Director, National Language Access Advocacy Project
National Health Law Program
1444 I Street NW, 11th Floor
Washington
DCUSA
20005
Email:
mara_youdelman@yahoo.com
Biographical Sketch: Mara Youdelman has worked at the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) since August 2000 on issues including Medicaid, language access, racial and ethnic disparities, and data collection.
Mara is Director of the National Language Access Advocacy Project, funded by the California Endowment, to increase awareness of language access issues at the federal level. Mara coordinates a national coalition to develop a consensus-driven agenda to improve policies and funding for individuals with limited English proficiency. She has authored numerous publications on language access issues.
Prior to NHeLP, Mara completed a teaching fellowship at Georgetown University Law Center’s Federal Legislation Clinic. Mara earned her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her LL.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center.