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Chief Advocacy & Government Relations Officer
Epilepsy Foundation of America
As Chief Advocacy & Government Relations Officer, Laura leads and oversees the Epilepsy Foundation of America’s strategy on federal- and state-level policy, legal advocacy and grassroots engagement. The Foundation’s advocacy initiatives seek to improve access to care, end epilepsy-related discrimination, foster research and innovation and promote public health and education. Laura joined the Foundation in September 2018, after nine years focusing on federal access to care and disability rights policy and government relations for the National MS Society and before that, three years with the Child Welfare League of America’s government affairs team. Laura serves in leadership positions of several advocacy coalitions including the American Brain Coalition, Epilepsies Action Network, Epilepsy Leadership Council, and Partnership to Protect Coverage. She is a past Chair of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities. Laura has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University and a law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars.
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