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GETTING TO KNOW HFA’S STAFF
Welcome the most recent additions to the
Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) staff.
Meghan Lawton Michelle Enright
Associate Director, Advancement Graphic Designer and
Preble, New York Social Media Coordinator
Freeville, New York
Lawton oversees the day-to-day project
management of the HFA Advancement Why did you want to work at HFA?
Department, which includes the Communications “I never considered my love for social media
and Development teams. marketing and graphic design could help an
organization make a positive impact within
Why did you want to work at HFA? a community on a national level. When the
“I was at a point in my life where I was beginning opportunity arose for me to work for HFA, I
to evaluate my career and how I wanted the next hoped that my knowledge could be used to
10 years to look when a current HFA employee support its efforts and make a positive difference
reached out to me about this open position. in the rare bleeding disorders community.”
Although I had never worked in a health-related
industry before (my background was in the Enright loves to travel. “Can I put travel
tourism industry), I immediately felt that this down twice?” she asked. She grew up taking
position was the next step for me, and I’ve frequent trips to Europe, which instilled a love
enjoyed every second of it so far.” of adventure in her. She is always itching to
explore—to learn about the history of a tiny
Lawton loves reading and reads between 30 village, dive into new cultures or just try new
and 45 minutes each night before bed. “My foods.
to-be-read list grows by the day, and I know I’ll
never get down to zero, but I will give it my best She also loves to cook and experiment with new
effort!” she says. recipes, with her husband as the guinea pig. She
says she can whip up a “mean batch of pierogies”
She’s also a “rabid” sports fan—especially for the if need be. Enright has played soccer since she
NFL’s Buffalo Bills and MLB’s Boston Red Sox— could walk, and competitive sports and being
and her family has season tickets to Penn State active is important to her. She enjoys weekly
football, men’s hockey and women’s volleyball. hikes throughout the Finger Lakes and has also
However, on most weekends, you can find tackled Mount Washington in New Hampshire
Lawton, her husband and their English Bulldog, and the Tatra Mountains in Poland. In her spare
Gertrude, exploring a new winery and/or brewery. time, she enjoys a glass of wine while watching
true crime documentaries.
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