Alison Yager is the Project Manager for HIV Law Project's Center for Women and HIV Advocacy and has been advocating on behalf of women, children and families for over thirteen years. Ms. Yager began her career as an activist at the Children's Defense Fund - New York where she focused on child health issues. She subsequently spent a year in Mexico working with indigenous women who were struggling for civil rights issues, and safety in their homes. During law school she represented homeless and runaway youth in Los Angeles. Since graduating from law school in 2001, Ms. Yager provided legal services first to young people at The Door's Legal Service Center in Manhattan, then represented young survivors of dating violence at Break the Cycle- New York, and has been a Staff Attorney at HIV Law Project since 2005.

She has served as Project Manager of CWHA since September 2007, during which time she has overseen the creation of multiple policy reports. Ms. Yager is responsible for monitoring significant policy issues, tracking proposed legislation, and responding to emerging issues through outreach to media, and to allies. Finally, she oversees the LawTAP classes (now in English and Spanish), a "know your rights" advocacy program for HIV-positive women.