PART OF THE SPRING 2023 URBAN STUDIES & PLANNING LECTURE SERIES
L. DARA BALDWIN, MPA, Director of National Policy for the Center for Disability Rights, Inc.,
Washington, DC
BIOGRAPHY
L. Dara Baldwin, MPA (@NJDC07) is the Director of National Policy for the Center for Disability Rights and works on policy issues that include transportation, housing, and community development. Ms. Baldwin has worked in federal policy for over 15 years, leading multiple policy campaigns that have resulted in the passage of laws. She serves on a number of boards including the steering committee for the Campaign for Housing and Community Development (CHCDF), the Board of Directors for the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and as a Co-Chair of the Transportation Equity Caucus. She anchors her work in ending systems of oppression through ending racism and creating a new world order. She lives in Washington, DC and is a staunch advocate for DC Statehood.