Education:
AB, Greensboro College, 1968.

Professional Experience:
Staffer, New York Legislature, 1977-1982
Senior Program Analyst, New York State Assembly Cities Committee, 1977-1979
Legislative Aide, New York State Assembly Housing Committee, 1977
Coordinator of Community Affairs, New York City Board of Education, 1972-1977
Administrator, New York City Board of Education, 1970-1977
Teacher, New York City Board of Education, 1971-1972.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
Councilmember, New York City Council, 1983-1993
Volunteer, Mario Cuomo for Governor, 1984
Member, New York State Democratic Committee, 1980-1983
Executive Director, Advisory Council, Democrats of the State Senate, 1979-1982
State Committeewoman (Democrat) for the Upper East Side of Manhattan, 1978-1982
Volunteer, Mario Cuomo for Mayor, 1977.

Organizations:
Sierra Club of New York City, present
Executive Committee Member, Lexington Democratic Club, 1981-present
Americans for Democratic Action
Citizens Union, present
Common Cause
Council Committee on Aging
Board of Trustees, Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research
National Organization for Women, present
New York City Committee on Housing and Buildings.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Founder/Co-chair, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, 1994-present
Co-founder/Chair, Census Caucus
Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Urban Caucus
Chair, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Homeland Security
Chair, House Financial Service Committee Financial Institutions Subcommittee
Vice-Chair, Joint Economic Committee
Co-Founder, 9/11 Commission Caucus
Older Americans Caucus
Task Force for an East Side High School
Past Co-Chair, Women's Caucus.

Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Joint Economic Committee, Chair
Oversight and Government Reform, Member
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Member
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Member