About UsLisa Nuss was the editor of OregonPEN.org, a new public interest newspaper. Her political opinions have been published in the London Guardian, the Huffington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the San Francisco Chronicle. Her work has been used as curriculum in university courses, and at the Southern Poverty Law Center. She was named the Gerlinger Cup winner at the University of Oregon as an undergrad, and earned a J.D. and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the University of Washington.
Her work in government has included drafting statutes in the Oregon Legislative Counsel Office, serving as Judiciary Counsel in the Oregon Legislature, and working as a Securities Licensing & Enforcement Officer and Manager in the Oregon Department of Business & Consumer Services. She has worked for both Republicans and Democrats — in college she interned for US Senator Bob Packwood in Washington DC and worked as paid staff on his 1986 re-election campaign. She also worked for former Oregon Treasurer Jim Hill, when he was in the Oregon Senate. In the 2000s, she relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where she worked as a compliance officer for the Mill Valley political law firm Nielsen, Merksamer. Nuss handled the reporting of campaign contributions from clients including Apple Computer, Oracle, Cisco, and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. She later worked for a premier banking consultancy, the Promontory Financial Group. At PFG, she advised major banks on governance and audit regulations and best practices. Clients included Wells Fargo, American Express, the National Australian Bank in Melbourne and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, USA-NYC headquarters. When Nuss had her first child in 2008, she moved back to her hometown of Salem, Oregon. Contact her at [email protected]. |
Web Sites
How-Dare-She.com, hosted by TypePad Save Our Kids From Oregon Public Schools, on Word Press: http://saveourkidsfromoregon publicschools.com/ |
Awards• Gerlinger Cup - Univ. of Oregon
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Publications (selected)
• "Why is Michelle Obama Channeling Jackie-O?" Women's eNews, 1/28/10
•"Martha's Only Crime: Acting Like a Tough Guy," in Reading & Writing Short Arguments, (McGraw Hill 5th Ed.: 2005) •"Who Does Barack Obama Think He Is?" London Guardian, 1/16/07; Huffington Post 1/12/07 |