Vanderbilt University

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Information

Website: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/

Address:

Main Office
2201 West End Ave.
Nashville, Tennessee 37235
Phone: (615) 322-7311
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Washington, D.C. Office
750 1st St. NE
Suite 1110
Washington, District of Columbia 20002
Phone: 202-216-4361
Fax: 202-216-9124
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Trips

This organization has paid for one or more congressional trips. A summary of that travel follows:

Destinations:

Chicago, IL (2)
Nashville, TN (32)

Travelers:

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Earmarks

Year 2008
$2,400,000	Medical Free Electron Laser; Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA); Former Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN); Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA); ...more
$1,200,000	Advanced Proteomics Program; Former Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Has been represented by:

Washington Council Ernst & Young (2001)

Domestic lobbying:

Filed to lobby on its own behalf from 2002-2024

Revolving door lobbyists:

People who lobbied on behalf of Vanderbilt University and have also worked in a congressional office:

Kara Michelle Allen
Worked for:
James Mel Bass
Worked for:
Lauren Darling Bazel
Worked for:
Rufus Kevin Cain
Worked for:
Alexander R. Currie
Worked for:
Jayne T. Fitzgerald
Worked for:
Thomas E. Giles
Worked for:
Marjorie Glick
Worked for:
Cathleen M. Koch
Worked for:
Martin Edward McGuinness
Worked for:
Richard Meltzer
Worked for:
Justin E. Scheid
Worked for:
Sarah K. Walkling
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Christina D. West
Worked for:
Gabriella Ra'Anan Zach
Worked for:

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Vanderbilt adds congressional staffer to organized lobby shop

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Oct. 6, 2014
Vanderbilt University has taken another step toward sharpening its lobbying push on Capitol Hill by hiring a House committee policy staffer. read more
Heller staffer moves from the Hill to hotels

Posted by John Brodish on Sept. 9, 2014
The top communications aide to Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) has left to be head of government affairs for a major industry association. read more
Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Oct. 11, 2012
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Related Entities

Employees
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People whose biographies include Vanderbilt University as an employer:

Kara Michelle Allen

(Feb. 2011-May 2012)
Assistant Director of Federal Relations
Andrew Lawrence Berke (Andy)

(June 2021-Feb. 2022)
Special Adviser to the Chancellor
Heather Bloemhard

(Jan. 2022-2023)
Associate Director, Federal Relations
Rufus Kevin Cain (Kevin)

(Dec. 2010-Dec. 2012)
Director of Federal Relations, Health and Biomedical Sciences
Alexander R. Currie (Alex)

(Aug. 2015-April 2016)
Director of Federal Relations
Grace Savannah Galvin

(July 2021-Jan. 2023)
Program Director, Project on Unity and American Democracy
Marjorie Glick (Margie)

(Aug. 2012-Aug. 2014)
Assistant Director for Federal Relations
Elizabeth Roby Stillwell (Liz)

(Oct. 1998-Nov. 2002)
Research Assistant
Sarah K. Walter

(2002-2006)
Associate Director of Federal Relations
Christina D. West

(May 2019-)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations
Gabriella Ra'Anan Zach

(Sept. 2014-May 2017)
Assistant Director of Federal Relations

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Students
show current staffers and members only

People with Vanderbilt University listed in their education history:

Benjamin Stoner Abrams (Ben)

Bachelor's (1998-2002)
Kristen Leanderson Abrams

BA, economics, political science, magna cum laude (1998-2002)
Sharonda G. Adams

BA, law history and society, cum laude (2017-2021)

Minor in Latino and Latina studies
Former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

BA (1962)

Phi Beta Kappa
Benjamin Allen (Ben)

BA, political science (1994-1998)
Christopher L. Allen (Chris)

BA, economics and Spanish literature (1996-2000)
Joseph Michael Allen III (Michael)

BA, political science and government (1991-1995)
Kara Michelle Allen

BS, political science and U.S. history, magna cum laude (2004-2008)
Sharrae Lynda Allen

Bachelor's, political science, Middle East and African history (2011-2014)

Christians United for Israel; Middle Eastern Student Association; Interfaith Council; Ultimate Frisbee; study abroad, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Cynthia Lee Almond

Attended
Deborah Ellen Altenburg

BE, biomedical engineering (1993-1996)

Marching Band; Tau Beta Sigma
Marsha Patterson Anderson

BA (1984)
Mary Bess McWherter Anderson (Bess)

BS, human and organizational development (2011-2015)

Study abroad, London School of Economics and Political Science, England
Haddon A. Antonucci

BA, political/business communications (2015-2019)
Jon Applebaum

BA, political science, with honors (2003-2007)

Study abroad, University College London, England
Eleanor Brooke Atkins (Ellie)

Bachelor's, communication studies (2005-2009)
Rene I. Augustine

AB, political science
Christin Tinsworth Baker

(1989-1993)
Stephen H. Baldwin Jr.

Master's, divinity (2004-2007)
Jordan Taylor Balkcom

BA, communication studies (2019-2023)

Club volleyball

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People with Vanderbilt University Law School listed in their education history:

Gregory Wayne Abbott (Greg)

JD (1984)
Virginia Hiner Antypas

JD (2015-2018)

Order of the Coif
Kendra L. Arnold

JD (2016-2019)

Moot Court
Lloyd G. Ator Jr.

JD (1966-1969)

People with Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education and Human Development listed in their education history:

Hector Alcalde

MA, education and administration
Thomas Christian Brown (Chris)

MEd, organizational leadership (2004-2005)
Lawrence E. Cox III (Larry)

BA (1961-1966)

Attended under former name: George Peabody College for Teachers
Mary Stuart Gile

EdD, leadership (1982)

People with Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management listed in their education history:

Rolland E. Anderson III (Ron)

MBA, marketing (1988-1990)
Rush Bricken

MBA, business (1984-1986)
James Edward Bryson (Jim)

MBA, marketing (1983-1985)
Heidi Campbell

MBA, marketing and finance (2000-2003)

People with Vanderbilt University Divinity School listed in their education history:

Andrea Folds (Danny)

Master's, theological studies
John D. Skipper III (Tripp)
Charlie L. Stallworth

MDiv

People with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine listed in their education history:

Richard Jones Hatchett

MD (1990-1995)
Dora Lynn Hughes

MD (1992-1996)
Eric L. Rafla-Yuan

MD (2012-2016)

Certificate in biomedical ethics, Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
Karen L. Summar

MS (2008)

People with Vanderbilt University School of Nursing listed in their education history:

Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA)

MSN (2011-2012)
Natalie Phelps Finnie

MSN, family nurse practitioner (2010-2011)

Related People

People who have Vanderbilt University listed in their biographical information:

Patrick Henry DeLeon (Pat)

(2007-)

Clinical Faculty Member

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