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Becker, a resident of Princeton, was the founder and guiding force behind the independent public affairs consulting firm Becker Associates, which was acquired by Princeton Communications Group in 2003. Becker oversaw the firm's government affairs and public relations divisions. She retired in July of 2006. She currently serves on the boards of Capital Health System, the Mental Health Association of New Jersey, Rider University, Greenwood House, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, and the Christine Todd Whitman Excellence in Public Service Series. Previously Becker served as the vice-chair of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for eight years and chaired its 50th Anniversary Committee. She was a long time member of the board of the American Repertory Ballet, where she served as chair from 2002-2004. She also served on the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Advisory Committee of Channel 13-WNET, the New Jersey Council on Advertising, the Center for Non-Profit Corporations, Women in Philanthropy and the Trust Company of Princeton. In 1998, Becker received a TWIN award from the YWCA. In 2004 she received the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award from the Women's Political Caucus and an award from the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners. She was also recognized by the legislature in 2003 as an outstanding woman in New Jersey. Becker has written a handbook on lobbying for the Center for the American Woman and Politics at the Eagleton Institute. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and received an M.A. from Manhattan College.
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