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National Cathedral School
National Cathedral School (NCS) is an independent Episcopal private day school for girls in grades 4–12 located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by philanthropist and suffragist Phoebe Apperson Hearst and Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee in 1900, NCS is the oldest of the institutions constituting the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. About NCS has about 580 students in grades 4 through 12. Its mascot is the eagle. Its brother school, St. Albans, and the shared coeducational elementary school (K–3), Beauvoir, are also located on the Cathedral Close in Northwest Washington near the Washington National Cathedral. Elinor Scully is the twelfth Head of School. Notable alumnae * Bella Alarie 2016, current WNBA player with the Dallas Wings * Ashton Applewhite '70. best-selling author, journalist, ageism expert and advocate * Judith Barcroft, actress, ''All My Children'' and other soap operas * Sydney Barta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation
The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation was chartered by Congress on January 6, 1893, and oversees Washington National Cathedral and its sister institutions. The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington serves as its Chief Executive Officer. The five organizations it oversees are (founding dates in parentheses): *Washington National Cathedral (1893) *National Cathedral School National Cathedral School (NCS) is an independent Episcopal private day school for girls in grades 4–12 located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by philanthropist and suffragist Phoe ... for girls grades 4 to 12 (1900) * St. Albans School for boys grades 4 to 12 (1909) * Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School for girls and boys grades pre-K to 3 (1933) *Cathedral College (College of Preachers founded in 1924, consolidated with Cathedral Program & Ministry department in 2004) References Episcopal Church (United States) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Cassatt
Amanda Claire Cassatt (née Gutterman; born March 12, 1991) is an American journalist, entrepreneur and marketing executive. She co-founded the publishing platform Slant and served as special projects editor at ''HuffPost''. Cassatt was also the chief marketing officer at ConsenSys from 2016 until July 2019. Early life and education Cassatt was born to Deborah Gutterman, a neuroscientist at the National Institutes of Health, and Peter Gutterman, a computer scientist at The World Bank in Washington, D.C., where she was educated at the National Cathedral School. Cassatt studied English at Columbia University and graduated magna cum laude in 2013. Career Beginning in 2013, Cassat worked as the special projects editor for ''HuffPost'' and worked directly with ''HuffPost's'' editor-in-chief, Arianna Huffington, to cover topics of unique interest. In addition to her editorial duties, Cassatt also wrote articles for ''HuffPost'', reporting on a variety of issues. Cassatt co-founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Byron
Beverly Barton Butcher Byron (born July 27, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the U.S. Congresswoman representing the 6th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1993. Biography Beverly Barton Butcher was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Ruth (née Barton) and Harry C. Butcher, a CBS radio broadcaster and naval aide to General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. During her childhood, her family lived in the Wardman Park Hotel, and her father's connections in Washington, D.C. enabled her to meet and befriend powerful figures such as President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Her godfather was political operative George E. Allen. Byron graduated from the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington in 1950, and earned a two-year degree from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland in 1962. After graduation she became involved in several nonprofit g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Secretary Of State For International Organization Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs is the head of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs within the United States Department of State that creates and executes policy in international organizations such as the United Nations. The U.S. Department of State created the position of Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs in February 1949, using one of the six Assistant secretary positions originally authorized by Congress in 1944. On August 25, 1954, a Department administrative action changed the incumbent's designation to Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. The current head of the Bureau is Ambassador Michele J. Sison Michele Jeanne Sison (born May 27, 1959, in Arlington, Virginia) is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service serving as the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. She has previously serve .... Assistant Secretari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Brimmer
Esther Diane Brimmer (born 1961) is an American foreign policy expert and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. In June 2013, she left her post as Assistant Secretary and returned to academia. In January 2017, she became the executive director and CEO of NAFSA. From October 2013 to January, 2017, she served as the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Education She received a B.A. in International Relations from Pomona College in Claremont, California, USA., and a M.A. and D.Phil. in International Relations from the New College, Oxford, UK. She received an honorary doctorate from Pomona College in 2019. She is a graduate of National Cathedral School for Girls (1979), and was one of the first African American students in the sixties at Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School. Career Brimmer has served in the United States gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Barta
Sydney Barta (born 16 February 2004) is an American track and field athlete. An amputee, she competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. In 2019, she was awarded US Paralympics Track and Field Female High School Athlete of the Year. Biography Barta was born and grew up in Arlington, VA, USA. Her mother, Laura, played basketball for Princeton University in New Jersey, USA. When Barta was 6 years she was finishing a fun run the 2010 Marine Corps Marathon when metal scaffolding fell onto her, shattering her left ankle. She spent the next four months in hospital and, while being treated for her injury, she developed compartment syndrome. Her wound became infected leading to a portion of her left leg being removed over the course of 21 surgeries. She was eight years old when she competed in her first track and field fixture in Fort Wayne. Barta competed in seven events and swam the 200m freestyle swimming over the course of two days. At the event, Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Barcroft
Judith Barcroft (born July 6, 1942 in Washington, D.C.) is an American Broadway and soap opera actress. She began her soap career in 1966 by creating the role of Lenore Moore on '' Another World'', a role she played until 1971. In 1970, she made a cameo appearance as Lenore on the AW spin-off, ''Somerset''. Lenore was in a popular romance with attorney Walter Curtin (Val Dufour) who defended Lenore for the murder of Wayne Addison (Robert Milli) but who secretly was guilty of killing Wayne himself. Her storyline had Lenore being a bitter enemy with Liz Matthews (then Nancy Wickwire) who was in love with Wayne but blamed Lenore for stealing his affections. After leaving ''Another World'', she took over the role of Ann Tyler on ''All My Children''. As the daughter of the wealthy Phoebe and Charles Tyler, she married handsome lawyer Paul Martin. After Ann gave birth to a baby who died suddenly, she underwent a mental breakdown, forcing Paul and Phoebe to commit her to a mental hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Applewhite
Ashton Applewhite (born 1952) is a writer and activist based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a leading spokesperson for the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, she has been recognized by the New York Times, The New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage and the United Nations, has written for Harper’s, the Guardian, and the New York Times, and is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist? She has been named as a Fellow by the Knight Foundation, The New York Times, Yale Law School, and the Royal Society for the Arts. In 2016, Applewhite joined the PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Wings
The Dallas Wings are an American basketball team based in Arlington, Texas. The Wings play in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team is owned by a group which is led by chairman Bill Cameron. Greg Bibb is president and CEO. Brad Hilsabeck joined the Dallas Wings ownership group in March 2019 with the acquisition of Mark Yancey’s interest in the Wings. The team was founded in Auburn Hills, Michigan, before the 1998 WNBA season began and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, before the 2010 season; on July 20, 2015, Cameron announced that the franchise would move to Arlington for the 2016 WNBA season. The franchise has been home to players such as shooting guard Deanna Nolan, one of women's basketball's all-time leading scorers Katie Smith, Cheryl Ford, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Odyssey Sims, and Australian center Liz Cambage. Franchise history The Detroit Shock (1998–2009) The Shock were one of the first WNBA expansion teams and began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bella Alarie
Isabella Augustine Alarie (born April 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is currently sitting out the 2022 WNBA season, 2022 season. She played college basketball for the Princeton Tigers women's basketball, Princeton Tigers. She was the three-time Ivy League Player of the Year (from 2018 to 2020) and was selected to 2020 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans, All-America Honorable Mention by the Associated Press (AP). She is the daughter of Mark Alarie, a retired professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the 1986–91 seasons. College career Alarie started in all 106 games during her career in Princeton from the 2016–17 to 2019–20 seasons. In her junior year (2018–19 season), she averaged a career best double-double of 22.8 ppg and 10.6 rpg. Alarie is a career 34.8% 3-point shooter who also averaged 1.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. Following the 2019-20 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauvoir School
The Beauvoir School is a coeducational primary school on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C., serving students from pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade. In 1933, it was founded to prepare boys for St. Albans School and girls for National Cathedral School, which serve grades 4-12. Like the Cathedral itself and the affiliated schools, Beauvoir is overseen by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. History In 1933, Beauvoir was established as a "separate and independent school in the Cathedral system" by the Cathedral Chapter. The principal Elizabeth Glascock Taylor, and the faculty were motivated to "make children's education more exciting so that their students would be inspired to learn." Beauvoir was initially a segregated, all-white school, but accepted its first black student in 1952. In 2008, school employees discovered that a teacher had been producing child pornography featuring students. After five years on the FBI's Most Wanted L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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