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Lydia Seymour Lydia Seymour, B.S. works in Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s division of Maternal Child and Family Health as the Community Action Network (CAN) Coordinator. Prior to joining the health department, she worked in health management at Einstein Medical Center for over a decade. During that time, she was blessed to become a NICU mom, spawning a great passion for motherhood and advocacy around the importance of black maternal health. This passion ignited; she joined the Philadelphia CAN community as a way to share her vision for change within black maternal and infant health. She began her journey with CAN as a lived experience expert in June 2020 later becoming one of the co chairs of the CAN Chronic Conditions workgroup before assuming her current role as coordinator. When Lydia is not working, her greatest joys in life include cooking, being outdoors and spending time with her husband and two children.
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Alyson “Aly” Fuller, PhD, JD Alyson “Aly” Fuller, PhD, JD, oversees Prolacta’s intellectual property portfolio, international government affairs, and advocacy. As the creator and leader of the Women’s Leadership Development Academy at Prolacta, she fosters professional development and mentorship for women. With over 15 years’ experience in life sciences and pharmaceutical patent law, Aly joined Prolacta in 2017 after serving as external counsel at Cooley LLP. Apart from her corporate role, she dedicates substantial time to pro bono representation of LGBTQ individuals seeking asylum in the US. Aly, a cum laude graduate of Gannon University and The Catholic University Columbus School of Law, holds a doctorate in immunology from Northwestern University. She is admitted to practice in Washington state, Washington, DC, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Tara L. Gonzales, MD FAAP Tara Gonzales is a Board-Certified General Pediatrician with more than 14 years of BioPharma Medical Affairs experience. She currently serves as Sr. Medical Director of Immunology and leads the Synagis and Kineret Medical Team at Sobi, North America. Tara attended Spelman College where she graduated with a degree in Biology. She obtained her Medical Degree from Meharry Medical College and did her Pediatric residency training at Medical College of Virginia and Howard University. She was a practicing General Pediatrician for 18 years prior to coming into the pharmaceutical industry. Tara and her wife Patricia live in Pensacola, FL. They are proud mothers of 6 adult sons, a teenage grandson and two 2-year-old granddaughters. They also have a 5-year-old Havapoo named Jax! In her spare time Tara enjoys watching all spectator sports. She is an avid professional and college football fan (SEC- Roll Tide) and a proud supporter of Women’s Basketball, both college and professional. But to sum it all up she loves meeting and getting to know people.
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