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Getting to Know HFA’s
Newest Staff Members
We recently welcomed some new staff members to help us
better serve the bleeding disorders community.
Kimberly Ramseur Allison Harrison
Senior Manager for Policy and Advocacy Helping Hands Program Manager
Kimberly serves as a liaison between Allison manages HFA’s Helping Hands
our patient community and healthcare emergency assistance program by
policymakers. This includes examining working closely with the committee
existing or proposed legislation to and processing applications. She’s also
ensure our community is protected and working on a new program that will
has a voice in the policymaking process, address the educational and financial
drafting comments, giving presentations or writing policy barriers to sustaining employment for people with bleeding
papers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science, a disorders. Allison has a master’s degree in social work
JD and MPH with concentration in epidemiology. Before and certificate in nonprofit leadership. She has worked for
joining HFA, she was a healthcare advocate. In her free time, nonprofits in program design and management, and outreach
she loves gardening, cooking and playing with her newly with special interest in illness, trauma and community
adopted dog, Bella. engagement. She and her partner enjoy exploring the food
and drink of D.C., their dog Wally, and listening to music. She
DeBran Traver is part of the D.C. chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice
Senior Research Analyst and a published poet.
DeBran analyzes and manages data Yota Dermatis
for research, evaluates projects and Helping Hands Coordinator
the PEER Portal, prepares reports
and disseminates results. She holds a Yota serves as a coordinator in HFA’s
Ph.D. and MPH in health education and Helping Hands program. She works
promotion. Before joining HFA, she closely with community members
worked in public health program evaluation, community- following a referral for emergency
based participatory research, HIV/AIDS and cancer education assistance, medical assistive items and
and prevention. She likes to travel, cook and try new eating inhibitor support. She holds a bachelor’s
establishments, and she ministers to kids with special needs degree in social work. Prior to working for HFA, she
at her church. worked with adults with intellectual disabilities, first doing
behavioral intervention and then case management. She
enjoys drawing, baking and volunteering as a Best Buddy.
Alexander Butler
Data Coordinator
Alexander joined HFA this fall to manage
data. Prior to joining HFA, he worked in
data and contract management for a
talent agency and multimedia company.
He lives with his partner, Carl, and
beagle-basset hound Fat Boy. He enjoys
writing and performing poetry and music. S
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