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Elaine and Cleve Jones hold the panel that she made in memory of her mother for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Cleve is founder of the NAMES Project.

In 1989 Elaine Pasqua's mother and stepfather were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Due to the stigma surrounding this virus, she honored her parents’ wishes and kept their infectious status a secret. Witnessing the ravages of this disease as she cared for them, Elaine vowed to speak out so others would not have to experience the pain and loss that twice touched her family.

Elaine’s journey began after her mother’s death in 1995. Initially she educated health and social service professionals about the psychosocial dynamics of HIV/AIDS. She soon discovered her passion as she provided AIDS prevention education to high school and college students. While presenting at colleges across the county Elaine heard countless stories of students who were changing their life direction due to a night of partying gone bad. She continued her research and broadened her area of expertise to develop one of the most powerful models for educating diverse groups about high-risk drinking, sexual responsibility, and sexual assault.

Elaine is a past member of the Pennsylvania HIV Prevention Community Planning Committee and past faculty member of the NJ AIDS Education and Training Center. Her degree in dental hygiene combined with her 16 years of experience working in dental offices and hospitals provided Elaine with a wealth of knowledge in public health and well-being.

Elaine is on the NCAA speakers grant list. Get your athletic department involved and you can utilize the Educational Affairs Grant which will contribute $2000 towards her programs. Click the NCAA logo after August 1 for the application, and HERE for grant guideline information.
About Elaine Pasqua
Elaine was awarded the distinct honor of a nomination for Best Speaker of the Year for Campus Activities Readers Choice awards in 2009 and 2010. She is a member of the National Speakers Association, National Association of Campus Activities, Cambridge Who's Who, a nominee for the Friends of Education Award and two time award winner Best Ed Session at NACA Wisconsin Regional Conference.
Elaine and Cleve Jones hold the panel that she made in memory of her mother for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Cleve is founder of the NAMES Project.
Taking a break at the Piazza Navona in Rome while on family vacation.
At home with three of her favorite things... her boys David and Evan, the family cats Natasha and Nuzzle, and her gardens. Her husband Jeff (...the most favorite thing,) is taking the photo.

Elaine is the president of Project Prevent, a 501C3 non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide educational programming to students ranging from the elementary through high school level. Parents, teachers, and health professionals have also gained valuable insight and teaching strategies from her motivational programs. She has been featured in USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Knight Ridder News Service and Time Warner Cable TV. Elaine has been a keynote speaker for the NCAA and provided player development training for the New York Giants.

Elaine resides in Doylestown , Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons.

Having fun with the rookies of the New York Giants after player development training