Megan Griest, M.P.P., serves as Chief of Staff, Eastern Region, where she provides important oversight of Eastern Region operations, including fiscal and grant management, compliance, and reporting; tracking, evaluation, and reporting of Eastern Region activities and deliverables; planning and implementation of all Eastern Region conferences, symposia, and other events; and assures easy communication between and among involved faculty and students and external contacts. Additionally, Megan is the Chief of Staff for Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law. Megan holds a B.A. in political science from Susquehanna University and an M.P.P. in Health Policy from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
In February, the Network’s Eastern Region Office hosted a day-long event with leaders, policymakers and practitioners to examine key challenges facing the public health community. Issues discussed included immigrant health; the impact of preemption on public health; same sex domestic violence protections; marijuana advertising regulations; and Congressional public health priorities.
