Category: ADVOCATE

         ADVOCATE         Professional Summary     Conscientious attorney with experience in government relations, educational law and advocacy for families with special needs children, two years practice in health law and public policy for military families, two years federal government experience in human rights and foreign affairs with the U.S. Department of State       Core Qualifications         KEY QUALIFICATIONS     Member of 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   to   01/2013    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Represented the needs of military families with policy makers and national organizations regarding legislation and programs for military special needs dependent children   Assisted families with navigating military health care insurance,  Strategized with parents concerning individual education plans, 504 documents and educational behavioral plans  Led the first Military Family Leadership Institute training on Fort Meade and t aught parent seminars on effective communication and advocacy   Trained professionals statewide concerning military culture and customs  Represented the Maryland Coalition on the Maryland Military Child State Education Committee Board, the DC area Inter-service Family Action Board, The Kimbrough Military Treatment Patient Family Action Council and the National Military Officer Association of America Spouse Advisory Panel          United States Foreign Service Officer  ,   01/2003   to   01/2005    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Student , Department of State, Foreign Service Institute    Studied German language and culture  Studied Europe and German/American Relations and American/ EU relations  Presented in depth study of German Contemporary Issues  Learned European history and culture to include Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Balkans     F   oreign Affairs Officer,  Department of State, International Religious Freedom Office        In charge of monitoring religious freedom in Africa    Edited and added to the Annual Congressional Religious Freedom Report concerning religious intolerance in Western and Sub-Saharan Africa    Met with International Non-Governmental Organizations regarding religious freedom and atrocities against religious minorities    Coordinated with U.S. embassies to investigate religious persecution in Africa, worked in partnership with other State Department bureaus and country desk officers to ensure religious freedom for Africans        Staff Assistant ,  Department of State, Political/ Military Bureau       Worked directly with the Secretary of State's Executive Staff regarding documents from the Political/Military Bureau     Reported directly for the Office of the Assistant Secretary    Provided technical guidance and deadlines to a bureau of ten office directors and 300 people    Set bureau priorities and was project manager for projects tasked to the bureau for and from the Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary, National Security Council and Undersecretary    Ensured timeliness and accuracy of classified documents and sensitive communications, made certain documents were properly classified    Managed bureau contributions to overseas briefing books for the Vice President, Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State,     Liaison with Legislative Affairs Bureau for the bureau's responses to Congressional inquiries    Worked directly with the Secretary of State's Executive Staff regarding documents from the Political/Military Bureau    Supervised nine interns, trained incoming staff assistants and managed scheduling of intern hours            Volunteer Public Advocate/Attorney, Exceptional Family Member Services  ,   01/1997   to   01/2002    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Provided legal representation to families with special needs children regarding education services  Negotiated Individual Education Plans and 504 documents   Interpreted and applied federal statutory requirements and administrative regulations for clients before school administrative hearings   Drafted appropriate goals for education plans          Education      Juris Doctor        Georgia State University   －   City  ,   State  ,   US     Georgia State University (GSU) College of Law, Jurist Doctor, Atlanta, GA            International law and arbitration      Johannes Kepler University, School of Law   －   City  ,     Austria     Johannes Kepler University, School of Law, International Arbitration, completed with honors          Bachelor of Arts  :  Government and Communications      Evangel University   －   City  ,   State  ,   US             Professional Affiliations     Maryland Bar        Accomplishments      Austria, with honors  Springfield, MO, Summa cum Laude  Evangel University Alumni Social Science Regent Award Recipient         Skills      Training, Liaison, Federal Government,  Public Policy