Mallory Cyr
40 Under 40 Class of 2023
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Program Manager
Association of Maternal Child Health Programs
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I will never stop advocating for the importance of lived experience being at the table and driving change for systems at all levels.
Three words to describe me:
determined, honest, courageous
The best part of my job:
Being able to bring all parts of myself to the work, including my lived experience navigating systems as a disabled person. In other roles, I have had to be very clear about what "hat" I was wearing, but I finally feel like I am in a place that honors my lived experience, my public health experience, and my policy knowledge. It's a good feeling to finally be able to be "me" in all that I do.
Something that would surprise others about me:
I am a huge reality TV fan: I love all of the Bravo franchises, and my dog is named after a Real Housewife of New York.
Mallory Cyr works as a Program Manager on the Child & Adolescent Health team at the Association of Maternal Child Health Programs. Mallory brings an understanding of national policy initiatives impacting those living with disabilities and medical complexities. She has served as a policy specialist for Colorado Medicaid, gaining an understanding of systems and benefits. Mallory weaves her lived experience as a disabled woman living with a rare disease into her work, and has an extensive background in public speaking, technical assistance, and facilitation. She has provided accessibility consulting and delivered over 40 workshops and keynote presentations to organizations across the country.
After designing a graduate-level course on disability justice for the Boston University School of Public Health, Mallory was named the 2021 MCH Alumnae Award for Outstanding Service to Individuals and Families. She earned her MPH in Maternal & Child Health from Boston University and holds a BFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maine at Farmington.
