Graduate, University of Maryland. Entrepreneur, speaker, social impact/cause campaign strategist, Gen Y expert. Former: Senior Strategist, Citizen Engagement Laboratory; Director, Youth (under 30) Advocacy, Center for American Progress, the nation's largest, most influential progressive think tank; Co-Founder, Progress 2050, a national policy project focused on demographic change and equity. Frequent media contributor: CNN, MTV, HBO. Recipient of awards and honours including: America's Top 50 Politicos (Politico.com); Women's Leadership Award, Oprah's O Magazine.