Ann Marie Maloney is a communications consultant in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. She has over five years of experience as a journalist at the local and federal level and earned an Excellence in Action award for her coverage of tax issues as a congressional reporter for CCH Inc.  Ann Marie wrote numerous blogs and articles about the Affordable Care Act, taxes and personal finance in her previous role managing communications for the Association of International Certified Public Accountants. She has a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University.