Author: Bambi W. Gaddist
Dr. BAMBI W. GADDIST is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council, a nonprofit HIV/AIDS prevention organization in Columbia, S.C. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tuskegee University in the area of Physical Education and Health, an M.S. in Physical Education Administration/Health from Indiana University, and she completed doctoral studies in the areas of Human Sexuality and Family Life Education at the University of South Carolina. She has committed the past 25 years of her professional life to working in the area of human sexuality with a specific focus on the health disparity issue, HIV/AIDS and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. She maintains a passion for education and has committed herself to addressing the needs of adolescents and disenfranchised communities throughout her community and state.
Dr. Gaddist is a published author and consults with a host of national and local organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Association of Health Education, National Association of STD Directors, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
She is happily celebrating her twelfth year of marriage to Mr. Bernard Gaddist. Dr. Gaddist maintains the deepest respect for her daughter, Ms. Kialeah Sumpter, MSW, and is the proud grandparent of her 4th-grade grandson, Mr. Nyheme Sumpter. She attends Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, S. C., and believes that we all must seek God's guidance and inspiration to make a difference in the lives of those who are less fortunate and in need of a helping hand.