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EXPERIENCE Emplyoment LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (1995 - 2002) Office of Intergovernmental Relations - Montgomery County Government, Rockville, Maryland Report to the County Executive and the County Council. Responsibilities: advocate the interests of Maryland’s largest county before state, federal, and municipal governments; successfully led county’s effort to significantly increase state financial support for capital budget initiatives, including more than $300 million for public school construction; developed successful proposals to change state funding formulas for education and transportation aid; prepare and present county’s position on various bills in a highly competitive political environment; regularly draft legislation and amendments, including the bill enacted to keep the Marriott Corporation in the county; routinely brief County Executive and County Council members on relevant state and federal issues; conduct research on legislation in other states as well as on proposals from national advocacy organizations; represented the county on state task forces on block grants and school construction, as well as at official state functions; prepare major policy speeches for county executive; serve as a liaison between the county and various community groups; and host bi-weekly TV show for county government’s cable channel. SENIOR STAFF ANALYST (1991 - 1995) Department of Legislative Services (formerly Department of Fiscal Services) Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, Maryland Reported directly to the Chairman of House Committee on Appropriations. Responsibilities: prepared legislative and policy analyses on a wide range of issues; drafted legislation and amendments, including state’s first major welfare reform and personnel reform initiatives; managed committee and subcommittee meetings and site visits for the Committee; briefed legislators, special interest groups, and foreign visitors; prepared speeches and correspondence for committee chairman, as well as other members; actively participated in departmental committees during reorganization initiative; and designed and implemented week-long new employee orientation program. BUDGET ANALYST (1989 - 1991) Department of Legislative Services (formerly Department of Fiscal Services) Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, Maryland Responsibilities: prepared budget and program analyses on state’s economic development and housing agencies, forecasted expenditures, presented analyses to legislative budget committees, acted as liaison between legislature and relevant state agencies, and conducted research into similar programs in other states. Education MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (1989) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Concentration: Technology and Information Policy Thesis: The Development of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park BACHELOR OF ARTS (1987) College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University Dual Major: History and Russian Studies Volunteer FREE STATE JUSTICE Maryland’s Statewide GLBT Advocacy Organization Co-Chair, Legislative Committee (1999 to 2002) Member, Board of Directors (1999 to 2002) CEDAR LANE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Bethesda, Maryland Social Justice Council, member (1996 to 2002) & Chair (1999 to 2002) 7th Grade Sunday school teacher (1996 to 1999) DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY Vice-Chair, Precinct 13-40 (1999 to 2002)