In the January 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Perspectives Newsletter, AES alumnus Paulo Pontemayor was highlighted in a story titled, "Advocating for Better Health Care". Pontemayor is currently senior director of government relations at the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), the national leadership organization of more than 2,200 Catholic health care systems, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and related organizations. An important focus of CHA is increasing equity and access to health care in the United States.
A key aspect of Pontemayor’s role at CHA is providing information to congressional staff as they develop health care legislation, with the goal of improving health care access and quality. He also helps develop CHA’s advocacy agenda, the guiding document for the organization’s priorities.
Read the full story about Paulo's work via Advocating for Better Health Care | UW College of Arts & Sciences.