Edwin Santana

Edwin Santana is an experienced community organizer currently working at Freedom Agenda since November 2021. In addition, Edwin has been serving as an Intake and Case Management Specialist at the Prisoner Reentry Institute since March 2019 and as a Care Navigator at Harlem United since February 2018, focusing on care coordination. Previously, Edwin contributed as a Group Dynamics Facilitator/Mentor at the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) since September 2017 and as a Peer Facilitator at Prisoners for AIDS Counseling from March 2009 to September 2017, where over 800 presentations on HIV AIDS were delivered to incarcerated individuals. Earlier roles include a Health Educator at Clergy United for Community, advocating HIV AIDS and STD risk reduction, and a Telecommunications Operator at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Edwin holds a Certificate in Ministry and Human Services from New York Theological Seminary and additional training in peer facilitation and HIV antibody testing.