Ms. McBride is currently a self-employed public policy consultant. She previously worked for Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement, a non-profit organization founded to support collaborative public policy decision making and the Virginia Beach City Manager’s Office, where she coordinated communications. Ms. McBride also served as the assistant executive director of the non-profit organization Search for Common Ground in Washington, D.C., co-owned a retail store, and was director of communications for the Colorado Center for Environmental Management. During her career, she has worked on cleanup issues at the Rocky Flats site in Colorado, provided stakeholder input on DOE environmental technology deployment initiatives, and authored the League of Women Voters publication on transporting spent fuel. She is a member of the League of Women Voters of Idaho and the Boise Smart Growth Coalition, and the chair of Fair Share Idaho. Ms. McBride is an Idaho native, from Pocatello, and currently resides in Boise, Idaho. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from the University of Denver. Her interest in the EM SSAB in Idaho is based on her commitment to stakeholder involvement in public decisions. She also has an interest in environmental issues and preserving the environment for future generations. She was appointed to the board in April 2012.