Member, Work Group to Study Consolidation of Economic Development Student Assistance Grants and Work-Based Shortage Grants, 2005; Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage, 2006-; Study Commission to Explore the Expanded Application of State Stipends for National Certification of Teachers, 2007-08; Advisory Council to the Children's Cabinet, 2007-11; Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children, 2008-09; Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness, 2010-13; Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, 2010-; Task Force to Study the Impact of Expanding Credit and Noncredit Courses for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013-; Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Implementation Review Work Group, 2014-15; Legislative Advisory Council, 2014-, Southern Regional Education Board; Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Dyslexia Education Program, 2015-.
Chair, Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board, Montgomery County, 2001-2002 (member, 1998-2002).
Born in Washington, DC, February 10, 1968. Attended Rockville High School, Rockville, Maryland; University of Chicago, B.A. (political science), 1990; University of Michigan, M.P.P. (public policy), 1995, M.A. (educational studies), 1995. Staff assistant, U.S. Representative Neal Smith of Iowa, 1990-92. Legislative assistant, Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19, Montgomery County, 1991-92. Intern, Congressional Budget Office, 1993. Teaching assistant, University of Michigan, 1993-94. Policy analyst (staff specialist II), Maryland Department of Education, summer, 1994-1995. Economist and policy analyst, U.S. Treasury Department, 1995-2002. Member, Consumer Advisory Board, Giant Food, 1991. Basketball coach, Montgomery County Department of Recreation, 1991-92, 1997. President, Montgomery County Political Action Committee, 1997; District 19 Democratic Club, 1997-98. Member, American Association of University Women, Rockville Branch, 1997-2002 (former membership vice president & secretary); Aspen Hill Civic Association, 1997-99. Member, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 1998-2002 (precinct chair, 1990-92, 1995-98; co-chair, voter registration drive, 1998). Co-Coordinator, Montgomery County Women's Fair, 2001-02. Member, Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, 2000-02. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2004. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2006. Legislator of the Year, Maryland Nurses Association, 2007. Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2007. Legislator of the Year, Montgomery County Region, Maryland Assocation of Student Councils, 2011. Member, Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, Maryland.
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