On Thursday, October 10, Washingtonian celebrated the 150 Most Powerful Women in Washington who were featured in the October 2019 issue of the magazine. Hosted at The LINE Hotel DC, the biennial luncheon brought together the honorees from the list, representatives from Washingtonian’s Women in Washington feature from the same issue, and their guests. Speakers during the event included Washingtonian’s President & CEO Catherine Merrill, PwC’s Mid-Atlantic Managing Partner Terri McClements, Cox’s Regional Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Nneka Chiazor and This Is My Brave Founder Jennifer Marshall.
A special thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible: PwC, Cox and United Airlines
Photos by Daniel Swartz/Revamp and Chris Ferenzi Photography
Cathy Merrill and Terri McClementsThe White House’s Kellyanne Conway, Giovanni Pence and The AP’s Julie PaceMichelle Freeman of Carl M. Freeman Cos, US Army Lt. General Nadja West and Carol Melton of Adeft CapitalTerri McClements shared a moving personal story with the theme of power and compassion.Nneka Chiazor of Cox gave opening remarks about her personal career journey.Jennifer Marshal of This Is My Brave told the story of what led her to found the organization.Kimberly Russo of GW Hospital, Monica Schmude of Cigna and Laura GiangiuliMonica Jeffries Hazangeles of Strathmore, Michelle Korsmo, Susan Neely of the ACLI, Margaret Brennan of “Face the Nation” and Angela Alsobrooks of Prince George’s CountyCathy Merrill, Jean Case of the Case Foundation and Nikki VillanuevaAll guests were treated to a custom keepsake from cover stations provided by Washington Talent Agency.Ambassadors Emily Haber and Jane HarmanCarolyn Handlon of Marriott International, Kathryn Falk and Jennifer MasonCathy Merrill kicked off the luncheon with remarks.Diana Bianchi of the NICHD, Melanie Adams of the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Katrina LashleyMelina Cordero, Rebecca Lee Funk of The Outrage, Michelle Howell and Kyle Schoppmann of CBREJennifer Marshall and Iluyse Hogue of NARAL Pro-Choice AmericaMichael Shaffer and Natalie Walker
