Allyson McCain is the Deputy Director and Director of the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities’ Health Equity and Outcomes Coalition. In the past, she has worked as an in-home caregiver to a young woman with Autism and volunteered as an art therapy instructor for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her goal is to help eliminate the barriers that people with different abilities face in pursuing their dreams and living a full life. She is especially concerned with health equality and representation in medical research for people living with a disability. She received her Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration from American University in DC.