• Advise life science clients on federal regulatory, legislative, and policy strategies • Establish, grow, and facilitate multi-sector policy focused coalitions• Advise stakeholders through consensus development process• Gather and analyze regulatory intelligence and policy• Subject matter expert on FDA regulatory affairs, user fee negotiations, drug regulation and markets, and congressional processes• Chair the firm’s public service and pro bono projects• Manage multiple projects, dozens of clients and multiple internal teams

As the Senior Director for Sciences and Regulatory Affairs, working with members of the Sciences and Regulatory Advisory Committee (SRAC), other Scientific Affairs personnel from Member companies, and the AAM Team:• Assist in the development of AAM's Scientific Affairs initiatives as well as Member communications and training opportunities for these initiatives. Act as a liaison for the association with FDA and USP.• Serve as project manager to coordinate action and activities between member companies and the FDA.• GDUFA II and BsUFA II negotiation, passage and implementation.• Gather and analyze regulatory intelligence.• Facilitate discussions and actions, coordinate requests/recommendations from members for relevant projects, and facilitate discussions and actions between members and the FDA. • Assist in the development of and delivery of timely, and relevant, communication and educational opportunities to members on relevant Scientific Affairs issues.• Coordinate member company inputs and the FDA/USP inputs on the substance and subject matters for AAM hosted conferences.• Oversee and coordinate regulatory, technical and quality compliance with all federal regulatory agencies.

As the Director for Sciences and Regulatory Affairs, working with members of the Sciences and Regulatory Advisory Committee (SRAC), other Scientific Affairs personnel from Member companies, and the GPhA Team:• Assist in the development of GPhA’s Scientific Affairs initiatives.• Serve as project manager to coordinate action and activities between member companies and the FDA.• Serve as GDUFA II and BsUFA II negotiator.• Gather and analyze regulatory intelligence.• Assist in the development of and delivery of timely, and relevant, communication and educational opportunities to members on relevant Scientific Affairs issues.• Coordinate member company inputs and the FDA/USP inputs on the substance and subject matters for GPhA hosted conferences.• Oversee and coordinate regulatory, technical and quality compliance with all federal regulatory agencies.

GPhA represents the manufacturers and distributors of finished generic pharmaceuticals, manufacturers and distributors of bulk pharmaceutical chemicals, and suppliers of other goods and services to the generic industry. Generic pharmaceuticals fill 78 percent of the prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. but consume just 25 percent of the total drug spending. Additional information is available at gphaonline.org.As Associate Director of Government Relations I represented GPhA on the Hill before lawmakers.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) represents America’s community pharmacists, including the owners of more than 22,700 independent community pharmacies, pharmacy franchises, and chains. Together they represent an $88 billion health-care marketplace, employ over 65,000 pharmacists, and dispense over 40% of all retail prescriptions. As the Manager of Public Affairs and Grassroots Advocacy I am responsible for managing NCPA’s Grassroots program to ensure public officials consistently hear from community pharmacists and patients on NCPA priorities. I also manage communications projects including press releases, opeds and media pitches.

• Supported Fortune 100 clients’ daily public affairs activities through grassroots advocacy, government relations, public relations, new media and coalition building ensuring the clients’ message is heard by the proper decision makers• Led implementation of project teams of up to five people and weekly client reporting, capturing project successes for client review and presentation• Designed proposals and messaging to address client initiatives resulting in expanded current accounts and increased monthly revenues of over $10,000• Administered, edited, and wrote content for advocacy campaigns targeting members of Congress, state and federal policy makers resulting in hundreds of letters, OpEds, LTEs and blog posts written• Provided research and analysis to champion client needs and support new business development• Managed daily client budgeting for accounts up to $1M and analyzed expenditures monthly cutting several thousand dollars in operational and project costs

• Led research in campaign finance records, issue analysis, opposition and industry overviews providing internal client teams up to the minute analysis and data to support advocacy initiatives, media campaigns and messaging targeting policy makers• Supervised five interns and two junior staff members; delegated tasks during peak workloads and directed final product editing

• Tracked legislation, regulations and complied reports published internally for corporate clients • Researched projects on Freedom of Information Act and Homeland Security issues

• Tracked and analyzed various issues related to gubernatorial campaigns • Served as liaison to select senior gubernatorial campaign staff and responded to ad hoc research requests• Conducted public record research on White House and RNC initiatives to address “hot button” topics

Project Director; 2000 - 2002• Assistant Director of 27th, 28th and 29th annual Conservative Political Action Conferences (CPAC), the largest conservative political conference in the United States• Conducted legislative research, built coalitions through strategic networking and assisted with membership services• Assisted Executive Director with research, lobbying and communications• Coordinated research for the organization’s platform project for the 2000 elections