Ambrose Lane, Jr. is a known long-time activist and community builder in the District of Columbia. Over 25 years of leadership experience as an effective organizer and executive, working directly with youth, elected officials, community leaders and businesses.
Since 2013, Mr. Lane organized, founded and is the current Chairman of the Health Alliance Network, the strongest and largest DC community-based health advocacy group, to advocate for residents of poor and low-income communities and seniors in Wards 7, 5, 4, 1 & 8, the issues of health equity, population health policy, chronic disease prevention strategies and the need for a “change in community health culture” to bring about healthy and thriving communities. He is a Co-founder and former Board member of the Black Coalition Against Covid (BCAC), addressing Coronavirus concerns, policy and impact for Black communities, and founder of the Opioid Solutions Working group, a group of 26 organizations dedicated to community solutions to the current Opioid crisis. He has assisted in the writing of past DC Council health legislation on Health Impact Assessments (HIA’s).
Mr. Lane was selected by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to serve two terms as a Commissioner for the DC Commission on Health Equity, his term ending in 2022. In 2023, Mr. Lane was selected to serve on the Mayor’s Commission on Poverty, and in 2022, became founder and is current President of Million Man Vote, an organization dedicated to voter registration.
He serves on the Boards of several DC CBO’s. Ambrose is currently a public affairs radio show host at WPFW, married to Dr. Nura Green Lane and is a father of four.