University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (JD)
Melody C. Barnes (born April 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and political advisor. Formerly an aide and chief counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barnes later worked at the Center for American Progress, a think tank, before joining Senator Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. After Obama took office as president, Barnes was appointed director of the Domestic Policy Council, serving in that post from January 2009 to January 2012. After leaving the White House, Barnes assumed roles at the Aspen Institute and New York University. Since 2016, she has been at the University of Virginia, where she teaches law and is the co-director of the UVA Democracy Initiative.
Melody C. Barnes (born April 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and political advisor. Formerly an aide and chief counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy on...
singer, songwriter and producer. She is best known for her roles as MelodyBarnes on the Fox music drama series Empire (2015–2020), Elizah Parks on the...
2005 February 9, 2006 Karl Zinsmeister May 24, 2006 January 20, 2009 MelodyBarnes January 20, 2009 January 10, 2012 Barack Obama Cecilia Muñoz January...
Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020. Barnes, Julian E.; Jakes, Lara; Steinhauer, Jennifer (January 20, 2021). "In Confirmation...
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Associate Personnel Director Christine A. Varney - Personnel Counsel MelodyBarnes – Co-director of Agency Review Lisa Brown – Co-director of Agency Review...