Deanna Darlington is an advocacy relations professional with more than 25 years of experience in government and external affairs, patient advocacy, policy, reimbursement consulting and other related fields. She serves as president of Links2Equity consulting firm and specializes in engaging patient advocacy organizations on access and policy issues which includes a focus on health disparities for vulnerable patient populations. Darlington works closely with advocates on key policy issues that support dialogue and engagement to patient access to quality care and value. She holds a B.A. from the University of Rochester.