
Melisa Marin Lindamood
Interim Vice President, Federal Strategy
Mobile: 410-916-7730 | mml@jhu.edu | Office: 443-997-9923
Issue Areas: Health policy, pharmacy and 340B, telehealth, home care, managed care, and federal aspects of Maryland’s unique total cost of care payment model

Chris Austin
Associate Director, Federal Strategy
Mobile: 410-419-8846 | chris.austin@jhu.edu | Office: 443-997-9916
Issue Areas: Research policy (including NIH), foreign influence, nursing and public health, and federal aspects of the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan

Kristen Reek
Associate Director, Federal Strategy
Mobile: 410-375-6917 | kreek1@jhu.edu | Office: 443-997-9922
Issue Areas: Immigration policy, tax policy, appropriations and budget requests, transportation policy, gun violence research, and the University’s compliance with ethics/gift rules and lobbying disclosure

Leslie Ford Weber
Director of Government & Community Affairs, Montgomery County, and Federal Strategy
Mobile: 301-873-7844 | lweber@jhmi.edu | Office: 301-896-3916
Issue Areas: Higher education, financial aid, Title IX and has concurrent responsibilities for the university’s interests in Montgomery County, Maryland

Maren Bohan
Executive Specialist, Federal Strategy
Mobile: 410-591-8127 | mbohan@jhu.edu | Office: 443-997-7730
Responsible for executive support of the Vice President for Federal Strategy, support for the community engagement subcommittee of the University & Medicine Board of Trustees and special patient navigation services.

Yvonne Darpoh
Research and Policy Analyst, Federal Strategy
Mobile: 410-387-5572 | ydarpoh1@jhu.edu | Office: 443-997-9941
Responsible for policy analysis, project management and administrative support for federal lobbyists.