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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. Since 1995 she has been spreading the message that AIDS is everyone's disease.

Elaine’s journey began after her mother’s death, as she presented to health and social professionals about the psychosocial dynamics of HIV/AIDS. She soon found her passion as she started to provide AIDS prevention education to secondary school and college students. As Elaine worked with colleges she learned the stories of students who were changing their life direction due to a night of partying-gone-bad. She then did her research and broadened her area of expertise to address high risk drinking, sexual responsibility, and sexual assault.

Through emotional stories, playful humor, interactive activities, and outrageous songs, Elaine has developed a powerful model for educating diverse groups of students about high-risk behaviors and personal empowerment to make healthy choices

She is a past member of the Pennsylvania HIV Prevention Community Planning Committee. Her experiences as a faculty member of the NJ AIDS Education and Training Center have provided Elaine with a thorough understanding of the technical aspects of HIV/AIDS. Her degree in dental hygiene, along with her experience of working 16 years in dental offices and hospitals, have provided 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 speakers grant fund which will contribute $500 towards her programs. Click the NCAA logo for grant guideline information.
About Elaine Pasqua
Elaine is a member of the National Speakers Association, National Association of Campus Activities, Cambridge Who's Who, Nominee for the Friends of Education Award, 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 non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide AIDS prevention education 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. Elaine has been featured in USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Knight Ridder News Service and Time Warner Cable TV. She has been a keynote speaker for the NCAA and has  been instrumental in organizing events for AIDS awareness programming for the James A Michener Art Museum involving national political figures.

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