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Most Powerful Women Luncheon

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on October 9, 2009
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Susan Aldrige, Ellie Merrill, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, and Cathy Merrill Williams
Susan Aldrige, Ellie Merrill, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, and Cathy Merrill Williams

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Carrie Harries, Denise Bode, Jennifer Ahn
Carrie Harries, Denise Bode, Jennifer Ahn

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Barbara Krumsiek and Inez Moore Tenenbaum
Barbara Krumsiek and Inez Moore Tenenbaum

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Cathy Merill Williams, Debbie Dingell, Barbara Krumsiek
Cathy Merill Williams, Debbie Dingell, Barbara Krumsiek

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Cathy Merill Williams, Debbie Dingell, Ellie Merrill
Cathy Merill Williams, Debbie Dingell, Ellie Merrill

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

The October issue of Washingtonian Magazine.
The October issue of Washingtonian Magazine.

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

The luncheon was held at the St. Regis.
The luncheon was held at the St. Regis.

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Danielle Couick, Michelle Taylor-Spearman, Jodi Moraru
Danielle Couick, Michelle Taylor-Spearman, Jodi Moraru

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Noa Meyer and Flor Melara
Noa Meyer and Flor Melara

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Linda Rabbitt, Debbie Dingell, Barbara Krumsiek, Ann Yonkers, and Julie Rogers
Linda Rabbitt, Debbie Dingell, Barbara Krumsiek, Ann Yonkers, and Julie Rogers

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Dina Powell, Ellie Merrill, Flor Melara, Garrett Graff
Dina Powell, Ellie Merrill, Flor Melara, Garrett Graff

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Laura Cox Kaplan and Mary Jane Collipriest
Laura Cox Kaplan and Mary Jane Collipriest

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Marilyn Bland and Mary Margaret Whipple
Marilyn Bland and Mary Margaret Whipple

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Alice Fischer and Pamela Bailey
Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Alice Fischer and Pamela Bailey

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Wilhelmina Cole Holladay and Mary Margaret Whipple
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay and Mary Margaret Whipple

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Carol Melton, Linda Rabbitt, Suzanne Clark
Carol Melton, Linda Rabbitt, Suzanne Clark

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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Alyse Nelson, Molly Smith

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Karen Narasaki and Sharon Bulova
Karen Narasaki and Sharon Bulova

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Karen Ignagni and Pamela Bailey
Karen Ignagni and Pamela Bailey

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Carol Clayton, DIane Rehm, and Nina Totenberg
Carol Clayton, DIane Rehm, and Nina Totenberg

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Debra Lee and Jill Hudson Neal
Debra Lee and Jill Hudson Neal

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Rima Al-Sabah, Debra Lee, Catherine Reynolds
Rima Al-Sabah, Debra Lee, Catherine Reynolds

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Jessica Einhorn, Carol Melton
Jessica Einhorn, Carol Melton

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Barbara Lang and Cathy Lanier
Barbara Lang and Cathy Lanier

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Zainab Salbi, Vicki Sant
Zainab Salbi, Vicki Sant

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Rima Al-Sabah, Katharine Weymouth, Garrett Graff
Rima Al-Sabah, Katharine Weymouth, Garrett Graff

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Katharine Weymouth and Jane Mayer
Katharine Weymouth and Jane Mayer

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Cathy Lanier
Cathy Lanier

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Susan Aldrige and Jack Limpert
Susan Aldrige and Jack Limpert

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Dian Rehm and Debbie Dingle
Dian Rehm and Debbie Dingle

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Johnnetta Cole and Ann Yonkers
Johnnetta Cole and Ann Yonkers

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Linda Rabbitt and Deborah Kissire
Linda Rabbitt and Deborah Kissire

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Dr. David Billings
Dr. David Billings

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Betsy Fischer and Alice Fisher
Betsy Fischer and Alice Fisher

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

Bobbie Kilberg and Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
Bobbie Kilberg and Colleen Kollar-Kotelly

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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Cathy Lanier and Katharine Weymouth

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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Mary Kopper and Alyse Nelson

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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Ann Yonkers, Julie Rogers, Susan Aldridge

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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Dina Powell, Zainab Salbi

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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Beverly Perry

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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Terri Freeman and Barbara Lang

Most Powerful Women Luncheon Photograph by Kyle Samperton

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