Joel Cartner | Director, Access Policy
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Joel Cartner is a lawyer and public policy professional working as the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Director of Access Policy. Cartner leads MDA’s efforts in conceiving, enacting, and supporting the implementation of public policy proposals that expand access to care for the neuromuscular disease community. Cartner has a background in health, disability, and education law (including complex litigation) and policy. He received his J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.