[2][4][5] Temkin graduated from Vassar College in 2007, where she majored in Psychology and Education Policy, and then went to The Pennsylvania State University where she received an M.A.
[6] In November 2009, Temkin attended the International Bullying Prevention Association Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Kevin Jennings, then Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, was the keynote speaker.
[2] Temkin also began work on several other initiatives, including closely managing the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention, a coalition of 9 Federal departments, and launching research projects with the CDC and internally at the Department of Education to understand the definition of bullying and to understand the scope and impact of anti-bullying laws.
[14] During this time she also helped coordinate a partnership between the Department of Education and the Ad Council to launch a public service campaign targeted towards parents on the need to become "more than a bystander.".
[16] Temkin was also a featured speaker at several events, including the White House Conference on LGBT Families and a Townhall for Senator Frank Lautenberg[17][18] as well as a trusted media source, quoted in several articles in major publications[19][20][21][22][23][24] and appearing on radio and television programming.