Ai-jen Poo is a next-generation labor leader, award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Executive Director of Caring Across Generations, Senior … [Read more...] about Ai-jen Poo
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Ted Kennedy, Jr.
As an amputee and childhood bone cancer survivor, Ted Kennedy, Jr., has been an active leader in the disability rights and independent living movements nearly his entire life. He is a Board Member and Immediate Past Chair of the American Association … [Read more...] about Ted Kennedy, Jr.
Ady Barkan
Ady Barkan is an organizer and campaigner, who Politico deemed “the most powerful activist in America.” Over his career, Ady has specialized in bringing policy makers face to face with the people whose lives their decisions shape, and generating … [Read more...] about Ady Barkan
Dr. Emily Cleveland Manchanda
Dr. Emily Cleveland Manchanda is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, and works clinically in the Emergency Department at Boston Medical Center. As the Director for Equity Initiatives within the … [Read more...] about Dr. Emily Cleveland Manchanda
Wey-Wey Kwok
Wey-Wey Kwok is a Senior Attorney at the Center for Medicare Advocacy. She provides legal assistance, analysis, and education on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, particularly in the areas of home health, hospice, and nursing home coverage. She is … [Read more...] about Wey-Wey Kwok
Kata Kertesz
Kata M. Kertesz, joined the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 2014 as a Policy Attorney. Her legal work focuses on the rights of those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Savings Programs, and other matters … [Read more...] about Kata Kertesz
Mary Ashkar
Mary Ashkar has worked as an attorney for the Center for Medicare Advocacy since 2002. She is currently a senior attorney, co-manages the cases of the Center’s largest client, and provides legal assistance, education, and representation on behalf of … [Read more...] about Mary Ashkar
Amy Hall
Amy Hall, MPA, is staff director of the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives.Ms. Hall brings to the Ways and Means Committee more than 15 years of experience on the Energy and Commerce Committee, … [Read more...] about Amy Hall
Judith Stein
Judy Stein is the Executive Director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, which she founded in 1986. Ms. Stein has focused on legal representation of older people and people with disabilities since beginning her legal career in 1975. From 1977 until … [Read more...] about Judith Stein
Senator Jay Rockefeller
Senator John “Jay” Rockefeller proudly served the people of West Virginia for fifty years. Rockefeller first came to West Virginia in 1964 as a 27-year-old VISTA volunteer serving in the small mining community of Emmons. Many of the lessons that … [Read more...] about Senator Jay Rockefeller