Experience

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professional Staff Member

  • May 2019 - Present

  Cultivated and managed the Energy and Commerce Committee’s and House Democratic Caucus’s portfolio on automobile safety, fuel economy, manufacturing, trade, sports, and animal welfare issues. Drafted, vetted, tailored, and managed several automobile safety and consumer protection provisions in the Moving Forward Act, including language to improve limousine safety, deploy drunk driving prevention technology, mandate safety systems to prevent driver error, update the 5-star safety rating, prevent children from dying in hot cars, and preventing carbon monoxide poisoning and vehicle rollaways. Organized and oversaw hearings on fuel economy standards, automobile safety standards and technologies, autonomous vehicles, racehorse safety, and extremism online and wrote oversight letters on vehicle safety rulemakings, recalled parts, female crash test dummies, defect investigations, the Takata air bag recall, college sports, and Made in the USA. Show less



Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

• Legislative Assistant

  • Oct 2015 - May 2019

  Developed and executed Senator Markey’s transportation, infrastructure, water resources, consumer protection, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and privacy portfolio on both the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee. Staffed the Senator at 78 hearings, 19 markups, and dozens of events; drafted, negotiated, and secured 25 bills, amendments, and provisions into law; generated dozens of press opportunities and prepared statements, talking points, question and answer documents; researched and wrote over 60 oversight letters; and provided frequent vote, cosponsorship, and cosignership recommendations. - Secured $127 million to modernize Boston Harbor, $41.1 million to revamp South Station, $21 million to improve the I-495/1-90 interchange, $13.4 million to repair 8 deteriorating bridges in Lowell, $10.8 million to upgrade freight rail in Western Massachusetts, and $15.4 million to improve the infrastructure of the Port of New Bedford. - Drafted legislation to protect passengers from unreasonable airline fees, reduce aircraft vulnerability to cyberattacks, safeguard Americans’ privacy from commercial and government drones, and promote safety and security. - Drafted provisions in the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act that authorize billions of dollars to repair bridges, enhance transportation planning to better account for pedestrian safety and accessibility, create a $20 million program to improve the resilience of evacuation routes, enhance workforce development in the transportation field, and develop tools to assist transportation authorities address cybersecurity threats. - Helped address the adverse effects of climate change, improved the safety of our nation’s drinking water, and spurred economic growth by cultivating, drafting, and securing several provisions in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act and the America’s Water Infrastructure Act. Show less



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative Fellow

  • May 2015 - Oct 2015

  Assisted in the drafting, promotion, and introduction of 4 of Congressman Cartwright’s energy, environment, and transportation and infrastructure bills. - Targeted and pitched the PREPARE Act to 14 Republican offices, helped secured 21 cosponsors, coordinated outreach and press efforts with 47 supporting organizations, corporations, and think tanks, and drafted and distributed e-dear colleague letters, fact sheets, and section by section summaries. - Participated in the drafting of the Coal Royalties Fairness and Communities Investment Act and spearheaded outreach and advocacy efforts. Provided dozens of vote, cosponsorship, and cosignership recommendations, staffed the Congressman at several hearings and caucus meetings, took over 25 meetings, and drafted 4 policy briefs, 3 legislative memos, and 27 legislative requests. Wrote committee and floor statements, talking points, questions for the record, and constituent letters. Show less



Marlowe & Company

• United Kingdom
• Accounting

• Senior Public Affairs Advisor

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  Collaborated with Congress and federal agencies to advance key transportation, infrastructure, and environmental priorities for 14 county and municipal clients representing over 790,000 residents. - Lobbied on the behalf of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, advocating for healthy, sustainable, and resilient coastal systems and promoting ecological health, recreation, and economic growth. - Helped secure the Federal authorization of 4 shoreline protection projects in the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. - Developed legislative solutions to establish train horn quite zones at public grade crossings for communities that have implemented appropriate localized safety measures. - Assisted the City of Venice, Florida, overcome the Federal Aviation Administration’s bureaucratic impediments to secure over $10 million in airport improvement grant funding. Oversaw a three-person federal grants department that identified promising funding opportunities, developed monthly reports containing comprehensive information on hundreds of federal grants, and provided grant acquisition advice. Show less



Alden Street Consulting, LLC

• Government Relations

• Senior Consultant

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  Led U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) consulting teams tasked with exploring alternative planning, implementation, and funding methods to more efficiently deliver water resource projects, which ultimately culminated in the Great Lakes coastal resilience study and the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River study. Evaluated the Corps’ practices for implementing water resource projects, identified opportunities to improve efficiency, and developed a comprehensive approach to reduces project costs. Conducted a quantitative analysis demonstrating how this project delivery strategy could reduce the Corps’ annual operating costs by 15% (approximately $12 million annually) for coastal water resource projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. Show less



Habitat for Humanity International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Construction Volunteer

  • May 2008 - Aug 2009

  Framed, installed interior and exterior finishings, and landscaped 2 homes and collaborated with 4 construction volunteers with decades of experience. Led and trained up to 20 volunteers on work sites, instructing volunteers on proper construction techniques and procedures. Framed, installed interior and exterior finishings, and landscaped 2 homes and collaborated with 4 construction volunteers with decades of experience. Led and trained up to 20 volunteers on work sites, instructing volunteers on proper construction techniques and procedures.



Temple Kehillat Chaim

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2006 - May 2009

  ~ Taught 30-40 second grade students fundamental Jewish culture, history, and practices to prepare them for further religious studies. - Designed and enhanced lesson plans, discussions, lectures, and activities to elevate the educational attainment of students. - Initiated and managed an extensive recycling program available to all 237 members and 4 full time staff. - Presided over the recycling of hundreds of bags of plastics, paper, aluminum, and tin. Show less



Hands on Disaster Response

• Sector Supervisor

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

  ABC National News’ Person of the Week, inducted into Atlanta’s inaugural 20 under 20 class, and official commendation by the Mayor and City Council of Roswell, Georgia for volunteer service. Promoted within a few weeks from standard volunteer, to crew leader supervising one project site, and then to sector supervisor managing as many as 3 disaster operations across the city. Commanded inexperienced groups of 10-25 volunteers per site in the rehabilitation of 35 homes. Allocated available resources, equipment, and skills amongst groups and sites Managed and assigned volunteers to tasks according to their skills and personal characteristics to assure a cohesive group effort. Innovated onsite operational procedures to increase workers efficiency and allow limited resources to be expended on more projects. Identified and disseminated efficient ways to deconstruct houses and remove debris, reducing project deployment times by as much as 50%. Assisted grieving and distraught homeowners cope with the loss of their homes and belongings. Promoted the organization and recruited 6 flood victims’ homes into the recovery effort Show less