Education:
MPA, Lehigh University, 1993
BA, Foreign Service/International Politics, Pennsylvania State University, 1982.

Professional Experience:
Development Officer, Lehigh University, 1986-1990
Sales Representative, P.A. Peters, Incorporated.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present
Senator, Pennsylvania Senate, 1998-2004
Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1991-1998.

Organizations:
Board Member, Associates of Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest Colleges
Board Member, Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
Board Member, Community Services for Children
Board Member, Crime Victims Council of Lehigh County
Volunteer, Cystic Fibrosis Society
President's Advisory Board, Good Shephard Hospital
Honorary Board Member, Junior Achievement of the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Advisory Council, Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts of America
Board Member, National Environmental Policy Institute's State Advisory Board
Member, Program for Women and Families.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Center Aisle Caucus
Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Caucus
Co-Chair, Delaware River Basin Task Force
Co Chair/Co Founder, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Caucus
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Member, The Republican Main Street Partnership
Chair, Task Force of the Joint State Government Commission, Children and Member, Tuesday Group
Youth Delivery System.

Committees:
Homeland Security, Member
Standards of Official Conduct, Member
Subcommittee on Aviation, Member
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Member
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Ranking Member
Transportation and Infrastructure, Member