Melisa Lindamood

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.