Hala Durrah

Hala H. Durrah (she/her) is the Founder & CEO of The Humanization Matters Collaborative, an organization that seeks to humanize and elevate the voice of oppressed and/or indigenous communities through a focus on three areas: healthcare, education, media and political discourse.  As an Arab and Muslim and Palestinian American woman, communities experiencing unprecedented levels of dehumanization, Ms. Durrah understands on personal level the devastating impacts of dehumanization.

Ms. Durrah’s academic background includes the study of political science, international affairs, business and tourism administration, public policy, and event management.  Ms. Durrah received a B.A. in international affairs from George Washington University and her M.A. in Tourism Administration, also from George Washington University. 

For well over a decade, Ms. Durrah has worked in the space of patient family engagement as a nationally recognized thought leader, policy analyst, researcher, writer, and consultant.  Her passion for patient family engagement work stems from her experience as a mother of a chronically ill child who has undergone two liver transplants and a bone marrow transplant.  Ms. Durrah has served a strategic partner and consultant on projects focused on patient centered measurement, quality improvement, patient safety, health equity, child health, healthcare transformation, medical education and board certification, patient partnered research, and patient experience.