Christa Walikonis

The mission of Disability Rights Texas is to help people with disabilities understand and exercise their rights under the law, and ensure their full and equal participation in society. As a policy specialist, my role was to monitor the actions of the government, and then educate policymakers on ways they could enact positive systemic change for people with disabilities, specifically in the areas of housing, transportation, and disaster relief.

The Office of the City Auditor provides oversight to the City of Austin government to help find ways for the City to provide better services more efficiently, and prevent fraud. As a performance auditor I typically worked on 2-3 individual audits at once to examine concerns in various City departments. We reported our findings publicly along with recommendations for improvement.

NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company provides physicians with medical liability coverage. As a policy underwriter, I was in charge of assessing the risk of physicians in my assigned region, and underwriting their policies accordingly.

Community Health Plan of Washington is a non-profit organization that provides low-income families with affordable health insurance. I was hired for a specific project, to compile and edit the 2012 Medicare Advantage Plan enrollment materials and explanation-of-benefits documents.