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I earned my bachelor's degree at Allegheny College, a premier liberal arts college renowned for its graduates' ability to think analytically and creatively. I was the quintessential liberal arts major. Today, I'm grateful for my ongoing interest in a wide variety of subjects, because creative solutions to problems are often found at the nexus of a number of disciplines, or at the point where seemingly disparate ideas overlap... After college, I worked at a New York university that uniquely combined conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with liberal arts and sciences programs. I then moved to Washington, DC, to work for a documentary filmmaker. During my time in the nation's capital, I worked in publications and media for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress and in public affairs at the National Cathedral. This gave me a real sense of how people operate inside the Beltway and what makes Washington tick... I..