Melanie Lambert, MSW, recently joined the Center for Medicare Advocacy as Senior Medicare Advocate. Ms. Lambert has a background in public service, advocacy, and program management, and with a passion for promoting health equity and social justice. As Senior Medicare Advocate, Ms. Lambert contributes to the Center’s education, training, outreach and advocacy work and provides direct support to Medicare beneficiaries who contact the Center for assistance.
Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Lambert administered and coordinated a variety of grants and programs serving older adults and individuals with disabilities for the CT Department of Aging and Disability Services (ADS), including serving as the CHOICES/SHIP Director from 2019 to 2023. Before that, she administered community health programs and provided Aging and Disability Resource and SHIP Counseling to older adults and people with disabilities at the North Central Area Agency on Aging. As part of her graduate studies, she served as Student Representative to the United Nations on behalf of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, and served as Public Policy Intern for the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance. Ms. Lambert holds a policy-focused Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Connecticut. She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Philosophy from Central Connecticut State University.