LegiStorm

Biographical

Education

• Simmons College (Boston, Mass.) - Certificate, nutrition and dietetics (2003-2006)

• Tufts University - MS, food policy and applied nutrition (2003-2005)

• Bastyr University - Life sciences (2002-2003)

• University of Phoenix Inc. - BS, business management (1998-2000)

Employment History

• Food Research and Action Center (April 2024-)

  Interim President

• Food Research and Action Center (March 2023-)

  Chief Program Officer

• Pew Charitable Trusts (Aug. 2021-March 2023)

  Senior Director, Government Relations

• Edelman (Jan. 2020-Aug. 2021)

  Senior Vice President, Food Advisory and Corporate Reputation

• Mars Inc. (Dec. 2015-Jan. 2020)

  North America Policy Director

• Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (Dec. 2014-Dec. 2015)

  Senior Policy Adviser, Agriculture and Nutrition

• Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) (Nov. 2013-Dec. 2014)

  Legislative Assistant

• University of Bridgeport (Jan. 2013-Oct. 2013)

  Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Sciences

• National Council on the Aging (Jan. 2011-Aug. 2012)

  Policy Director, Center for Healthy Aging

• Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) (2010)

  Health and Aging Policy Fellow

Contact Information

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  Email, work:
  khorton@frac.org

Main Office
1200 18th St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
Phone: (202) 986-2200
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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken in 2014 costing $514

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Congressional Salary

Caught Our Eye

• DeLauro aide embarks on a voyage to Mars

  Posted by LegiStorm on Jan. 11, 2016
  A senior policy adviser to Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) has taken her agricultural and nutrition expertise on a voyage to plant her flag at Mars - the candy company, not the red planet. read more