We are very excited to welcome Andrea Custead and Yesenia Estrada to the BHI team!

Andrea CusteadAndrea Custead joined BHI at the beginning of 2016 as a Paralegal. She was hired as part of a collaborative arrangement between BHI and In House Patent Counsel (IHPC), a law firm which subleases office space from BHI. As part of this arrangement, Andrea splits her time between the two entities. Her time with BHI is spent both initiating and maintaining the organization's legal correspondence related to its portfolio companies. Andrea brings over 25 years of legal experience to BHI. Andrea is a native of Montgomery County, Maryland and has been living in Frederick, Maryland for 20 years. She enjoys spending time with her husband and children and their Rat Terrier, Lexi.

Yesenia Estrada is the Operations Administrator at BHI. In this role she supports the HR & Finance Director as well as the EIR and Relevant Health programs. Yesenia brings with her over seven years of administrative experience and over the last four years 

Yesenia Estrada expanded her expertise to include performing accounting functions as well as HR administrative work at Intelligent Office in Rockville, MD and Columbia Books & Information Services in Bethesda, MD. Yesenia is a native of Montgomery County and loves her home state of Maryland. She is a Maryland Terrapin and an avid Baltimore Ravens fan. She enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family, friends, and fiancé Michael.