Forbes Consulting Services
a holistic approach to business
ALFRED L. FORBES, MBA
Educational Preparation
- Doctorate Student, Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Arizona
- MBA, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
- Accounting Certificate, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
- BA, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Professional Experience
- Principle Consultant, A. L. Forbes Consulting Services (June 2003 - present)
- Director of Health Programs, National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC), Washington, D.C. (March- May 2003)
- Program Coordinator, Northeast Regional Capacity Building Assistance, Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD), New York, NY (2000-2003)
- Case Manager and HIV Prevention Educator, AIDS Response Seacoast (ARS), Portsmouth, NH (1996-2000)
- HIV/AIDS Health Outreach Worker, University of New Hampshire (UNH), Durham, NH (1997-1998)
- Home Health Aide, Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), Boston, MA (1992-1996)
- Pension Analyst, The New England (TNE), Boston, MA (1987-1992)
- Service Representative, Mass Financial Services (MFS), Boston, MA (1985-1987)
- Bookkeeper, Cobble Hill Market, Somerville, MA (1987-1988)
- Investment Representative, First Investors Corporation, Boston, MA (1986-1987)
- Health and Human Services, Disability Determination Services (DDS), (1984-1986)
Regional and National Subcontracts
- Academy for Educational Development (AED), Washington, DC
- CAEAR Coalition Foundation, Washington, DC
- Harm Reduction Coalition, NYC, NY
- Maya Tech Corporation, Washington, DC
- McKing Consulting Corporation, MD
- National Minority AIDS Coalition (NMAC), Washington, DC
- National AIDS Education and Services for Minorities, GA
- National Prevention Intervention Center - Association for Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT), New York, NY
- New York City Harm Reduction Coalition, African American Capacity Building Initiative (AACBI), New York, NY
- Office for Victims of Crime - Training and Technical Assistance Center, Fairfax, VA
- Puerto Rican Organization for Community Education and Economic Development (PROCEED), Elizabeth, NJ
- United States Mexican Boarder Health Association (USMBHA)
Committee and Advisory Experience
- Advocates for Youth, Washington DC
- American Red Cross Curriculum Review
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) HIV Prevention Program Announcement Review Panel
- CDC Training Curriculum Review Panel
- GMAD, Northeast Regional Advisory Committee, NY, NY
- New Hampshire Community Planning Group
- Chair of the Capacity Building Committee
- Minority Committee and Youth Ad Hoc Committee
- National Network for Youth (NNY), Washington DC
- York County American Red Cross HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Program, York County, ME
Consultation and Meeting Facilitation
- African American Office of Gay Concerns, NJ
- Aniz Inc, Atlanta, GA
- ACT* for Children, Brooklyn, NY
- Better Brooklyn Community Center, Brooklyn, NY
- Brother 2 Brother, Charlotte, NC
- Bradley Reid Inc, Charlotte, NC
- CDC Special Emphasis Panels (1999, 2000, 2004)
- Central Area Health Education Center, CT
- Community Education Group, Washington, DC
- Connecticut Gay Men of Color Initiative, CT
- Departments of Health: Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island
- Gay Men’s Health Crisis, New York, NY
- Health 2000, Portland, ME
- HRSA Title III CBO Grant Review (2004)
- Men of Color Against AIDS, Boston, MA
- Merit Family Services, Fort Worth, TX
- National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, New York, NY
- Network to Initiate Action, New York, NY
- New Hampshire AIDS Task Force, Nashua, NH
- New Jersey DOH Funded MSM Providers
- STEP UP Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Presentations
- African American AIDS Task Force (Keynote Speaker)
- Brother 2 Brother (Keynote Speaker)
- CDC Eastern Regional Meeting “Emerging Issues and HIV Prevention Services”(Plenary Speaker)
- Capital District African American Coalition on AIDS Conference, Albany, NY
- Central Area Health Education Center, Hartford, CT
- Community Planning Groups: Kentucky, Maine, Virginia, Washington, DC
- Community Planning Leadership Summit
- Concerned Black Men Conference, PA
- Connecticut Community Planning Group
- Connecticut Department of Health, Hartford, CT
- Connecticut Gay Men of Color Initiative Retreat (Keynote Speaker)
- CT Public Health Association “Emerging Needs of Special Populations”
- Drug Addiction and Treatment Association of Rhode Island
- Ecumenical AIDS Taskforce, Manchester, NH
- Eliminating Health Disparities Conference, Nashua, NH
- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Educators Network Conference
- Green Mountain Peer Projects, South Burlington, VT
- Harm Reduction Coalition, New York, NY
- Health Interested Teens’ Own Program on Sexuality (HiTOPS), Princeton, NJ
- Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth, Long Island, NY
- Long Island Minority AIDS Coalition, Long Island, NY
- National Harm Reduction Conference 2006, Oakland, CA
- National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) Washington, DC
- National AIDS Education and Services for Minorities
- Network to Initiate Action (NIA), New York, NY
- NH Bureau of Substance Abuse Conference, Manchester, NH
- New Jersey EMA HIV Health Services Planning Council, Newark, NJ
- New York State Black Gay Network Conference
- Northeast Regional GLBT College Conference
- Pro-Vision Conference, Hartford, CT
- Rootz, AIDS Project Hartford, Hartford, CT
- Ryan White Youth Conference
- Southern Louisiana AIDS Coalition
- Strategic Planning Process
- Transition to Independent Living Conference
- True Colors Conference (aka Children From the Shadows) Hartford, CT
- University of NY (UNH) Black Student Union, Durham, NH
- UNH GLBT Group, Durham, NH
- United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)
Skill Building Workshops and Presentation Topics
Event Organizing
- NYC Host Committee 2003 CPLS
- Coordinated the 2003 NYAC Conference
- Coordinated the 2001 GMAD Northeast Regional Conference
- Coordinated Special Events and Conference Planning
- NH Friends of the Quilt, AIDS Memorial Quilt Display, Manchester, NH
Populations Served
- Black African Americans
- Community Based Organizations
- Community Planning Groups
- Departments of Health
- Faith-Based Organizations
- HIV Positive
- Injecting Drug Users (IDUs)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Communities
- Men who have sex with men (MSM)
- Nascent Organizations
- Rural and Urban Service Providers
- Youth
Technical Areas
- Behavioral Sciences
- Board Development (Nonprofit)
- Community Mobilization
- Cultural Awareness/Sensitivity
- Curriculum and Materials Review
- Event Organizing
- Grant Writing and Review
- HIV Education and Case Management
- Leadership Development
- Logic Modeling
- Organizational Development and Management
- Program Evaluation
- Project Management
- Program Development, Implementation and Evaluation
- Staff Development
- Strategic Planning
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