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n a city filled with some of the nation’s most dynamic young people, the 250 individuals who comprise this year’s Young & The Guest List repeatedly stand out; as leaders, risk-takers, givers, connectors, and changemakers. Their achievements vary widely, but each was nominated, researched, and debated before being added to the list. What emerged from this process is a more accomplished group than ever before, and so for the first time, we’ve decided to include their professional titles alongside their names. The past three months have reminded us all how quickly the city’s young power players can change. But after four years, TheYoung & The Guest List is still the only place to find them all. Clockwise from top left: Afshin Molavi, Kate Marie Grinold, Xavier Equihua, Pamela Brown and Brooke Daley, Eric Braverman, Carrie and David Marriott, Geoff Tracy and Norah O’Donnell, Eric Brewer, Lindsay Czarniak, Lauren and Devon Talbott, Alexandra Cousteau, Adrian Loving, Lamell McMorris, Pepper Watkins and Becca Glover, Dominique Dawes, and Isaac Lidsky
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Miss HUMA ABEDIN Aide, Office of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dr. ANDREW BALDWIN Advocate, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, U.S. Navy
Mr. SETH BENHARD,Vice President, CBRE; and Ms. NELLIE BOONE BENHARD, Boone & Sons Jewelers
Mr. MARC ADELMAN Principal, Adelmania Consulting
Ms. MONICA BARNES Director of Alumnae Relations, National Cathedral School
Ms. CARMEN BERKLEY President, United States Student Association
His Excellency the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates YOUSEF AL OTAIBA Mr. JAMES ALEFANTIS Co-Owner, Buck’s Fishing and Camping and Comet Ping Pong Miss ROSHANAK AMELI-TEHRANI Entrepreneur and Film Producer Ms. NICOLE BAGLEY CEO, Celebrity Service International and trustee, numerous boards Mr. BRET BAIER, Host, “Special Report with Bret Baier;”and Ms. AMY BAIER, board member, Children’s National Medical Center Miss SARAH BAKER Associate, Hogan & Hartson
Mr. DOUGLAS BARNES Owner, Destination Polo, and Member, United States Polo Team
Mr. ROBERT “BO” BLAIR, Founder and President, Smith Point, Jetties, Surfside, and The Rookery; and Ms. MEGHAN BLAIR, Founder, Something Sweet Bakery
Mr. NEIL BARRETT Cinematographer
Miss JOANNA BLOCK President, Kiron Global Strategies
Miss SANDRA BARROS Vice President, Terra Developers
Miss ERICKA BOONE Manager, Boone & Sons Jewelers
Mr. ZENO BAUCUS and Ms. STEPHANIE BAUCUS, Associates, Orrick, Herrington &
Mr. CHRIS BOUTLIER Interior Designer, Adams Design
Sutcliffe LLP Mr. GREG BEHRMAN Member, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State Mr. EMMETT BELIVEAU Director of Advance, Office of Presidential Advance
Mr. SPENCER BOYER Director, International Law and Diplomacy, Center for American Progress Mr. J QUINN BRADLEE Author, A Different Life
DIFFERENCE MAKER AMBASSADOR YOUSEF AL OTAIBA OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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or someone who spent his college days at Georgetown, I didn’t think there was much that could still impress me about Washington – until Inauguration Day. Perhaps the best perk of being an ambassador is the Capitol platform ticket to the president’s swearing-in. Looking across the Mall was unforgettable.The energy and hopefulness of the massive crowd was stirring. As the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, it was particularly moving to hear the president reach out to the Muslim world with genuine conviction, in speaking about a new way forward, of a new hope for peace. It was a message embraced as warmly and as eagerly by the crowd that day in Washington, as by people in the UAE and across the Middle East and the Muslim world. It reminded me that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are bound together by more than just a first name. Close allies, we share common interests in the fight against extremism, in building a more stable region, and in restoring global prosperity.
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That is perhaps the most important part of my new job - helping Americans understand that we have similar interests and shared goals. It is a particular challenge now with a change in administrations and many new faces on the Hill. For an ambassador, it means building new relationships or reconnecting with old friends in new positions. It means discerning new policies and interpreting them, both literally and figuratively, for officials back home. It means more public diplomacy efforts to reach beyond Washington. It’s not too far from my old dorm at Georgetown to the embassy where I now work, but it’s been a much farther journey from student to ambassador. It’s a journey that has brought me full circle back to Washington in a different and welcomed role with new challenges ahead and new friends to be made.
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Mr. ERIC BRAVERMAN Principal, McKinsey & Company
NBA Basketball Player, Washington Wizards, Founder, Caron’s Coats for Kids Drive
Mr. G JOHN CECCHI Assistant Vice President, The IDI Group Inc.
Mr. ERIC BREWER Partner, Dissident Display Gallery
Mr. DESMOND BUTLER, Reporter,The Associated Press; and Ms. MIRIAM MAHLOW, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Human Rights Watch
Mr. SAMUEL CHALTAIN, Washington Director, The Forum for Education and Democracy; and Ms. SARAH MARGON Foreign Policy Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Russ Feingold
Miss CLARA BRILLEMBOURG Associate, Foley Hoag LLP Mr. F B “FRITZ� BROGAN III Co-Owner, Gin and Tonic and Kitchen Miss PAMELA BROWN Reporter, ABC7 and News Channel 8 Mr. WARREN BROWN, Owner, Cakelove; and Ms. PAMELA BROWN, Consultant, Cygma Corp. Miss E COVENTRY BURKE Fundraiser, The Nature Conservancy Mr. CHRIS BURNS Vice President of Business Development, BrightestYoungThings.com and DJ Mr. CARON BUTLER
Mr. MATTHEW BUTLER Principal, East Capitol Consulting, LLC
Mr. PETER CHERUKURI, Associate Publisher, Roll Call; and Ms. EMILY LENZNER, Producer, ABC News
Miss DONNA BYRD Publisher, The Root.com at The Washington Post Company
Mr. TIMOTHY CHI, CEO, Wedding Wire; and Ms. TRACEY CHI, Development Executive, Clark Realty Capital
Mr. NICHOLAS CAMBATA Co-Founder, 8812 Studios
Mr. GEORGE CHOPIVSKY III Vice President, Simpson Property Group
Mr. HUNTER CAMPBELL Associate, Advantis Mr. TUCKER CARLSON, Correspondent, MSNBC and Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute; and Ms. SUSAN CARLSON Miss ROBYN CARR Associate, Skadden,Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Mr. KARIM CHROBOG Founder, 18th Street Films and Tangier Pictures Mr. MICHAEL COE Chief Operating Officer and EVP of Government Relations,The Hawthorn Group, LC
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: CARON BUTLER WASHINGTON WIZARDS STARTING FORWARD
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ecognized as one of the top “Good Guys� in professional sports by The Sporting News in 2006, Caron Butler, already known as a sensation on the court, is making waves in the philanthropic world as well. In 2008, the Wizard’s starting forward traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program, conducting clinics, visiting schools and speaking to youth. He then returned to Washington to average 20 points per game. Butler has immersed himself in the metropolitan area’s charitable community because he wants, above all else, to be a role model. He can be found warning kids about the perils of smoking as a spokesman for DC Tobacco Free Families, hosting basketball clinics all over the District, where he gets a chance to preach the 3 Ds (Dedication, Determination, and Discipline), or partnering with the United Way in his
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hometown of Racine,Wis., during Thanksgiving. When winter comes, Butler can be found distributing coats collected from the “Caron’s coats for Kids� drive, but when it’s warm outside, then it’s time for the Bike Brigade. He has given away thousands of bikes to kids in Racine in the past few years and last Christmas did the same for students at Ferebee-Hope Community School. Last summer, he funded the $10,000 renovation of the Cops ’N Kids reading center run by Julia Burney-Witherspoon, a retired police officer who kept him out of trouble when he was growing up. It’s all part of his legacy project, which encourages strong relationships between children and law enforcement. Butler never forgets where he came from and knows that by giving back the effects will be long lasting.
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From left: Peter Cherukuri and Patrick Gavin, Hadley Gamble, Dr. Shahram and Sarah Salemy, Jonas and Carolina Furukrona, Coventry Burke and Ashley Taylor
Mr. JARED COHEN Author, Children of Jihad Miss JULIA COHEN Outreach Consultant Ms. ANNE CORBETT Executive Director, Cultural Development Corporation, City of Washington Mr. PETER CORBETT Founder, iStrategy Labs Miss RACHEL COTHRAN Blogger, ProjectBeltway.com and special-events coordinator Miss ALEXANDRA COUSTEAU Founder, Blue Legacy International and Emerging Explorer, National Geographic Society
Mr. NATHAN DASCHLE, Executive Director, Democratic Governors Association; and Ms. JILL DASCHLE, Managing Director, EnTrust Capital Miss DOMINIQUE DAWES Motivational Speaker and President, Dominique Dawes, LLC
Mr. CAESAR DEVOTO Regional Sales Manager, Cvent, Inc.
Count RENAUD DE VIEL CASTEL, Manager, Veolia Transportation; and Countess DE VIEL CASTEL ANAIS , Public Relations Consultant
Mr. RAYMOND “TRIPP� DONNELLY III President and CEO, RepEquity Inc. Miss TARAH DONOGHUE Associate, Gibraltar Communications
Miss TARA DE NICOLAS Director of Marketing and Communications, Washington Humane Society
Mr. ROSS DOUTHAT, Senior Editor, The Atlantic;
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Mr. PHILIPPE COUSTEAU JR CEO EarthEcho International, Owner, Azure Worldwide and Chief Ocean Correspondent for Animal Planet Miss LINDSAY CRAIG PR and Communications Manager,Ann Hand, LLC Miss MONIQUE CURRIE Forward, Washington Mystics Miss LINDSAY CZARNIAK Sports anchor and reporter, NBC4
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Miss BROOKE DALEY Student, Georgetown School of Law Miss KATE DAMON Owner, Kaze Design Mr. SWAPTAK DAS CEO, Das Enterprises, Inc.
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Mr. PHILIP DEUTCH, Managing Partner, NGP Energy Technology Partners; and Ms. MARNE LEVINE, Chief of Staff to Lawrence Summers, National Economic Council
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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST and Ms. ABBY DOUTHAT, Staff Writer, Smithsonian
Mr. JON FAVREAU Director of Speechwriting, White House Office of Communications
Mr. ADAM FRANKEL Senior Presidential Speechwriter, White House Office of Communications
Miss SARAH FEINBERG Senior Advisor to Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Executive Office of the President
Mr. JONAS FURUKRONA,Senior Engineering Manager, Rockwell Collins STS; and Ms. CAROLINA FURUKRONA, Director for Development, Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Mr. TED DOWNEY Senior Analyst, Potomac Research
The Honorable ADRIAN FENTY, Mayor of Washington, D.C.; and Ms. MICHELLE FENTY, Counsel, Perkins Coie, President of the Advisory Council for the Capital Breast Care Center
Miss L HADLEY GAMBLE Writer, “America’s News HQ with Chris Wallace�
Mr. JOSH DUBOIS Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Mr. SEAN FINE and Ms. ANDREA NIX FINE, Founders, Fine Films
Mr. DEAN GARFIELD President and CEO, Information Technology Industry Council
Ms. BETSY FISCHER Executive Producer, “Meet the Press�
Mr. ROBERT GARZA Musician and Co-Owner, Thievery Corporation
Mr. JUSTIN FISHKIN Senior Strategist, The Cypress Group, and founder, The Holster Project
Mr. PATRICK GAVIN Staff Writer, Politico
Mr. MICHAEL DOVE Co-Founder, The Forum Theatre Mr. JOHN DOW Director, Press Office, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Miss JENNIFER DUCK Producer, “ABC World News Tonight� Miss RACHEL EDDINS Director of Special Programs, Kimball Stroud & Associates Ms. RAQUEL ROCKY EGUSQUIZA Vice President, Member Value, AARP Mr. EBONG EKA Founder and Head Designer, Mi Chiamo Eka Mr. XAVIER EQUIHUA Managing Partner, Federal Strategies Group, Inc.
Mr. ALAN FITTS Travel Deputy, White House Office of the First Lady
Miss JESSICA GIBSON Communications and Marketing Director, Latin Concepts
Mr. NATHANIEL FOGG Entrepreneur The Honorable HAROLD FORD JR , Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council; and Ms. EMILY FORD
Mr. CHUCK GHOORAH Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Cvent, Inc.
Mr. RUFUS GIFFORD Co-Founder, B&G Associates
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MICHAEL STAUTMANIS CHIEF OF STAFF WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS/PUBLIC LIAISON
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ight now I am in the enviable position of being able to serve in my personal, professional, and spiritual life. Moving into this new post and committing the time needed to enact policies necessary to get our country on the right track is important, but I continue to work to find ways, as the president has called for, to work to improve my community. First, I have the honor of serving the country by working for President Obama and the First Family. The times call for extraordinary leadership, and all of us privileged to serve in this administration are putting in the time and energy needed to aid this president in his tasks. It’s also a joy to work with such a kindred spirit as Valerie Jarrett, whose approach to policy development, problem solving and caring for people reflects everything I have come to appreciate about public service.
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While we are called to serve, and despite the grueling hours, I remain committed to spending time with my amazing wife and three wonderful children. I have the opportunity and challenge of raising a son with autism, so I also work closely with the broader village to support other children and families fighting this battle. Finally, my church, Fort Washington Baptist Church, is a source of spiritual comfort that allows me to give as much as I can whenever I can. Here I have been accepted and embraced by an extended family of believers who allow me to share the journey of my personal and spiritual growth. This is a very special time in our country, and there is no shortage of ways that people in every community can find to serve. This is no time for excuses. The more we each give of ourselves, willingly and selflessly, the better off we will be as a nation.
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WASHINGTON’S MOST ELIGIBLE YOUNG STARS ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS ADRIAN TALBOTT
TARA DE NICOLAS
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENERATION ENGAGE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS WASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
IMPRESS ME BY> Speaking and writing simply.
IMPRESS ME BY> What you give back to your community and to others.
ASK ME ABOUT> My mom, she’s remarkable.
YOU WOULDN’T EXPECT THAT I> Have an uncle who is the Superior General of the Jesuits.
IN ANOTHER LIFE I WOULD BE> Six-feet eight-inches and dunking. I WISH I HAD TIME TO> Read more of my father’s books and ride my horse. NEVER AGAIN WILL I> Start a nonprofit organization from my garage. I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT> A sense of humor and adventure. I LAUGH AT MYSELF WHEN> My older brother, Devin, tells me I’m ridiculous every day. I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT> Mr. Chen’s Chinese take-out — order the Sesame Chicken, tell them I sent you.
IN YEARS I WILL BE> Still raising funds through events like Fashion for PawsÂŽ to support humane societies, who do the day-to-day work on the front lines to rehabilitate, protect and shelter animals. YOU WILL NEVER FIND ME> In the gym. I get my exercise outdoors.
YOU WILL NEVER FIND ME> Asking someone else to fix it. These problems belong to all of us, and we all have an obligation to make them better.
SOMEDAY I WANT TO LIVE IN> Every continent for some period of time.
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PUBLISHER THEROOT COM
HOST THE EVENING SHOW MIX FM
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IMPRESS ME BY> Being yourself.
IMPRESS ME BY> Making me laugh!
IMPRESS ME BY> Making some PEEP art, yes the marshmallows.
ASK ME ABOUT> Getting lost in a Thailand jungle on an elephant.
YOU WOULDN’T EXPECT THAT I> Love new country music!
ASK ME ABOUT> How I want to save the ocean.
YOU WOULDN’T EXPECT THAT I> Love practicing Wing Chun martial arts.
IN ANOTHER LIFE I WOULD BE> A spy
IN ANOTHER LIFE I WOULD BE> A martini glass full of chocolate pudding.
IN ANOTHER LIFE I WOULD BE> Elastigirl, the the strong, witty, multitasking super heroine from The Incredibles. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO> Act on Broadway. NEVER AGAIN WILL I> Wear feathered bangs. SOMEDAY I WANT TO LIVE IN> Berlin AFTER THIS INTERVIEW I> Am going to laugh at myself.
NEVER AGAIN WILL I> Go on a run for a date ... stupid. IN YEARS I WILL BE> 32 (haha)
I LAUGH AT MYSELF WHEN> I think of the countless tourists who look at their vacation pictures and see me in the background in some wacky outfit. I WISH I HAD TIME TO> Write the movie.
YOU WILL NEVER FIND ME> At an Indian restaurant.
I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT> Color
THE SEXIEST QUALITY IN THE WORLD IS> A killer sense of humor.
SOMEDAY I WANT TO LIVE IN> Ohh there are so many places!
AFTER THIS INTERVIEW I> Need a drink, this is hard!
AFTER THIS INTERVIEW I> Will go watch Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
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Mr. CHRISTOPHER GINDLESPERGER Communications Director, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Mr. BILLY GLADING Founder and President, Candid Career, LLC and Member, Washington Bayhawks Mr. JOHN GOODWIN Federal Liaison, National Rifle Association and President, Capital Club Mr. GARRETT GRAFF Editor at Large, Washingtonian Mr. ANDE GRENNAN, Owner, Sperry Tents of Nantucket and Associate, Franklin Haney Company, LLC; and Ms. MAE HANEY Miss KATE MARIE GRINOLD Associate, Innocents at Risk and Miss District of Columbia Miss KRISTIN GUITER Manager, Media Relations, Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design
Mr. HENRY HAGER, Associate, Constellation Energy Group; and Ms. JENNA BUSH, Teacher, Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School
and TV Development, District of Columbia Miss AMY HOLMES Contributor and Political Analyst, CNN
Mr. CHRIS HAYES, Senior Washington Editor, The Nation; and Ms. KATE HAYES, Associate Counsel, Office of White House Counsel
Miss PHILIPPA HUGHES Chief Creative Contrarian, Pink Line Project
Mr. SUDAFI HENRY Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the Vice President
Mr. JOSEPH P IRELAND III Founder and CEO, J.D. Ireland Interior Architecture
Miss HEATHER A HIGGINBOTTOM Deputy Director, White House Domestic Policy Council
Mr. DJ JOHNSON Manager,Volunteer Relations, ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership
Mr. JEFFREY HIMMELMAN, Author; and Ms. KIRSTEN LODAL, Co-Founder & CEO, National Student Partnerships, Inc.
Miss KIERRA JOHNSON Executive Director, Choice USA Mr. EZRA KLEIN Associate Editor and Blogger, The American Prospect
Miss RACHEL HIRSCHBERG Principal, Hirschberg Strategies
Miss SAVANNAH GUTHRIE Correspondent, NBC News
Mr. FRANCIS HOANG Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, currently serving as Company Executive Officer, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Mr. CARLOS GUTIERREZ Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
Miss ILYSE HOGUE Communications Director, Moveon.Org
Miss ERIKA GUTIERREZ Graduate Student, Georgetown University
of the District of Columbia; and Ms. KATHY HOLLINGER, Director, Office of Motion Picture
Mr. ANTHONY HOLLINGER,Vice President for Planning and University Relations, University
Mr. BRIAN KOMAR Director of Strategic Outreach, Activities, and Alliances, Center for American Progress Mr. MICHAEL KOSMIDES Owner, Teatro Goldoni Mr. JONATHAN KUHN, Principal, LangKuhn Architects; and Ms. ANNA LEFER KUHN, Executive Director, Arca Foundation
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: MICHAEL DOVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FORUM THEATRE
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’ll set the scene: You are sitting in a theater, watching a play. The performance speaks to your very heart. The final scene ends, the lights come up, and you look around to see that it has affected the entire audience. For me, nothing beats that moment – when we all realize that we’ve shared something wonderful with everyone else in the room. Theaters have been essential aspects of communities for thousands of years. They are places where people gather to consider how we might live better together, where we are reminded that our common experience unites us.This interaction is what made theater as vital
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to the ancient Greeks as is for us today. I started Forum Theatre, now in its fifth season, to be a truly 21st century theater experience. Not only do we produce challenging, political plays that speak to contemporary life, we create a gathering place for the discussion these stories provoke. We also want to expand the experience beyond our four walls by embracing “new media� – redefining community through online discussions and social networking. Theater is much more than mere entertainment. It brings us together and reminds us of all we have in common.
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DIFFERENCE MAKER SARAH FEINBERG SENIOR ADVISOR TO RAHM EMMANUEL
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n the ground zero world of politics, where Sarah Feinberg works as Senior Advisor to Rahm Emmanuel, Chief of Staff to the President, there is a dearth of free time, but shef keeps her eyes on home state (West Virginia) charities, and her local favorite, The Kennedy Center. For the past 18 months she has spent any other off duty time commuting to Chicago to see her husband, Dan Pfeiffer, President Obama’s Deputy Communications Chief. Married less than three years, and commuting for half of her married years, Feinberg met Pfeiffer on Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign, where he was working as Northeast communications director, and she, as West Virginia press secretary. They spoke on conference
Mr. RAJ KUMAR Co-Founder and CEO, Devex.com
calls numerous times a day for months, but didn’t actually meet until after the election. They began dating in 2002, and were married four years later. Now Pfeiffer and Feinberg are being hailed as a new DC power couple, but Feinberg is not looking at life on a linear path. She recently began pursuing a masters degree in Middle East foreign policy at National Defense University, and has said that she can see herself somewhere other than the Hill one of these days. For the foreseeable future, her job will be one of the most dynamic and demanding in Washington, but after more than five years of working with Emanuel, she’s more than ready for the challenge.
DOROTHY LIDSKY, Student, Sotheby’s Institute of Art
Marriott International; and Ms. CARRIE MARRIOTT
Mr. MARCUS KYD Founder, Taffety Punk Theatre Company
Miss TANYA LOMBARD Government Affairs Specialist, Johnson, Madigan, Peck, Boland, and Stewart, Inc.
Mr. JONATHAN MARTIN Senior Writer, Politico
Mr. ROBB LAKRITZ Principal, LaKritz | Adler Development
Mr. REGGIE LOVE Personal Aide to the President
Mr. ROMAN MARTINEZ Clerk to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit.
Mr. REED LANDRY Founder, “Late Night Shots�
Mr. ADRIAN LOVING Co-Founder, Dissident Display Gallery
Miss JACLYN MASON Fundraiser, Myeloproliferative Disease Foundation
Miss ANNE LEE Senior Manager, E-Business and Digital Products American College of Cardiology
Mr. BRENT LOWDER Insurance Consultant and Co-Founder, The Forum Theatre
Miss ALYSSA MASTROMONACO Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of Presidential Advance
Miss BECKY LEE Executive Director and Founder, Becky’s Fund
Mr. JAIR LYNCH Founder, Jair Lynch Development Partners
Mr. TOMMY MCFLY Host, The Evening Show on MIX107.3FM
Ms. JULIE LEE President and CEO, Access Systems, Inc.
Mr. and Ms. KEVIN MADDEN (Joyce) Senior Vice President, The Glover Park Group
Mr. LAMELL MCMORRIS Founder and CEO, Perennial Strategy Group
Mr. CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN, Editor, Congressional Quarterly Weekly; and Ms. ANA MARIE COX, Washington Editor, Time.com
Mr. VICTOR MADDUX, Co-Owner, Madlax Sports; and Ms. MICHELLE HANEY, Attorney, Franklin Haney Company
Dr. MICHELLE MCMURRY Director, Health, Biomedical Science, and Society Program, The Aspen Institute
Miss SARAH LENTI Consultant, Free and Strong America PAC
Miss KADRIEKA MAIDEN Co-Founder and Director of Communications, Style & Image Network
Miss ALICIA MENENDEZ Writer, Blogger, www.aliciamenendez.com
Miss EMILY LEVEY Actress, currently appearing in “Dante� at Synetic Theater Mr. ISAAC LIDSKY, Clerk, United States Supreme Court and founder, Hope for Vision; and Ms.
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From left: Francis Hoang, Kristen Guiter, Ebong Eka, Mae Podesta, Garrett Graff, Nathan and Jill Daschle
Y&GL FAVORITES Catch up with EBONG EKA on a Friday night at Degrees, Ritz Carlton, Georgetown Order PATRICK GAVIN a Whiskey ginger at The Palm Share your celebrity crush on Lebron James with MONIQUE CURRY Bump in to ROCKY EGUSQUIZA on vacay in Napa Valley and South Beach Admire the art at Govinda Gallery with PIROOZ SARSHAR
Ask FRITZ BROGAN on a date to The National Zoo Cheer like a super-fan with ANNE CORBETT for Wake Forest basketball Pump iron next to DAVID SUTPHEN at Washington
JESSICA MEYROWITZ, CEO, JSM Media, LLC
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, (D-Va.)
Mr. BEN MILLER Program Associate, Education Policy Program, New America Foundation
Miss ANNE OLAIMEY Director of Business Liaison, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. AFSHIN MOLAVI Fellow, New America Foundation
Mr. JAMES OLIVER, Program Manager, Navarro; and Ms. ANGELA FOX, President and CEO, Crystal City Business Improvement District
Mr. JOHN MONIS Owner and Chef, Komi
Mr. PETER OPPENHEIM, Senior Associate, Carmen Group; and Ms. KATIE OPPENHEIM, Legislative Aide, United States Senate
Mr. MICHAEL MONROE Director of Government Affairs, Building and Trade Department, AFL-CIO
Ms. LANA ORLOFF Stylist, Lana Orloff Style
Ms. JESSICA MONTOYA Manager of Congressional Affairs, Chrysler LLC Mr. EDUARDO MORALIS Deputy Director, Generation Change Program, Center for Community Change Miss KELLY MUCCIO Owner, Lost Boys Mr. ROSS MUELLER Technology Entrepreneur and Adviser
Dance all night with DAVID WASHINGTON at 18th Street Lounge or Fly
The Honorable PATRICK MURPHY Member, U.S. House of Representatives, (D-Pa.)
Brunch with MEGANN VAUGHN at Peacock Cafe
Ms. GLORIA NAUDEN Executive Director, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
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Miss KRISTYN NOETH Office of the General Counsel, American Petroleum Institute and Secretary, The City Tavern Club Mr. OSMAR NUNEZ-VILCHES Founder and President, Maté LLC The Honorable GLENN NYE
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Miss ALLISON PARENT General Counsel, United States Senate Mr. SAM PATTEN Principal, Sam Patten, LLC
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Indulge like AMY BAIER with a massage at the Four Season’s
Mr. ALEX OVECHKIN NHL Hockey Player, Washington Capitals and Founder, Crazy Eights
Mr. NICHOLAS PENNIMAN, Founder, The American News Project; and Ms. SARAH HARDING, Co-Director, D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence Mr. ADRIAN PERRY Student, Georgetown University Miss MARIA TERESA PETERSEN Founding Executive Director,Voto Latino Mr. MACON PHILLIPS Director of New Media, White House Office of Communications Miss MAE PODESTA Country Director, The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative
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Mr. JOSEPH PODUSLO Agent, Tutt, Taylor, Rankin Sotheby’s International Realty Ms. ADA POLLA Founder and CEO, Alchimie Forever
Mr. JOSEPH ROBERT III Board Member,Youth Leadership Foundation
The Honorable AARON SCHOCK Member, U.S. House of Representatives, (R-IL)
Mr. MICHAEL ROMEO President and CEO, The Michael Romeo Group
Mr. BARTON SEAVER President, Acquamatta Consulting and Private Chef Services
Mr. LUKE RUSSERT At-Large Youth Correspondent, NBC Nightly News, TODAY, and MSNBC
Mr. YOSI SERGANT White House Office of Public Engagement
Mr. OMAR POPAL Co-Owner, CafĂŠ Bonaparte and Napoleon
Mr. KARIM SADJADPOUR Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Mr. ARASH SHIRAZI President, Bullit Music and Manager, Dirty Vegas and Dubfire
Mr. MATTHEW PORTER Manager of National Advancement, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Mr. REIHAN SALAM Associate Editor, The Atlantic
Mr. ALI SHIRAZINIA Grammy award-winning music producer and DJ
Dr. SHAHRAM SALEMY, Practicing Physician, Plastic Surgery Associates, P.C.; and Dr. SARAH SALEMY
Mr. JAMAL SIMMONS President, New Future Communications and political analyst
The Honorable LINDA SANCHEZ Member, U.S. House of Representatives, (D-Calif.)
Mr. BEN SMITH Senior Writer, Politico
Mr. PIROOZ SARSHAR Owner, The Grooming Lounge
Mr. THOMAS SNEDEKER Director of Finance, New Media Strategies
Miss ALI SAVINO Co-Founder, Center for Independent Media
Mr. DOUGLAS SONDERS Co-Founder, 8112 Studios
Miss CHRISTY SCHLESINGER Architect, Schlesinger & Associates
Ms. PAMELA SORENSEN Founder, “Pamela’s Punch�
Mr. DAVID POLLIN, President, The Buccini/ Pollin Group; and Ms. KIRSTEN POLLIN Wine Auction Coordinator, Zachys-Christie’s
Mr. CLINTON PORTIS NFL Football Player, Washington Redskins and Founder, The Clinton Portis Foundation The Honorable ADAM PUTNAM Member, U.S. House of Representatives, (R-Fla.) Mr. PHILIPPE REINES Senior Advisor and Press Secretary, Office of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Mr. ROLAND REYNOLDS, Founder and Partner, Little Hawk Capital Management; and Ms. DIANA REYNOLDS
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hievery Corporation joined the UN World Food Programme (WFP) as celebrity partners following the Asian tsunami four years ago. While that natural calamity claimed 250,000 lives - a tragedy of epic proportions – we were unaware that every 10 days an equal number of lives are lost to hunger. Each day, 25,000 people die of hunger - that’s one child every six seconds. Hunger has been called a “silent tsunami� because so often it is the very poor in remote places who succumb to it, far from the TV cameras and headlines. We teamed up with WFP and traveled with them to see for ourselves how people were coping with this
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kind of hunger and poverty in Sudan, Kenya, and Nepal. In Nepal, where WFP helps some 1.5 million people a year, I met children and mothers empowered by their school-feeding and health programs and farmers facing huge new challenges as global warming melts the Himalayan glaciers - the main watershed for hundreds of millions of people. Hunger is something basic and elemental that transcends boundaries around the world. Conquering it is essential if we are going to make meaningful human progress in health, education and economic development. Find out more: http://www.wfp.org/how-to-help
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Mr. JAMES SPEYER Real Estate Associate, Cafritz Co. Mr. MATTHEW STOLLER President, BlogPAC Mr. MICHAEL STRAUTMANIS, Director of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs, White House Office of Public Engagement; and Ms. DAMONA STRAUTMANIS, Project Manager, Boston Properties Mr. LINDSAY STROUD Senior Vice President, Perseus Realty Capital Mr. BRENDAN SULLIVAN JR Executive Director, Headfirst Sports Miss LISA SUN Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company Miss BAYANNE SURDASHI News Anchor, Al-Hurra-TV
Mr. JASON VAN BUREN Director of Business Development, The Abraham Group
Mr. DAVID WASHINGTON Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
Mr. CHRIS VAN CLEAVE Reporter, WJLA-ABC 7
Mr. WILLIAM “PEPPER� WATKINS, Urban Planning and Historic Preservation Consultant and Freelance Photographer; and Ms. BECCA GLOVER Director, 3 Dog Agency
Mr. OMAR VARGAS Director, Global Policy and Government Affairs, Pepsi Co. Miss MEGANN VAUGHN Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent Office and President, The Madison
Mr. PAUL WHARTON Owner, Evolution Look
Mr. DAVID VENNETT National Manager, Government Affairs and Special Projects, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Miss SAMANTHA VINOGRAD International Economist, Office of the Middle East and North Africa, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Mr. DAVID A SUTPHEN, Partner, Brunswick Group, LLC; and Ms. TINA SUTPHEN
Mr. ADAM WALDMAN, Founder and President, The Endeavor Group; and Ms. ASHLEY ALLEN, Partner, Endeavor Group
Mr. ADRIAN TALBOTT Co-Founder, Executive Director, Generation Engage
Mr. LEE WANG Chief Operations Officer, Wedding Wire
Mr. DEVIN TALBOTT,Vice-President, D.E. Shaw; and Ms. LAUREN TALBOTT Board Member, Girls Inc. D.C.
The Honorable KEVIN WARSH, Member, Board of Governors, The Federal Reserve; and Ms. JANE LAUDER, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Origins
Miss ASHLEY TAYLOR Graduate Gemologist, Ann Hand, LLC Mr. WILL THOMAS Anchor, Fox 5 News Mr. JOSHUA THOMAS, Senior Director, Advantis; and Ms. ALEXANDRA THOMAS, Senior Account Executive, Washington Life Magazine Miss SHAUNNA THOMAS Program Director,Young People for the American Way Miss JESSIE TOLKAN Executive Director, Energy Action Coalition Mr. GEOFFREY TRACY, President, Chef Geoff ’s, Chef Geoff ’s Downtown, and Lia’s; and Ms. NORAH O’DONNELL Correspondent, NBC Miss RACHEL VALENTINO Agent, Long and Foster Real Estate Co.
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Miss ERICA WILLIAMS Policy and Advocacy Manager, Campus Progress Miss JESSICA YELLIN National Political Correspondent, CNN Mr. DAN ZAK Reporter, Style Section, The Washington Post Mr. ANGELO ZEGNA Student, Georgetown University Please note:This information was compiled through numerous sources and, wherever possible, verified with the individuals listed.We look forward to maintaining The Young & The Guest List on an ongoing basis, so please email any updates to editorial@washingtonlife.com. Know of someone you think belongs on the list? Send your nomination to editorial@washingtonlife.com.
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The Honorable PATRICK KENNEDY
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Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM CANFIELD (Paige)
Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL MANATOS (Laura Evans)
Mr. and Mrs. KEVIN DOWNEY (Michelle Jolin)
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Mr. BRAD NIERENBERG
Miss DEBORAH FINE
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Miss KAREN FINNEY
Mr. and Mrs. DAVID PERLIN (Skye Raiser)
Mr. YOAV GERY
Mr. RAY REGAN
Ms. JULEANNA GLOVER
Mr. and Mrs. MATTHEW ROSENHEIM (Elizabeth)
Mr. WINSTON BAO LORD
Mr. and Mrs. BRET HABER (Jennifer) Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES HARTLEY (Gretchen) Mr. ERIC HILTON
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