Shayla Knighton-Black

Shayla Knighton-Black, MPH, serves as the Interim Director of CBA Operations at the Latino Commission on AIDS since October 2019, having previously held roles such as Capacity Building Assistance Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager and Capacity Building Specialist. Prior experience includes working as a Biomedical Interventions Specialist for Florida Health, where responsibilities encompassed providing technical assistance for HIV prevention strategies and conducting training. Shayla also coordinated HIV testing at FOUNDCARE, INC., and managed youth services at Henderson Behavioral Health. Additional roles included teaching and customer service positions in various sectors. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Shayla holds a Master’s in Public Health from Florida State University and a Bachelor's in Psychology from Florida A&M University.