For nearly 20 years, Deila Davis has advocated on behalf of Community Health Centers at the local, state, and federal levels.  Ms. Davis is currently the Director of Policy Operations at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a membership organization representing over 1,400 health center organizations serving 31.5 million adults and children across the U.S. and its territories. In this capacity, she oversees strategic initiatives to deepen the impact of health centers, expand services and increase health center support. Prior to joining NACHC, Deila was the Director of Government Affairs at Access Community Health Network (ACCESS), one of the largest health centers in the nation. In this role, she led their state and federal legislative and advocacy outreach — securing funding for capital projects, expanding programs to increase breast cancer screenings for the uninsured and securing federal and state funding to increase access to care. Ms. Davis also has experience leading fundraising and major giving efforts at a historically Black K–12 school missioned with preparing Chicago’s youth for successful academic careers in college. Deila launched her career as a policy analyst for Detroit City Council Member Nicholas Hood III. She is a graduate of Brown University and earned both her MPP and MBA from the University of Michigan and the University of Notre Dame, respectively.