Education:
B.A., Marketing, Mount Holyoke College, 1959.

Professional Experience:
New York Assistant Secretary of State, 1985-1988
Economic Development and Neighborhood Preservation, and Deputy Director, Division of Economic Opportunity, 1975-1985.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present.

Organizations:
Close-Up Foundation
Effective Parenting Information for Children
National Committee of Police Corps
National Council for the Arts
Westchester Jewish Conference
Westchester Opportunity Program
Windward School
Young Women's Christian Association, Women's Network.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2001-2002
Founder, Afterschool Caucus
Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus
Co-chair, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Financing Task Force
Congressional Armenian Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Congressional India Caucus
Congressional Task Force on Terror Financing
Congressional Ukranian Caucus
Former Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus
Democratic Steering Group
Executive Committee/Deputy Whip, Democratic Study Group
Former Chair, House Pro-Choice Caucus
Co-founder, Hudson River Caucus
Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus
Congressional Advisory Panel, National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus
Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Chair