Yvette Ollada Lavery has over 20 years of experience in politics, public affairs, and nonprofit management, serving local, state and national clients, with a focus on health policy. She created the first Orange County United Way public policy and advocacy program, successfully lobbying to maintain the California’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. Yvette earned a master’s degree from Harvard Medical School in Bioethics and another in public affairs from Sciences Po-Paris. In 2018, she was an American Association of Political Consultants “Top 40 Under 40” Awardee. She serves as First 5 Orange County Commissioner, vice president of Bioethics and Professional Education for Ketotic Hypoglycemia International, and a member of the UCI Health Medical Ethics Committee.