1. •The Washington Post
   

2. •Bethesda Magazine
   

3. •NPR.org
   

4. •Washington Business Journal
   

5. •Washington SmartCEO
   

6. •Clinica
   

7. •Rx Drug Alert
   

8. •DCist
   

9. •Coverage Magazine
   

10. •Transportation Builder Magazine
    

 

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2. National Journal’s CongressDaily, Washington, DC
   

3. Deputy Managing Editor, Reporter
   

4. JAN. 2000 – JULY 2004
   

5. 
   

6. Covered Congress for morning and afternoon editions of leading Capitol Hill publication. Beat included Senate leadership, health care, drug policy, transportation, education and labor. Also covered the courts and the Administration. Wrote articles for the National Journal magazine.  Filed regular columns on lobbying and special interest activities. Edited and supervised the work of congressional reporters.
   

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9. Inside Washington Publishers' FDA Week, Arlington, VA
   

10. Chief Editor, Reporter
    

11. JUNE 1996 – JAN. 2000
    

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14. Reported for and edited key trade publication covering the Food and Drug Administration. Wrote investigative articles on the food and pharmaceutical industries, Congress, and the FDA. Oversaw production and supervised the work of other reporters.
    

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16. Gazette Newspapers, Gaithersburg, MD
    

17. Reporter
    

18. JUNE 1995 - JUNE 1996
    

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20. Covered breaking news, crime, schools and local government in Montgomery County, MD. Wrote features and weekly columns on community events.
    

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23. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, DC
    

24. Journalism Intern
    

25. SEPT. - DEC. 1994
    

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27. Reported on media law controversies such as government harassment of reporters, reporters' shield laws, and press access to information for The News Media & The Law magazine and Publishers' Auxiliary newspaper. Supervised and edited the work of staff writers.
    

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29. The Standard-Times, North Kingstown, RI
    

30. Freelance Reporter
    

31. MAY - AUGUST 1994
    

32. JAN. - MARCH 1995
    

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34. Covered town council and other municipal meetings in southern Rhode Island. Developed and wrote crime, education and feature stories.
    

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1. U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin, Washington, DC
   

2. Legislative Assistant
   

3. JULY 2004 - AUGUST 2005
   

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5. Advised the senator on food safety, dietary supplements, medical devices, biotechnology, labor, pensions, homeland security, postal and federal workforce issues. Developed major food safety legislation. Wrote speeches and talking points. Drafted food and drug law journal article.
   

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1. Broadcast Media: Interviewed periodically on C-SPAN about bills and controversies before the House and Senate. (Jan. 2000 - 2004)
   

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6. Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI): Moderated panels on medical device reuse policy and law at FDLI conferences. (December 1998 and June 1998)
   

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9. Merrill Lynch National Policy Conference: Presented to
   

10. conferees and answered questions on health care issues before Congress. (May 2002)
    

 

1. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
   

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3. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, May 1995
   

4. Minor in Political Science

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