Biographical Sketch

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Jimmy Christian Gibbs, RN, MA, MS, M.Div. (he/him)

PO Box 553, Garner NC 27529
910-827-6019
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Education

• Fayetteville Technical Community College 1982 – RN (Nursing)
• North Carolina State University 1984 – BS (Communications)
• Regent University 1986 - M.Div. (Divinity)
• North Carolina State University 1988 – MS (Counseling)

A. Personal Statement

My expertise as a community member actively engaged in scientific research and as a clergy member well suits me for the position of community consultant on the proposed grant entitled, “Community-Driven Implementation of Stigma Interventions in African American Faith Communities.”

My passions are HIV education, scientific research, and community engagement. I am a lifelong resident of the Cary/Raleigh, North Carolina area. I am an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and a certified interim minister. I previously served as an On-Call Chaplain at WakeMed, Wake Med Cary, and WakeMed North Hospitals, and retired in 2022 after 20 years of volunteer service. I currently serve as a Police Chaplain with the Raleigh Police Department focusing on the LGBTQIA Community. I am also a member of the Catawba Clergy Cohort and the HIV Faith Ambassadors, a cohort of Black faith leaders/communities and Black medical providers who collaborate for an anti-stigma HIV campaign, effectively disseminate HIV education, encourage early diagnoses, and link African American populations in North Carolina to care. I am also a Charter Member of The Southern Conference of the United Church of Christ and The Eastern North Carolina Association of the United Church of Christ boards.

B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors

• 2023-Present • Police Chaplain, Raleigh Police Department
• 1990-Present • President Emeritus, Affordable Community Residence Association Board (ACRA)
• 1993-Present • Member, UNC Community Collaborative Board, UNC Center for AIDS Research
• 2002-Present • Chair, Faith and Spirituality Inter-CFAR Working Group, Vanderbilt University
• 2022-Present • Member, Covid Task Force, HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC)
• 2022-Present • Member, Legacy Working Group, HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC)
• 2021-Present • Member, Implementation Science Collaborative Initiative, Northwestern University
• 2021-Present • Member, Duke HIV Research and Treatment CAB, Duke University
• 2021-Present • Member, Duke Health Patient and Family Advisory Council, Duke University
• 2020-Present • Member, Catawba Clergy Cohort
• 2022-Present • Member, HIV Faith Ambassadors
• 2019-2019 • Chair, UNC Center for AIDS Research CAB Planning Committee, University of North
  Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 2020-2023 • Chair, National Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) CAB Coalition
• 1993-2008 • President & Board Member, Mallarme Chamber Players
• 1995-2010 • President & Board Member, Durham Symphony
• 1999-2005 • President & Board Member, Durham Art Guild
• 1990-2005 • President & Board Member, Durham Civic Center Authority
• 1979-1985 • President & Board Member, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle
• 1979-1985 • Charter Member, Planned Parenthood of Greater Raleigh
• 2005-2024 • Member, Southern Conference of the United Church of Christ
• 2005-2023 • Charter Member, Eastern North Carolina Association of the United Church of Christ
• 1990-Present • Vice President, Affordable Community Residence Association Board (ACRA)
• 2002-2022 • On-call Chaplain, WakeMed, WakeMed Cary, WakeMed North Hospitals
• 1980-Present • Ordained Minister, United Church of Christ

C. Contributions to Science

Community Representation on HIV Social and Behavioral Research.

I am a professional community engagement strategist. I serve as Chair of the Faith and Spirituality Inter-CFAR Working Group, HANC Covid Task Force, HANC Legacy Working Group, Implementation Science Collaborative Initiative, The Duke HIV Research and Treatment CAB, and a host of other committees. I have contributed to the community-engaged methodology to many studies at both UNC and Duke CFARs, as well as other CFARs around the country.

Jimmy Gibbs at the Southern Conference of the United Church of Christ 2023 General Synod where he was elected to the National UCC Board

Jimmy Gibbs presenting on the History of Community Engagement at a conference in Atlanta

Immediately following Jimmy Gibbs' election to the National United Church of Christ Board

Rev. Jimmy Gibbs (chaplain with the Raleigh Police Department and member of our LGBT+ community) – joined by Lt. Jonathan Layman – returned to throw out the first pitch. More on Facebook.