ADVOCATE Professional Summary Conscientious attorney experience government relations, educational law advocacy families special needs children, two years practice health law public policy military families, two years federal government experience human rights foreign affairs U.S. Department State Core Qualifications KEY QUALIFICATIONS Member Maryland Bar Statutory Public Policy Foreign Affairs Human Rights Law Diplomacy Government Relations Special Education Law Health Law Statutory Procedure Multi-task management Experience Advocate 01/2011 01/2013 Company Name － City State Represented needs military families policy makers national organizations regarding legislation programs military special needs dependent children Assisted families navigating military health care insurance, Strategized parents concerning individual education plans, 504 documents educational behavioral plans Led first Military Family Leadership Institute training Fort Meade aught parent seminars effective communication advocacy Trained professionals statewide concerning military culture customs Represented Maryland Coalition Maryland Military Child State Education Committee Board, DC area Inter-service Family Action Board, The Kimbrough Military Treatment Patient Family Action Council National Military Officer Association America Spouse Advisory Panel United States Foreign Service Officer 01/2003 01/2005 Company Name － City State Student Department State, Foreign Service Institute Studied German language culture Studied Europe German/American Relations American/ EU relations Presented depth study German Contemporary Issues Learned European history culture include Western Europe, Eastern Europe Balkans F oreign Affairs Officer, Department State, International Religious Freedom Office In charge monitoring religious freedom Africa Edited added Annual Congressional Religious Freedom Report concerning religious intolerance Western Sub-Saharan Africa Met International Non-Governmental Organizations regarding religious freedom atrocities religious minorities Coordinated U.S. embassies investigate religious persecution Africa, worked partnership State Department bureaus country desk officers ensure religious freedom Africans Staff Assistant Department State, Political/ Military Bureau Worked directly Secretary State's Executive Staff regarding documents Political/Military Bureau Reported directly Office Assistant Secretary Provided technical guidance deadlines bureau ten office directors 300 people Set bureau priorities project manager projects tasked bureau Secretary State, Deputy Secretary, National Security Council Undersecretary Ensured timeliness accuracy classified documents sensitive communications, made certain documents properly classified Managed bureau contributions overseas briefing books Vice President, Secretary State Deputy Secretary State, Liaison Legislative Affairs Bureau bureau's responses Congressional inquiries Worked directly Secretary State's Executive Staff regarding documents Political/Military Bureau Supervised nine interns, trained incoming staff assistants managed scheduling intern hours Volunteer Public Advocate/Attorney, Exceptional Family Member Services 01/1997 01/2002 Company Name － City State Provided legal representation families special needs children regarding education services Negotiated Individual Education Plans 504 documents Interpreted applied federal statutory requirements administrative regulations clients school administrative hearings Drafted appropriate goals education plans Education Juris Doctor Georgia State University － City State US Georgia State University (GSU) College Law, Jurist Doctor, Atlanta, GA International law arbitration Johannes Kepler University, School Law － City Austria Johannes Kepler University, School Law, International Arbitration, completed honors Bachelor Arts Government Communications Evangel University － City State US Professional Affiliations Maryland Bar Accomplishments Austria, honors Springfield, MO, Summa cum Laude Evangel University Alumni Social Science Regent Award Recipient Skills Training, Liaison, Federal Government, Public Policy