Summer 2010 Associates

Selena Hunn
Selena Hunn is a rising third year law student at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Originally from Silver Spring, Maryland, she is interested in returning to the DC Metropolitan area to pursue a career in health law and policy. While serving as an NCHC Associate, Selena is interested in focusing on community-based issues that pertain to insurance coverage and the new health care reform law.

Tim Hiller
Tim Hiller is a second year law student at Saint Louis University Law School where he is pursuing a certificate in Health Law.  He had the distinction of being named an 1843 Scholar at Saint Louis University, entitling him to a full tuition scholarship.  Tim attended the University of Maryland at College Park for his undergraduate studies where he majored in Microbiology.

Rafael Roberti
Rafael Roberti just finished his first year of law school at American University Washington College of Law where he is focusing on health law and international law. Prior to law school Rafael was a tennis instructor in New Jersey for one year after graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 2008 with a bachelor degree in Cognitive Science and Italian Studies. As a son of two physicians, Rafael is excited for the opportunity to work with the new health care law, as a Rogers Scholar, at the National Coalition on Health Care.

Joy Twesigye
Joy Twesigye is a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner whose primary interest is the connection between social organization and health status. She is a second year public policy student at Johns Hopkins University where she is learning how to integrate her skill set as a health care provider into the policy arena.

Jennifer Cohen
I just completed my second year at the University of Maryland School of Law. There, I am concentrating on health law, specifically resource allocation and access as well as long term care and end of life issues. I came to the National Coalition on Health Care to become involved in the debate surrounding the health care reform and its implementation.

Nicole Vij
My name is Nicole Vij and I am from Fairfax Station, Virginia. I attended The College of William and Mary for undergrad and received a BBA in Marketing and Finance with a minor in Economics in 2008. In Fall 2010 I will be starting at The George Washington University in their MPH in Health Policy program. I am honored to be apart of this prestigious program, as I feel that it will allow me the opportunity to learn a great deal about health policy and experience the current health care reform implementation efforts first hand.

Krista Maier (not pictured)
I just finished my second year at American University Washington College of Law. Before law school, I worked for eight years in the pharmaceutical industry, primarily with Medicaid and Medicare contracts. That experience is where I developed both my desire to attend law school in general, and more particularly to study health law. I am interested in all facets of health law including consumer advocacy, policy, legislation and regulation. An internship with the National Coalition on Health Care is a wonderful opportunity to participate in and learn about the next steps in the health care reform movement.