WASHINGTON (Feb. 3, 2026)
麻豆传媒 Announces 2026 Consumer Liaison Representatives
The 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒) recently named 43 consumer liaison representatives for 2026. 麻豆传媒 Members have long valued the voices of consumer representatives, who provide unique perspectives and insights in the 麻豆传媒鈥檚 proceedings. Regulatory policy work informed by a variety of stakeholders leads to better outcomes for the market and consumers.
Twenty-three of the consumer representatives receive funding from the 麻豆传媒 to travel and participate in the 麻豆传媒鈥檚 public meetings鈥攁 direct investment in consumer feedback unique among financial regulators.
Established in 1992, the promotes awareness of consumer-related issues through interaction with 麻豆传媒 Members, the insurance industry, and interested parties. The opinions expressed by the consumer representatives who are designated as Individual Consumer Advocates do not necessarily represent the views of their employer/organization.
鈥淭he involvement of many unique and informed voices in our state-based system of insurance regulation remains a core strength that helps set our system apart,鈥 said 麻豆传媒 President and Virginia Insurance Commissioner Scott A. White. 鈥淎s we look ahead to working together to protect consumers in 2026 and beyond, I want to thank our returning consumer representatives and welcome our new participants.鈥
The 2026 Funded Consumer Liaison Representatives (23):
New funded representatives are noted with an asterisk.
Amy Bach: Executive Director, United Policyholders
Kellan Baker: Senior Advisor for Health Policy, Movement Advancement Project
Charles Bell: Programs Director, Advocacy, Consumer Reports
Brendan M. Bridgeland: Director, Center for Insurance Research
Bonnie Burns: Training and Policy Specialist, California Health Advocates
Jalisa Clark: Research Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center on Health Insurance Reforms
Laura Colbert: Executive Director, Georgians for a Healthy Future
Brenda J. Cude: Individual Consumer Advocate, associated with, but not advocating for, The University of Georgia
Michael DeLong: Research and Advocacy Associate, Consumer Federation of America
Shamus Durac: Senior Attorney/Health Policy Analyst, Rhode Island Parent Information Network
Erica Eversman: President, Automotive Education & Policy Institute
Lauren Finke: Senior Director of Policy, The Kennedy Forum
Adam Fox: Deputy Director, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Elizabeth Hagan: Director of State Policy Solutions, United States of Care*
Amy Killelea: Health Policy Lead, Equality Arlington
Peter R. Kochenburger: Individual Consumer Advocate, associated with, but not advocating for, Southern University Law School
Lindsey Murtagh: Individual Consumer Advocate, associated with, but not advocating for, Brown University School of Public Health*
Deborah Steinberg: Senior Health Policy Attorney, Legal Action Center
Harold M. Ting: Individual Health Care Consumer Advocate, not representing or advocating on behalf of an organization
Wayne Turner: Senior Attorney, National Health Law Program
Milo Vieland: Trans Health Law Program Coordinator, Legal Council for Health Justice
Richard Weber: Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder, Life Insurance Consumer Advocacy Center
Silvia Yee: Public Policy Director, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
The 2026 Unfunded Consumer Representatives (20):
New representatives noted with an asterisk.
Theresa Alban: Director, Federal Policy & Legal Advocacy, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Ben Anderson: Deputy Senior Policy Director, Families USA*
Cara Cheevers: Vice President of Coverage Policy, Inseparable*
Lucy Culp: Vice President, State Government Affairs, Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Deborah Darcy: Senior Director of Government Relations, American Kidney Fund
Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau: Director of Insurance, Ceres
Eric Ellsworth: Director, Health Data Strategy, Consumers鈥 Checkbook/Center for the Study of Services
Joseph Feldman: President, Cover My Mental Health NFP
Stephanie E. Hengst: Manager, Policy and Research, The AIDS Institute
Marguerite Herman: Board Member, Healthy Wyoming
Brenda Claire Heyison: Senior Policy Analyst 鈥 Health Insurance and Marketplace Policy, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Anna Schwamlein Howard: Policy Principal, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Anna Hyde: Vice President of Advocacy and Access, Arthritis Foundation
Janay Johnson: National Senior Policy Analyst, American Heart Association
Kenneth Klein: Individual Consumer Advocate, associated with, but not advocating for, California Western School of Law
Erin Miller: Deputy Director of Policy, Community Catalyst
Sarah Phillips: Associate Director, Public Policy, The Carter Center*
Carl Schmid II: President and Executive Director, HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute
Jennifer Snow: National Director of Government Relations and Policy, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Brent Walker: Director of Government Relations, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
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