As MHA’s Senior Manager of Health Equity, Walae Hayek, MPH works to advance the association’s health equity agenda, support healthcare systems’ transformation, and expand community partnerships and collaborations. 

Prior to this role, Walae worked to advance MHA’s policy priorities, particularly around equitable behavioral healthcare and harm reduction initiatives. Walae has numerous years of experience in healthcare, public health advocacy, and community organizing, and is committed to social justice in all of her roles.  

Walae holds a Bachelor of Science degree in behavioral neuroscience from Tufts University and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University School of Public Health.