Sequan Kolibas

Executive Director of Hope on T.T.a.P.P. (Testing, Treatment and Peer-led Prevention)

Sequan Kolibas is the founding partner and Executive Director of Hope on T.T.a.P.P. (Testing, Treatment and Peer-led Prevention), a non-profit rapid point-of-care outreach program, specializing in HIV and hepatitis C care. Her organization is the only one of its kind in Utah, providing everything from testing, linkage to judgment-free care, appointment transport, medication delivery, medical case management and prevention options, among many other services aimed at improving the quality of life for their clients. Sequan grew up in addiction, experienced years of incarceration, been involved in sex work and lived through short-term homelessness. Diagnosed with HIV in 2013, she suffered in silence for years before taking action in 2020 to help her community. A certified Harm Reductionist and HIV Peer Navigator, Sequan serves on the Utah HIV Planning Group, Getting to Zero Strategic Planning Committee and the Utah Viral Hepatitis Elimination Group. Through her anti-stigma training for healthcare providers, she strives to improve healthcare for vulnerable populations nationwide. Her mission is to prevent HIV and hepatitis C, educate and empower individuals, amplify unheard voices and end the stigma that her community so unjustly faces.