SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND POLICY
Bich Ha is the Senior Director of Communications and Policy with the Healthcare Anchor Network, where she works on communications and advocacy for various initiatives.
Bich Ha previously worked on a number of exciting projects, including the path-breaking campaign that resulted in New York City support for worker cooperatives, as well as the community wealth building policy work at the NYC Public Advocate’s office as Director of Policy. Bich Ha’s previous roles also included being the Executive Director of the Hunger Action Network of NYS and the Policy Director at FPWA.
She has authored a number of reports and policy publications, including “Anchor Collaboratives: Building bridges with place-based partnerships and anchor institutions,” “Anchor Mission Communications Toolkit,” “Advancing Economic Opportunity in New York City – The Role of Credit Unions, Community Banks and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs),” and “The State of New York’s Social Safety Net for Today’s Hard Times.”
She has extensive media experience and has been interviewed by news outlets including The New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, In These Times, The Village Voice, NY1 News, international media, and various radio stations. She received her Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law and BA from Washington State University.