Experience
Advocacy, Legislative & Political Experience
List of Services
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Board Member, Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board (2025- present)Item Link List Item 1
(Appointed by Marc Elrich)
The 19-member board advises the County Executive and Council on issues like budget, land use, and public safety, covering Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, North Bethesda, Potomac, Rockville, and Twinbrook.
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Commissioner, Maryland Commission for Women (CFW) (Nov. 2024 – present)Item Link List Item 2
Appointed by Governor Wes Moore
(The Maryland Commission for Women is a 25-member advisory board first established in 1965 and set in state law in 1971).
Key Duties
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President, Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club (WDC) (Jun. 2023 – June 2025)Item Link List Item 3
(Maryland’s largest and most active Democratic Clubs with hundreds of politically active members, including many elected officials.)
Key Duties
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Founding Member, Maryland Equal Rights Action Network, MERAN (Oct. 2023 - present)iItem Link List Item 4
(The Maryland Equal Rights Action Network is an informal coalition which exists to synchronize advocacy efforts across the state, mobilizing Marylanders in pursuit of equality, justice, and intersectional policy change at the state and federal levels.)
Key Accomplishments
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Board of Directors, Interfaith Works (Sept. 2023 - present)Item Link
Interfaith Works (IW) helps people in crisis lift themselves out of poverty and homelessness through programs that prevent, stabilize, and empower. Interfaith Works was founded in 1972 by a diverse group of faith communities united in their commitment to respond to the needs of our neighbors.
Key Accomplishments
List of Services
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Board Member, Up 2 Us Foundation (Sept. 2023 - Dec. 2024) Co Founder & Executive Director (Feb. 2019 - Sept. 2023)Item Link
(501(c)(3) nonprofit working to eliminate food insecurity in underserved communities in Greater Washington, DC region)
Grew Up 2 Us from a small, home-based food distribution effort to large-scale food bank operation, providing over 1 million pounds of food for families in need since COVID-19 pandemic began.
Key Accomplishments
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Commissioner, Montgomery County Commission for Women (Sep. 2018 – August 2021)Item Link
(All-volunteer Commission appointed by County Executive to advocate and advise on women’s issues)
Key Accomplishments
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Steering Committee Member and Treasurer, Court Watch Montgomery (Aug. 2010 – Jun. 2012)Item Link
Helped in setting up a new non-profit organization that created a public eye on domestic violence, and in obtaining its 501(c)(3) status. Managed the setup of the organization’s website.
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Board Chair & Member, Montgomery County Victims Services Advisory Board (Feb. 2009 – Apr. 2013)Item Link
(All-volunteer Board appointed by County Executive to advocate and advise on behalf of victims of crime)
Key Accomplishments
Affiliations & Memberships
- Leadership Montgomery, Class of 2023
- Member, Montgomery County Food Security Taskforce (April 2020 – Present)
- Member, Montgomery Women (April 2022 – Present)
- Member, DNC Standing Committee on Rules, 2024 Convention
Awards
- Montgomery Women and Montgomery County Commission for Women - Women Making History Award (March 2021)
- Selected as one of Maryland Commission for Women's 100 Maryland Sheroes 2020 for work on hunger around COVID-19 impacted families. (August 2020)
Educations
- Master's in journalism, University of Maryland, 2014
- B.A., Political Science, Minor in English, Alfred University, N.Y.
Professional Experience
Capitol Hill Consulting Group
Chief Financial Officer (October 2020 - present) & Vice President Operations (June 2015 -October 2020)
(Washington D.C.-based bipartisan consulting firm)
Montgomery Community College
Lecturer (October 2014 - May 2015)
Executive Office Suites, Inc.
Director of Operations (May 2000 - January 2014)
