Zoë Beckerman receives the Alumni Outstanding Service Award from The George Washington University
FTLF is very proud to announce that partner Zoë Beckerman has received the Outstanding Alumni Service Award from The George Washington University on April 29th, 2010.
The Alumni Outstanding Service Award (previously the Distinguished Alumni Service Award) is given to alumni who advance the mission of the university through dedicated volunteer efforts in support of its programs, thereby ensuring the university’s impact on our community and future generations of students.
Ms. Beckerman practices in the areas of government grants and contracts, corporate and business law, and health care law, with a special emphasis on federally funded programs. She is a policy expert on Head Start and helps the Head Start community strategize about government and legislative affairs. She joined the firm in September 2005.
Prior to joining the firm, she worked for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as a Senior Policy Analyst in women’s health policy where she specialized in low-income women’s health insurance coverage and access to care. She was also a Presidential Management Intern at the National Institutes of Health and worked on science policy issues. As a part of her PMI, Ms. Beckerman worked for the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety on women’s health, genetic anti-discrimination, and HIV policy.
Ms. Beckerman was born in London, England and is admitted to the bars of Virginia and the District of Columbia. She is a recent Alumni Trustee of the George Washington University.
Ms. Beckerman received her J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School, as well as a Certificate in Health Policy from the Hirsh Health Law and Public Policy program in the School of Public Health and Health Services. Ms. Beckerman also holds a Master of Public Health in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan, and her Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Wisconsin where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa.
