Tenure

Member of the Maryland House of Delegates since April 3, 2023.

Current Assignments

2023 Appropriations Committee

2023 Education and Economic Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Women Legislators of Maryland

2023 Maryland Legislative Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Caucus

Public Service

Bethesda Urban Partnership; Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District; Bethesda Green; Bannockburn Elementary School PTA; Montgomery County Community Development Block Grant; Montgomery County Muslim Foundation (MCMF); Indivisible Cabin John, Bannockburn Reason for Action, and Glen Echo Mobilization.

Memberships

Emerge Maryland; Women's Democratic Club; Montgomery County Democratic Campaign Committee.

Biographical Information

Born in New York City, New York, November 6, 1979; Wootton High School, 1997; University of Maryland, College Park, BA (Economics), BS (Decision Information Sciences, 2001; Columbia University, Columbia School of Business, MBA 2004; University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, MA, Public Policy, 2010; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Division, Economist, 2006-2007; White House Office of Management and Budget, Policy Analyst/Program Examiner, 2011-2012; 2007-2009; U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Negotiator/Advisor, UN Management and Reform Division, 2013-2014; U.S. Treasury Department, Small Business, Community Development, & Affordable Housing, Senior Policy Advisor, 2014-2015; U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Chief of Staff, 2015-2018; The University of Maryland, Senior Faculty Specialist, Department of Management & Organization, 2017-present; Married; three children.