Natasha Mehu will take a leadership role with MACo’s Policy Team, working as the Association’s Legislative Director. She will coordinate MACo’s policy advocacy in Annapolis, where the Association serves as the unified voice for Maryland county governments.

Natasha will continue in her lead role for MACo in covering a range of community-based policy areas, including public safety, health and human services, economic development, and business regulation.

She joined MACo in 2014, after serving as a Project Manager for the Home Owners Preserving Equity (HOPE) program at the Department of Housing and Community Development, where she worked on neighborhood revitalization and foreclosure issues. She also has experience working with the Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives, providing legal support work for the University of Maryland School of Law’s Drug Policy and Public Health Strategies Clinic, and interning for Circuit Court Judge Dwight Jackson in Prince George’s County. Natasha is currently a board member for the Maryland Government Relations Association.

Natasha is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, where she received a B.A. in Communication. She earned her J.D. with a certificate in Health Law from the University of Maryland School of Law.