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Amanda graduated from Chapman University in 2003 with studies in Public Relations and Sociology, and joined Davidson shortly after as a Research Assistant. She quickly advanced into a junior account management role, thanks to her ability to develop strong candidate relationships and her excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills. Although new to the recruiting field, Amanda's genuine excitement for the industry has played a significant factor in her success. Amanda is responsible for temporary and permanent legal placement, and enjoys helping candidates through a major transition in their lives. Her interests include the Beatles, General Hospital, reality TV and reading, as well as spending time with her family and close friends (like Lindsay, our Branch Coordinator!).

Dr. Anna Vella is a senior doctor at the General Hospital in Malta where she specialises in care for pregnant women with a substance misuse problem and women who are sex workers. She is president of the Cana Movement in Malta which provides marriage education and enrichment programmes and works with couples and individuals facing difficulties in their marriages.

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Professor M. Rotter is Head of the Department of Clinical Microbiology of the Hygiene-Institute of the Medical School of the University at the General Hospital, Vienna. He published about 400 scientific publications including areas of clinical microbiology, hospital epidemiology, and disinfection. Prof. Rotter was awarded the Unilever Award 1975, the Austrian Hygiene-Award 1976, the Rudolf Schulke Award 1982, and the Dusseldorf Hygiene Award 1984. He is temporary adviser to the WHO and previously he was President of the Austrian Society of Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, President of the Austrian Society for Chemotherapy, and Vicepresident of the Paul-Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy.

Thomas Balkin, PhD has been at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research since September 1985, first serving as a research psychologist in the Human Psychopharmacology Branch of the Department of Behavioral Biology, and since April 1995, as chief of the Department of Behavioral Biology. He is also a consultant and co-director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Howard County (MD) General Hospital. He has been affiliated with several sleep disorders centers and sleep centers since 1981, and has served on NAT0 , NIH, and other government boards and committees focused on issues of sleep and performance. Dr. Balkin received his B.S. from Syracuse University, an M.S. in experimental psychology from the State University of New York, College at Cortland, and his PhD in experimental psychology from Bowling Green State University. He is the author of numerous articles and studies on sleep issues, including those involving alertness, fatigue and performance.