9/11 Survivor and Activist Shares Her Story; "We're All Starting To Get What's Now Known As The World Trade Center Cough"

Eyewitness History

Anne Marie works with NGO's and private companies to develop and fund their organizations and projects. She has hosted fundraisers for political campaigns from NY City Council to the NY Governors race and Presidential bids. Clients include, United Cerebral Palsy Research & Education (CEO Paul Volcker) as well as Tom Cruise and his 9/11 NY Detox Project. She creates and produces unique events from small, private dinners, to wine tastings and large scale stadium venues . As the former President of New York From the Ground Up, a 9/11 small business lobby (co-founded with Kevin Curnin, Jeanine Chanes and Arielle Goodman), they helped break through and redefine HUD regulations. FTGU was instrumental in reshaping public policy to help deliver federal funds and grant monies to assist small business owners in rebuilding the Ground Zero Community. Honored by League of Woman Voters as a Woman of Distinction. Honorary co-chair of the Congressional Small Business Advisory Board of NYC for three years. Two national leadership awards from Congress. A 9/11 Manhattan Chamber of Commerce award was presented to From the Ground Up for their leadership and advocacy.

Anne Marie was previously a Non Partisan Political writer for The Examiner. To find out more about her petition, click here: https://www.change.org/p/you-promised-to-never-forget?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_34325637_en-US%3A8&recruiter=895007848&recruited_by_id=bbb1b420-a3df-11e8-b166-6d0b6cd0f77f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_petition&share_bandit_exp=initial-34325637-en-US

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