Education:
B.A, Public Policy and Political Science, Oberlin College.

Professional Experience:
Director of Business Development, Bronx Empowerment Zone
Executive Assistant, Assemblywoman Barbra Clark
Child Care Specialist/Family Day Care Coordinator, Erasmus Neighborhood Federation.

Political Experience:
Member, United States House of Representatives, New York, 2006-Present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, 2004
New York City Council Member, 40th District, 2001-2006.

Organizations:

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Co-Chair, New York City Council’s Women’s Caucus

Committees:
Education and Labor, Member
Homeland Security, Member
Rural Development, Entreprenuership, and Trade, Member
Small Business, Member
Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, Member
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Chair
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Member
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Member
Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship, Member