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Amanda Avery
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Amanda Avery

Senior Attorney

Amanda Avery is a Senior Attorney in the National Health Law Program’s North Carolina office, where she is helping…

Charlie Blodnieks
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Charlie Blodnieks

Communications Manager

Charlie Blodnieks is the Communications Manager at the National Health Law Program.Prior to starting at the National Health Law…

Lupe Castañeda
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Lupe Castañeda

Director of Finance

Lupe Castañeda is the National Health Law Program’s (NHeLP) Finance Director based in its Washington, D.C. office. She has…

Amy Chen
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Amy Chen

Senior Attorney

Area(s) of Expertise: Sexual and reproductive health, pregnancy coverage, maternal health, expanding access to doula care, Medicaid coverage for doula…

Abigail Coursolle
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Abigail Coursolle

Senior Attorney

Abigail (Abbi) Coursolle is a Senior Attorney in the National Health Law Program’s Los Angeles offices. Abbi provides technical…

Dylan de Kervor
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Dylan de Kervor

Senior Attorney

Dylan (she/her) is a Senior Attorney based in the Washington D.C. office of the National Health Law Program, where…

Fabiola De Liban
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Fabiola De Liban

Director, Sexual & Reproductive Health

Area(s) of Expertise: Sexual and Reproductive Health; Abortion Coverage; Reproductive Justice; Telehealth and Medicaid; ACA Marketplaces; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Fabiola…

Katy DeBriere
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Katy DeBriere

Senior Attorney

Katy DeBriere is a Senior Attorney at the National Health Law Program. For more than 15 years, she has…

Andy DiAntonio
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Andy DiAntonio

Director of Communications

Andy DiAntonio is the Director of Communications at the National Health Law Program’s Washington, D.C. office. In this role,…

Geraldine Doetzer
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Geraldine Doetzer

Senior Attorney

Geraldine Doetzer is a Senior Attorney based in the Washington, D.C. office of the National Health Law Program, where…

Dania Douglas
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Dania Douglas

Senior Attorney

Dania Douglas is a Senior Attorney in the National Health Law Program’s D.C. Office where she works on issues…

Cat Duffy
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Cat Duffy

Policy Analyst

Cat Duffy, PhD, is a Policy Analyst in the National Health Law Program's Washington, DC office. She works on…

Elizabeth Edwards
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Elizabeth Edwards

Senior Attorney

Elizabeth Edwards is a Senior Attorney in the National Health Law Program’s North Carolina offices. In addition to working…

Alicia Emanuel
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Alicia Emanuel

Director, Eligibility & Enrollment Practice Area

Alicia Emanuel is the Director of the National Health Law Program’s Eligibility & Enrollment Practice Area. Alicia lead's NHeLP's…

K.T. Firstenberger
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K.T. Firstenberger

Grants Manager

K.T. Firstenberger (they/them) is a Grants Manager at the National Health Law Program (NHeLP). They believe health care is…

Dana Fisher-Livne
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Dana Fisher-Livne

Pro Bono Counsel | Director of Development, Foundation Partnerships

Dana Fisher-Livne is the National Health Law Program’s Pro Bono Counsel and Director of Development, Foundation Partnerships. Based in…

M. Geron Gadd
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M. Geron Gadd

Senior Attorney

M. Geron Gadd is a litigator whose practice focuses on enforcing the rights of people with disabilities to vital…

Jessica Gonzalez
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Jessica Gonzalez

Operations Coordinator

Jessica Gonzalez is the National Health Law Program’s Operations Coordinator. She supports the Mission Coordination Team with the organization's…

Sarah Grusin
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Sarah Grusin

Senior Attorney

Area(s) of Expertise: Due Process, Immigrant Access to Care, Algorithms and Computer Systems, 1115 Waivers, Court Access and Private…

Shandra Hartly
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Shandra Hartly

Staff Attorney

Shandra Hartly is a Staff Attorney working in NHeLP's Eligibility & Enrollment and Services Practice Areas. Before joining NHeLP,…

Miriam Delaney Heard
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Miriam Delaney Heard

Senior Attorney

Miriam Delaney Heard is a Senior Attorney in the National Health Law Program’s North Carolina office. In addition to…

Kayla Heaslip
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Kayla Heaslip

Accounting Director

Kayla Heaslip (she/her) is the Accounting Director at the National Health Law Program where she leads the organization’s accounting…

Héctor Hernández-Delgado
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Héctor Hernández-Delgado

Director, Services Practice Area

Area(s) of Expertise: Medicaid; Medi-Cal; Substance Use Disorders; Mental Health; Essential Health Benefits; Health Reform; HIPAA; Medicaid in the…

Jennifer Lav
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Jennifer Lav

Director, Disability Practice Area

Jennifer Lav (she/her) is the Director of the Disability Practice Area at the National Health Law Program’s D.C. office.…

Kimberly Lewis
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Kimberly Lewis

Managing Director, California Advocacy and Practice Area Managing Director

Kimberly Lewis is the Managing Director, California Advocacy and Practice Area Managing Director at the National Health Law Program’s…

Arielle Linsey
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Arielle Linsey

Senior Attorney

Arielle Linsey is a Senior Attorney in the National Health Law Program’s North Carolina office. She works with the…

Jules Lutaba
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Jules Lutaba

Senior Attorney

Jules Lutaba is a Senior Attorney at the National Health Law Program, based in California. His work involves a…

David Machledt
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David Machledt

Director, Delivery Systems Practice Area

David Machledt is the Director of the Delivery Systems Practice Area at the National Health Law Program’s Washington, D.C.…

Amo Makhubele
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Amo Makhubele

Office Coordinator & Paralegal - North Carolina

Amo Makhubele serves as the Office Coordinator & Paralegal - North Carolina. She manages a host of high-level paralegal…

Catherine McKee
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Catherine McKee

Senior Attorney

Catherine McKee is a Senior Attorney in the National Health Law Program’s North Carolina office. She works to protect…

Manuela Moeller
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Manuela Moeller

Senior Director of People and Culture

Manuela Moeller is the Senior Director of People and Culture at the National Health Law Program (NHeLP). With over…

Madeline Morcelle
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Madeline Morcelle

Senior Attorney - Pronouns: she/her/hers

Madeline T. Morcelle, J.D., M.P.H., is a Senior Attorney at the National Health Law Program (NHeLP). She leads NHeLP’s…

Bianka Muro
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Bianka Muro

Finance Coordinator

Bianka Muro is the Finance Coordinator at the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), where she supports financial operations, compliance…

Carly Myers
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Carly Myers

Senior Attorney

Carly Myers is a Senior Attorney with the National Health Law Program’s California office. Carly’s work focuses on California…

Adrian Naranjo
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Adrian Naranjo

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Adrian Naranjo serves as NHeLP’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than two decades of experience…

Kasey Nichols
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Kasey Nichols

Operations Manager

As Operations Manager, Kasey oversees the daily functions that ensure the organization runs smoothly and effectively. As…

Margaret Okakpu
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Margaret Okakpu

Development Manager for Individual Giving

Area(s) of Expertise: Development, Online Giving, Fundraising Campaigns, Legacy Gifts, Monthly GiftsMargaret Okakpu is the Development Manager of Individual…

Emma Parker-Newton
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Emma Parker-Newton

Senior Policy Fellow

Emma Parker is a Senior Policy Fellow for the National Health Law Program’s DC office. Emma graduated with her…

Alejandra Pavisich
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Alejandra Pavisich

Communications Specialist

Alejandra Pavisich is the Communications Specialist, at the National Health Law Program working closely with NHeLP staff within the…

Jane Perkins
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Jane Perkins

Litigation Director | Senior Advisor to the Executive Director

Jane Perkins is the National Health Law Program Litigation Director and Senior Advisor to the Executive Director. As such,…

Christina Piecora
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Christina Piecora

Senior Policy Analyst

Before joining the National Health Law Program as our new Senior Policy Analyst, Christina worked as a consultant helping…

Alexis Robles-Fradet
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Alexis Robles-Fradet

Policy Analyst

Alexis Robles-Fradet is a Policy Analyst in the National Health Law Program’s Los Angeles offices, where she works in…

Gabriella Rodriguez
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Gabriella Rodriguez

Office coordinator and events planner

Gabriella Rodriguez is the office coordinator and events planner for the National Health Law Program’s Washington, D.C. office. In…

Skyler Rosellini
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Skyler Rosellini

Assistant Director of California Policy

Skyler Rosellini (he/him) is the Assistant Director of California Policy at the National Health Law Program in Los Angeles,…

Caitlin Santavenere
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Caitlin Santavenere

Grants Manager

Caitlin Santavenere (she/her/hers) is a Grants Manager at NHeLP. She began her nonprofit journey during the 2020 Pandemic as…

Steven Schmidt
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Steven Schmidt

Senior Attorney

Steven Schmidt is a Senior Attorney with the National Health Law Program's North Carolina office.  Steven is part of…

Sarah Somers
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Sarah Somers

Legal Director

Sarah Somers is the Legal Director at the National Health Law Program. In this role, Sarah leads NHeLP’s legal…

Shantell Starr
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Shantell Starr

Administration Manager

Shantell Starr is the Administration Manager for the National Health Law Program’s Los Angeles, California office. Shantell is the…

Mizue Suito
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Mizue Suito

Director of Development

Mizue Suito is the National Health Law Program’s Director of Development for Individual Giving. Mizue joined the National Health…

Mariama Taifa-Seitu
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Mariama Taifa-Seitu

Administrative and Operations Senior Associate

Mariama Taifa-Seitu is the Administrative and Operations Senior Associate at the National Health Law Program. She is a native…

Elizabeth G. Taylor
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Elizabeth G. Taylor

Executive Director

Elizabeth G. Taylor is the Executive Director of the National Health Law Program. Based in the National Health Law…

Romon Thomas-Brown
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Romon Thomas-Brown

Grants Management Assistant

Area(s) of Expertise: Grants Management, AdministrationRomon Thomas-Brown in her stay of over 30 years at NHeLP has held various…

Briana Torres
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Briana Torres

Policy Fellow

Briana Torres is a Policy Fellow at the National Health Law Program through the Maeve McKean Women’s Law &…

Wayne Turner
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Wayne Turner

Senior Attorney

Area(s) of Expertise: Prescription drugs, Medicaid managed care, eligibility using Modified Adjusted Gross Income, nondiscrimination protections and enforcement.Wayne Turner…

Rachel Utz
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Rachel Utz

Staff Attorney

Rachel Utz is a staff attorney at NHeLP. Before joining NHeLP, Rachel was an If/When/How Policy Fellow at SPARK…

Brit Vanneman
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Brit Vanneman

Staff Attorney

Brit Vanneman, J.D., is a Staff Attorney for the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), where she supports two of…

Mara Youdelman
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Mara Youdelman

Managing Director, Federal Advocacy

Areas of Expertise: federal legislative and administrative advocacy, nondiscrimination protections (including Section 1557 of the ACA & Title VI…

Daniel Young
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Daniel Young

Policy Analyst

Daniel Young is a Policy Analyst in the National Health Law Program’s North Carolina office, where he works primarily…

Jasmine Young
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Jasmine Young

Staff Attorney

Jasmine Young is a Staff Attorney at the National Health Law Program in Los Angeles, California. Jasmine engages in…

Georgesula Ziama
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Georgesula Ziama

Communications Coordinator

Georgesula Ziama is the Communications Coordinator at the National Health Law Program’s DC office, where they collaborate with the…

Elizabeth Zirker
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Elizabeth Zirker

Senior Attorney

Elizabeth Zirker is a Senior Attorney with the National Health Law Program’s Los Angeles office.  Elizabeth provides technical assistance…