed or licensed eligible clinicians or recognized, professional experts in the field for the topic they are presenting.
Group Co-Facilitators: Individuals who are peers of participants and assist in facilitating groups with the Group Facilitator.
Outreach Workers: Individuals who assist the staff during outreach events to engage Latino gay/bisexual men in knowing AGUILAS and participate in AGUILAS program activities.
Technical Experts: Individuals who provide technical assistance for the operations of the agency such as computers technicians, programmers, accountants, bookkeepers, organizational consultants, researchers, statisticians, media experts and other similar experts.