WASHINGTON 鈥� The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) has the addition of Ariella Camera as Senior Director of Policy. In this role, Camera will inform policy development on key issues impacting the healthcare distribution industry and report to HDA鈥檚 Chief Policy Officer, Dr. Nicolette Louissaint.
鈥淎riella brings over a decade of global experience in public health and health policy into her role. Her strong track record of driving strategic initiatives and managing portfolios will benefit our healthcare distributor members,鈥� said Dr. Louissaint. 鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome her to HDA.鈥�
Before joining HDA, Camera served as Deputy Director of Primary Health Care at the United States Agency for International Development鈥檚 Global Health Bureau, where she led efforts to advance primary healthcare across seventeen countries in partnership with the World Bank. Earlier in her career, she worked at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where she played a key role in launching the federal insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
Camera began her federal service at the VA Hospital in Boston, supporting clinical research initiatives. She is also an AmeriCorps Community Health and Presidential Management Fellow alumnus.
She received her BS in biobehavioral health from Penn State University and an MA in Policy and Management, focusing on Sustainable International Development, from Brandeis University.
Ariella Camera joins HDA as Senior Director of Policy
鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome her to HDA,鈥� said HDA鈥檚 Chief Policy Officer, Dr. Nicolette Louissaint.
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