Mar 2008 to Mar 2011 Review CoordinatorOrchard Place
Sep 2001 to Mar 2008 TherapistYouth Emergency Services
Feb 1997 to Dec 1999 CounselorYouth Homes of Mid America Johnston, IA Sep 1994 to Oct 1996 Youth Care Worker
Education:
University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa City, IA May 2001 Master of Social WorkUpper Iowa University Summa Cum Laude Fayette, IA May 1994 Bachelor of Arts in Human ServicesWestfield State College Westfield, MA Sep 1989 to May 1991 MA in General
"The death of al-Awlaki is the last nail in the coffin of the al Qaeda brand,"wrote Lisa Merriam (a "brand consultant") in a piece for Forbes. "Yes, bombs are what we think of when we think of al Qaeda, but powerful bombs require a powerful brand. The al Qaeda brand has been the key to raisinWhen Lisa Merriam celebrated the assassination of al Awlaki in Forbes, she was under a misapprehension that seems to have motivated that assassination and has helped sustain Obama's drone strike program: that the enemy should be thought of as a kind of overseas army, and if we kill all its s