Benefits Advocacy

Emma joined the HAC outreach team in March of 2023 after four years of service with the USPS. Outside of work she is also involved in harm reduction efforts in West Oakland, and she facilitates a weekly mutual support group […]

Lan is a Managing Advocate at HAC. She joined the organization in 2009.

Maria Jose is an Advocate at HAC. She joined the organization in 2021. Previously, Maria Jose worked as a legal intern in immigration law, environmental and justice law, and international contracts law. Beyond her work at HAC, she is also […]

Rebecca is an Advocate at HAC. She joined the organization in late 2022. Before working at HAC, Rebecca worked at the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center in Santa Cruz which provided her with an education on domestic violence and gave rise […]

Olivia is an Advocate at HAC. She joined the organization in September 2022 after finishing her undergraduate degree in politics from Whitman College. Olivia is grateful for the connections she’s able to make both with her clients and the greater […]

Robert is an Advocate at HAC. He was previously an intern at HAC during the summer of 2020 and, prior to his current position, rejoined the organization in 2022 as a Fellow through the Legal Service Funders Network (LSNF) Public […]

Alli is an advocate at HAC. She joined the organization when she moved to Oakland in 2022. Alli previously worked as a health and equity reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio.