Prior to that, she served for over nine years in the FBI’s Office of the General Counsel, providing legal advice on telecommunications and technology regulatory, legislative, and policy matters. Prior to her government service, she worked at three Washington, D.C. law firms representing clients on a wide range of telecommunications regulatory, compliance and other matters. She earned her law degree from American University and her B.A. from Brandeis University. She has been an active MCHS volunteer since 2006, and has served since 2010 on the planning committees for numerous MCHS special events, including the Love Ball and Paws in the Park. She also served for five years as the Co-Director of the in-house non-profit charitable organization at one of her law firms. She lives in Rockville with her husband and her Maltese-Poodle mix Shayna.