Biography
Daniel C. Montoya

Mr. Montoya serves as the Executive Director of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (Council), as established by a Presidential Executive Order.  The Council advises the President on programs and policies which affect people living with HIV/AIDS.  He acts as liaison between the Council and the Secretary of Health and Human Services at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) at The White House, other federal departments and agencies, state agencies, and private and community-based organizations.

Mr. Montoya is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, including coordinating all meetings and hearings of the Council, working with the chair to set the agenda and working with the various subcommittees of the Council to develop and monitor policy recommendations made by the Council to the Secretary of HHS and President.  He provides policy advice and assistance to the President, the Secretary of HHS, and the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, in developing reports to the President concerning HIV/AIDS issues by assisting the Council in evaluating the Administration=s and nation=s efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.  

Mr. Montoya completed his course work and is currently finishing his Professional Report for a Masters in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin where he also received his Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance.  He previously worked at the Texas General Land Office where he focused on environmental and energy policy issues that affected minority populations at both the grassroots and federal levels.  His main focus was clean air and clean water, especially as it affected minority, under served and vulnerable populations in Texas.

Mr. Montoya has worked with numerous AIDS related organizations focusing on care and services, housing, complimentary therapies and human and civil rights, having served as both a volunteer and board member.   

Mr. Montoya has been featured in the cover article of POZ en Espanol magazine as one of the most influential people working on HIV/AIDS issues in the White House.  Most recently, he was recognized as a member of the AHispanic federal elite@ by the Hispanic Business Journal.
 
As a person living with HIV for over 12 years, Mr. Montoya is especially sensitive to the needs of  people living with HIV/AIDS.