Lisa Maldonado is one of the founders of the Reproductive Health Access Project and has served as the organization’s Executive Director from 2005 until October 2022. She has devoted her career to working on reproductive health issues, especially as they affect women, adolescents and immigrants. Lisa has worked with large family planning programs in Latin America and Africa and, for over 10 years, worked with local New York City primary care clinics providing health care to Latino women and adolescents. She is on the board of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and is active within the American Public Health Association–having served as co-chair of the Association’s Abortion Task Force, President of its Latino Caucus and as a Governing Councilor for the Population, Sexual and Reproductive Health section. Lisa presents frequently at major reproductive health and public health conferences and has been published in scholarly journals. Lisa holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University.
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