Lizamarie is the Senior Program Associate for Rhia Ventures helping to advance our Corporate Engagement program to influence the business community to support sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. She brings over a decade of policy and advocacy experience in sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Prior to Rhia Ventures, Lizamarie was the State Issues Manager at the Guttmacher Institute where she analyzed sexual and reproductive health-related legislative, regulatory and judicial actions, tracked state policy developments, and monitored state trends across the US. Her work there led her to develop the maternal health portfolio which included issues related to maternal mortality and access to sexual and reproductive health for those incarcerated. Lizamarie is passionate about social justice issues, is committed to advancing access to quality, comprehensive care for those historically marginalized and underserved, and brings a racial equity lens to her work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College in Gender Studies and Government and a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law.
Current role
Sr. Program Associate at Rhia Ventures
Sr. Program Associate at Hawaii Community Foundation
Manager (sr. Program Associate) at Shantilal Muttha Foundation
Sr Program Associate, Content Packaging at PBS
Sr. Program Associate at AdvaMed