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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Leading strategic alliance development efforts in the Pacific Northwest (AK, WA, OR, ID, MT) and Midwest Region (MI, IL, MO, WI) with a focus on grassroots campaign strategies to improve patient access to medicines.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Monitor, analyze and report out on health equity-related priorities and actions of the Administration, Congress, NAIC, state legislatures, coalition partners and other key stakeholders.
• Act as a subject matter expert on mental and behavioral health equity, workforce equity, and rural health issues.
• Represent the department in BCBSA cross-functional meetings, coordinate and collaborate with BCBSA colleagues on our National Health Equity Strategy.
• Support the development of health equity-related policy papers, recommendations, comment letters, and other advocacy materials.
• Coordinate with lobbyists, Policy SMEs, Public Affairs, Third Parties and other colleagues on key health equity priorities.
• Liaise with BCBS Plans on health equity priorities and represent BCBSA with external partners.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Monitor, analyze, and report on the coverage and access landscape, in 25 states, including but not limited to state legislative and regulatory activity, and develop recommendations as necessary with some oversight and.
• Identify opportunities for and execute engagement with state legislators, agency officials, and CF experts.
• Assist in grassroots advocacy events. This will include developing policy agenda, identifying legislators and other meeting targets, coordinating with local consultants, and providing event support as needed.
• Manage relationships including external consultants/lobbyists, providers, CF experts, coalitions, and the CF community.
• Field internal and external technical assistance questions on a variety of coverage and access topics.
• Prepare position papers and correspondence to internal and external stakeholders. Develop evidence-based responses to access issues and/or inappropriate coverage policies, including letters and meetings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched and summarized governmental regulations, Federal and State legislation andcommunications/public documents from a variety of public and private health policy stakeholders.
• Researched and supported drafting materials on various advanced illness policy issues including factsheets, backgrounders, presentation slides and letters to Congress and federal agencies.
• Developed relationships with C-TAC members and respond to their policy-related requests and inquiries.
• Managed stakeholder relationships with Coalition members, to include operational and administrative support of C-TAC’s Legislative and Regulatory Task Forces.
• Attended and monitored policy-related events and meetings on C-TAC’s behalf and provide summaries to the full policy team.
• Supported the Policy and Advocacy Manager and others on the policy team, as needed, inmeetings with Members of Congress, the Administration and other stakeholders.

Waltham MA

• Worked in the Brandeis University Office of Institutional Advancement 5 hours a week, semester-long
• Coordinated the hiring, training, and assignments of 55 student liaisons
• Completed administrative tasks such as copying files, creating event descriptions, and track inventory of various Reunion resources

Waltham, MA

• Primary on-campus and online interviewer for aspiring students from around the globe.
• Co-presented info sessions to audiences ranging from small groups to those numbering in the hundreds.
• Assisted in other admissions tasks as assigned, including research, event planning, and staffing.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• My work focused on assisting the Congresswoman and her Legislative Aides on issues relating to health, immigration, education, and gun control.
• Drafted advocacy letters and emails
• Attended hearings and caucus meetings
• Conducted research for authored and cosponsored legislation
• Organized and cataloged constituent letters and emails

Brandeis University

• The ONE Campaign is an advocacy, campaigning organization that is fighting to end extreme poverty and preventable diseases, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Catalyzed awareness towards ending global poverty by contacting local politicians, tabling events, and university-wide advocacy events.
• Created and facilitated campus wide events on various public health issues
• Public facing representative of my university to the larger international organization

Jerusalem Area, Israel

Summer internship with the non-profit, public health organization promoting preventative health care to underprivileged women and girls in Israel.-Assisted in grant research and writing-Created monthly newsletters about women's health issues-Developed an outreach program initiative

• I created and conducted my own experiment where I aimed to explore how lemon affects perceptions of sour and sweet taste intensity, and vice versa: how citric acid and sucrose affect perceptions of citrus flavor.
• Used SPSS statistical analysis
• Presented my findings to the public
• Searched the professional literature

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Health Equity, 3.9

The MPH@Simmons curriculum explores the core areas of public health: epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and health services.

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Health, And Psychology

Magna Cum Laude, president and founder of ONE Campaign Chapter, DJ at WBRS Brandeis radio, and actively volunteered with the Student.

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