Our TEAM
Perry "Rusty" Chambliss
Rusty Chambliss, Senior Vice President and Director of the LTI
Rusty oversees the content and quality of training that the CAI provides across a wide range of topics. He provides technical assistance to health and human service agencies, and he develops training programs for agency staff on emerging issues. In addition to managing the LTI project, Rusty trains people who are incarcerated, as well as people who have been released from prison, on how to manage chronic health conditions, including substance use disorder.
Rusty received a Bachelor of Science in health education/administration from Virginia State University. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Tyrone Banister
Tyrone Banister, Deputy Director
Tyrone began his work in 2014 at CAI’s Leadership Training Institute, where he completed the Self-Management Skills Training and Foundational Skills Training and now serves as an LTI trainer.
For the last seven years, Tyrone has been a spokesmodel for the HIV Stops with Me campaign, supporting their goals to end stigma, create linkage to care, and build self-esteem and a sense of community among people living with HIV.
In 2018, Tyrone completed his New York State AIDS Institute Peer Certification in both HIV and Harm Reduction. Today, Tyrone continues his commitment to helping others. Through his role as an LTI trainer, he helps people living with HIV/AIDS to develop their own goals, create strategies for self-empowerment, and take concrete steps towards building fulfilling, self-determined lives for themselves.