Education:
BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley.

Professional Experience:
Former Deputy Assistant to the President, White House Office of Public Liaison, Clinton Administration
Former Government Relations Adviser, Law Firm.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2005-present.

Organizations:
Former Member, Board of Directors, California Institute
Board, Crocker Art Museum
Member, Junior League of Sacramento
Former President/Board Chair, KVIE (public television channel)
Member, Board of Trustees, Meridian International Center
Member, Sacramento Children's Home
Member, Board of Regents/Smithsonian Regent's Governance Committee, Smithsonian Institution
Member, Women's Club of Sacramento, University of California
Member, Board of Trustees, Woodrow Wilson Center.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Arts Caucus
Member, Autism Caucus
Member, Coast Guard Caucus
Member, Community College Caucus
Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Member, Congressional Hazards Caucus
Member, Congressional High-Performance Buildings Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Equality Caucus
Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
Member, Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
Member, Congressional Research & Development Caucus
Member, Congressional Stop DUI (Driving Under the Influence) Caucus
Member, Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism
Member, Congressional Water Caucus
Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
Member, Diabetes Caucus
Member, Global Warming Caucus
Member, Green Schools Caucus
Member, House Hunger Caucus
Member, Humanities Caucus
Member, Judicial Branch Caucus
Member, Medical Technology Caucus
Co-Chair, National Children's Study Congressional Working Group
Co-Chair, National Service Caucus
Member, Native American Caucus
Member, Out of Poverty Caucus
Member, POW/MIA (Prisoner of War/Missing In Action) Caucus
Member, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus
Member, Representative Berman's Entertainment Task Force
Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) Education caucus
Member, Tri-Caucus (Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, & the Congressional Black Caucus)
Member, United Kingdom Caucus
Member, Victims Rights Caucus.

Committees:
Energy and Commerce, Member
Rules, Member
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Member
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Energy and Commerce), Member
Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, Member