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Associate Director of Government Relations and Community Affairs

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hospitals a combined total of over $4 million a year in operating costs.
* Lobbied for the restoration of cuts to several Medical
Assistance programs on the state level, restoring $14 million in cuts to
Penn Medicine.
* Worked closely with key legislative staff and provider groups in a
successful effort to advocate for the General Assembly\'s passage of the
Trauma Stabilization Act that secured approximately $800,000 for the
hospital\'s Trauma Program.

* Led successful grassroots advocacy campaigns (including on issues such as medical assistance funding and medical liability reform) to encourage and facilitate participation from physicians, staff, and patients.

New Jersey General Assembly
Research Associate, Assembly Democratic Office (January 1999-May 2001)
Assigned as the democratic advisor for the Assembly Health committee,
Environment committee, and Solid Waste committee, to track legislation, analyze
and prepare briefs for Assembly members. Acted as advisor to committee
members and a liaison between special interest groups and Assembly members.
Coordinated legislative efforts with media, including drafting news advisories, and press releases.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Research Analyst, Democratic Research Office (August 1997- January1999)
Researched solutions and crafted responses to constituent concerns. Coordinated
responses for legislators. Crafted new legislation based on needs of members.
Translated government programs to public at large for constituent services.

Education

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Marketing Management Certificate (August 2003)
18 month program

Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania
Masters of Government Administration, MGA (December 2000)

Public Financial Management
Economic Analysis in the Public Sector Accounting
Management Public Expenditure budgeting
Co-author of a leadership book currently being reviewed by publishers

Millersville University
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and completed coursework for Bachelor of
Science in Public Relations (May 1997)

Additional Experience

Journal of City and State Public Affairs
Marketing Director (October 2000-June 2001)
Organized events for release of the journal and acquired sponsors for journal. The journal is published annually by the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. The Journal\'s mission is to promote and examine topics concerning public affairs at the state, county, and municipal levels of government both nationally and internationally.

K-Studios, Allentown Pennsylvania
Public Relations Consultant (July 1997-January 1999)
Public relations consultant for videography/web design company. Crafted press
releases, media plan, and general promotion information.

Lancaster Mediation Center, Public Relations Campaign
Research Coordinator (Spring 1997)
Researched various media outlets and examined potential outcomes in public
relations campaign. Liaison to local media that included radio, television, and
print.

Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of State Children and Youth
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Fellow (Summer 1996)
Competitive fellowship program in which I was one out of eight fellows chosen
from the state of Pennsylvania. Cataloged policies for detention center youth.
Analyzed and researched existing policies for Youth Development Centers/Youth
Forestry Camps. Crafted new policies on youth issues that became standard for
the state. Co-authored Suicide report (a report produced by the office which
details suicide attempts by students in the detention centers and methods to pre-empt attempts).

PA State Representatives Joseph Corpora III. , T.J. Rooney and Lisa Boscola,
Intern (Summer 1995)
Drafted letters of recommendation for constituent groups. Researched various
hot-button issues including school vouchers and music rating systems for violence.

Congressman Paul McHale
Intern (December 1994-January 1995)
Processed and assigned constituent casework which included research and
resolution of such cases.

Professional Organizations
ImPAct Fundraising Committee (2003)
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania Association of Government Relations (PAGR)
Membership Committee Member
Hospital and Health Association of Pennsylvania (HAP)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Academic Health Centers of the Mid-Atlantic (AHC-MA)