Amy Allina is the Program Director of the National Women’s Health Network (NWHN), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that works to improve the health of all women by influencing health policy and supporting informed consumer decision-making. She plans and implements the NWHN’s policy agenda in its priority areas: reproductive and sexual health, menopause and aging, and access to healthcare and represents the NWHN with the Congress, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. Amy serves on the board of directors for the Guttmacher Institute and the Reproductive Health Technologies Project. Prior to joining the NWHN in 1999, Amy worked on women's health issues at the public policy consulting firm of Bass and Howes . She was also previously a political organizer for the Maryland affiliate of NARAL and an Associate Editor at Multinational Monitor, a monthly magazine founded by Ralph Nader.