Ms. Strzyz ensures that the United States is in compliance with the treaty obligations under the Madrid Protocol, and is a frequent speaker on Madrid practice and procedure. She also decides Petitions to the Director and Letters of Protest. Ms. Strzyz joined the USPTO as an examining attorney in 1996, joined operations management in 2003 as a Senior Attorney Advisor, and in 2007 was promoted to Managing Attorney. In 2012, Ms. Strzyz joined the Office of the Deputy Commissioner. She is a graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo and Western New England College School of Law.