Profiles

Laura Packard is a stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate, and founder of Voices of Health Care Action. She hosts CareTalk, a weekly consumer call-in show on health care and health insurance issues in America on Mondays at 4:30pm ET. Follow @lpackard on Twitter.

Dr. Megan Prior lives in Alexandria, Virginia. She is a primary care pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University. Taylor-Ann Robinson and Shirley Liu are pursuing their Master’s of Public Health at George Washington University.

Jaime Contreras is the Executive Vice President, 32BJ SEIU on behalf of over 8,000 who live and work in Virginia, among the 22,000 in the D.C. area and Baltimore. The SEIU Virginia State Council unites the more than 22,000 frontline union members of SEIU 32BJ and SEIU Virginia 512 to fight for good union jobs…

Autumn Celeste (she/her/ella) is a lifelong Virginian with a deep love for her community and a steadfast commitment to reproductive justice. She serves as Director of Communications at the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund, where she leads a department rooted in authentic messaging, storytelling, and the real needs of people seeking reproductive healthcare in Virginia. Proficient…

Dr. Shanthi Ramesh is the Chief Medical Officer for the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood.