Ms. Lahm serves as Program Director, Patient Advocacy & Experience, Women’s, Child and Family Health Policy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Health Services Policy & Oversight. In her current role, Ms. Lahm provides policy and oversight for a variety of key issues within the Department of Defense, including women’s health and the healthcare response to interpersonal violence. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has worked in support of the military since 2007.
Ms. Lahm was integral to the development of the Department’s groundbreaking policies that support timely, easy access to reproductive health care for all beneficiaries. She serves as the co-chair to the VA/DoD Women’s Health Working Group, focused on promoting the health and overall well-being of Service women and female Veterans across their military lifecycle and supports various efforts in women’s health research and midlife concerns. Additionally, she co-chairs the Women in Service Working Group, which addressed key concerns among Service women.
Before serving in her current role, Ms. Lahm held various positions with both the Air Force and Navy in which she was integral in developing policy on key National Defense Authorization Act requirements and participated in Department of Defense working groups on various issues related to sexual assault prevention and response.
Ms. Lahm received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication from The Pennsylvania State University, where she graduated from the distinguished Schreyer Honors College in 1999, and her Master of Arts Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University in 2001. In addition to her Federal service, Ms. Lahm is in private practice on Capitol Hill providing individual and couples therapy.