A native of rural eastern North Carolina, Andrew Strickland graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2007. After a brief stint in private practice, Andrew began his advocacy career as a civil rights litigator to enforce the rights of people with serious mental illness and other disabilities—first in 2009 with Disability Rights North Carolina in Raleigh, NC, and later in 2013 with AARP Foundation in Washington, DC.  Andrew joined the lobbying staff of the American Psychiatric Association in 2017, and later joined the American Psychological Association in June 2020, where he currently serves as its Senior Legislative and Regulatory Officer.  Andrew’s current advocacy focus includes telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid, and disability-related policy.