Mary Beth A. is an experienced food, booze, and lifestyle writer currently with Thrillist since November 2016 and also serves as a food critic/writer for the San Diego Reader since November 2011. Previously, Mary Beth held project management and project coordinator roles at Amgen from 1998 to 2007 and served as a senior operations coordinator at ALLIED SIGNAL AEROSPACE SERVICE CORPORATION ASASCO from 1995 to 1998. Mary Beth earned an M.S. in Biotechnology from the University of Maryland Global Campus between 2003 and 2005 and holds a B.A. in General Sciences, Elementary Education, and Psychology from National Louis University.