The Capitol Dome

Winter 2013

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Capitol Committee Update The U.S. Capitol Historical Society's Capitol Committee is proud to introduce our newest level of membership: the $15,000 Constitution Signers level. Members at this level of giving will receive all the membership benefits of the Brumidi Society, as well as two invitations to each biannual breakfast or lunch bringing together Society members and various congressional staff members, such as chiefs of staff and legislative directors. Current Constitution Signers are: american Beverage association BP The Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Chevron exxonmobil Corporation sanofi-aventis SPRING PREVIEW T he U.S. Capitol Historical Society has events brewing for 2013! Check in on our redesigned (and easier to navigate) website for the latest updates on our annual African American History Month Lecture in February, upcoming brown bags, USCHS 50th Anniversary exhibit updates, and more. On May 3, our annual symposium rolls around again, with the latest installment in the series The National Capital in a Nation Divided: Congress and the District of Columbia Confront Sectionalism and Slavery; the day-long conference will focus on non-war-related Congressional legislation during the Civil War. 54 THE CAPITOL DOME Development Committee Spotlight mary moore hamrick, a member of the Development Committee, leads Grant Thornton's public policy and government affairs efforts and serves as the firm's primary liaison with Members of Congress. Her public policy and capital markets expertise, and her unique understanding of public company auditing, position her as a knowledgeable and respected policy advocate for credible, timely, and relevant financial information that is fundamental to promoting investor confidence in the global capital markets. She is a member of Grant Thornton's US National Leadership Team and Chairman of the firm's Political Action Committee. Hamrick has a strong business and legal background, with 20 years' experience working for and then with the U.S. Congress. She most recently served as the Senior Director of External Relations and Strategic Planning for the Center for Audit Quality, where she managed its strategic priorities, stakeholder outreach, and communications plans to advance the auditing profession's core values of integrity, objectivity, honesty, and trust. Hamrick's prior experience includes employment as Director of the Office of External Relations for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, where she established its government relations office and directed its public affairs functions. She also headed the New York Life Insurance Company's Washington, D.C. governmental affairs office, served as counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and was a registered investments representative for Morgan Stanley. Hamrick received her bachelor's degree cum laude from Duke University and her JD and MBA degrees from the University of North Carolina. When she is not working, Hamrick likes to play golf and walk in the woods with her Welsh springer spaniel. To this day, she still gets excited when she walks past the Capitol at night and sees the light on in the dome. WINTER 2013

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