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Alicia Cohen, Operations Associate.
Alicia joined the Alliance team in March of 2008. She is originally from New Jersey where she received her BA in Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies from Douglass College, Rutgers University. With her previous experience in nonprofits working on women’s rights and health issues, Alicia plans on pursuing a master’s degree in social work and public health.
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Lindsey Cook, Health Policy Assistant.
A native of Chicago, Lindsey moved to Washington to join the Alliance in May 2008 after graduating with a master of public health degree from Indiana University-Bloomington. She also holds a B.A. in biology and Spanish from Indiana University. She plans to apply her continual research and volunteerism to improve social justice within public health in a career in health policy and advocacy for underserved populations. Pursuit of a PhD is also in her future.
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Laura Covington, Conference Associate.
Laura joined the Alliance in summer 2007 after graduating from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication and African Studies. Before coming to the Alliance, she worked at a public relations firm, focusing on health care and technology clients. Laura also interned at Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa, where she developed promotional and educational materials for high-risk populations.
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Bill Erwin, Communications Director.
Before joining the Alliance, Bill headed his own media relations firm serving the Alliance and other health-related clients. Earlier, he served as communications director of Families USA, and shared media relations responsibilities at the American Hospital Association. He holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and an undergraduate degree from Duke.E-Mail: billerwin@allhealth.org
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Edward F. Howard, Executive Vice President.
Ed has headed up the Alliance since its formation in 1991. Previously, he served as general counsel for the Pepper Commission, a bipartisan congressional panel convened to plan for providing health coverage to all Americans. Before that, he directed public policy at the Villers Foundation and at the National Council on the Aging, and served as general counsel to the House Select Committee on Aging. He holds a juris doctor degree from Harvard University.
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Matt McCafferty, Staff Assistant.
Matt came to the Alliance in April 2008. He graduated from the Catholic University of America in 2007 with a B.A. in Politics. He hopes to pursue a career in public policy or international relations
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Deanna Okrent, Senior Health Policy Associate.
Before joining the Alliance in spring 2007, Deanna was a consultant on aging and health policy to private and not-for-profit organizations for seven years. She is also a professional mediator. Earlier she was a policy associate for the Alpha Center (now AcademyHealth). Prior to that, Deanna served as an associate director for the 1995 White House Conference on Aging. She holds an M.A. in physiology from the City University of NY at Hunter College and a master’s degree in public administration from SUNY.
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Nancy M. Peavy, Director of Operations.
Nancy has been at the Alliance since 1992. Previously, she spent 22 years at the National Council on the Aging, culminating her service as vice president. She holds bachelor's and MAT degrees from Connecticut College.
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Lisa Swirsky, Senior Health Policy Associate.
Lisa, an attorney, has done health policy-related work for the law firm of FoxKiser in Washington, D.C., and for the firm of Ungaretti and Harris. Earlier, she was a health policy analyst at Families USA and at the Catholic Health Association. She has also done policy work at the Older Women’s League in Washington and at the Center for Health Services and Policy Research in Chicago. She received her J.D. degree from the George Washington University School of Law, and her B.S. degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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Kate Wobbekind, Staff Assistant.
Kate joined the Alliance in August of 2008. She is a Colorado native who got her BA in history and business administration at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Before coming to the Alliance, Kate spent a year teaching English in Thailand and traveling throughout Southeast Asia, followed by a year of non-profit education work in Colorado. Kate hopes to pursue a master’s degree in public health.
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Laura Bailis, Intern.
Laura is a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in anthropology, healthcare management, and organization and human resources. Future plans include attending law school as well as pursuing a master’s degree in public health.
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William Robinson, Intern.
Will is a Maine native and a recent graduate of Lehigh University where he received a BA in English. While at Lehigh, Will worked for a hospital developing a graduate medical education course on patient safety. He plans to pursue his interest in safety and quality on both the clinical and system levels.
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2009 Edition of Covering Health Issues Available
The latest edition of "Covering Health Issues" is now complete online, made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For the online version with interactive features, click here. To download a PDF duplicate of the print version , click here.
You will find a dozen chapters on some of the hottest health policy topics -- health reform, health care costs, health care quality, employer-sponsored coverage, individual coverage, children's coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care, disparities, public health and mental health. Each chapter offers fast facts on the topic, background information, likely policy debates, tips for reporters covering this topic, story ideas for reporters, experts with contact information and helpful websites.
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