Prior to joining CWLC, Mariah was an If/When/How Reproductive Justice Federal Fellow with the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum in Washington, D.C. where she worked on matters related to reproductive health, immigrant rights, and racial and economic justice. As a fellow, Mariah engaged in legal and policy work, including researching and drafting public comments, amicus briefs, fact sheets, and know-your-rights materials.

She earned her juris doctor from the University of California, Irvine School of Law in 2018 and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude, from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 2015.

During law school, Mariah interned at CWLC and the National Health Law Program, participated in UCI Law’s Reproductive Justice and Domestic Violence Clinics, and was an active pro bono volunteer.