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ConstitutingAmerica
ConstitutingAmericaCo-ChairCathyGillespie
CathyGillespiehasheldnumerouspositionsingovernmentandpoliticsoverthepast32years.Shehasservedasacongressionalchiefofstaff(CongressmanJoeBarton),campaignmanager,fundraiserandgrassrootsorganizer.Women’soutreachhasbeenaspecialinterestofCathy’sandin2004sheservedasDirectorofPresidentBush’sWStandsforWomeneffortandin2008helpedActressJanineTurnerpromoteherWashingtonPostbestsellingbook,HoldingHerHeadHigh:12SingleMothersWhoChampionedTheirChildrenandChangedHistory.
Cathyservesasco-chairofConstitutingAmericawithActressJanineTurner(NorthernExposure,FridayNightLights,Cliffhanger)–andhasservedinthiscapacitysinceConstitutingAmerica’sfoundingsixyearsagobyJanine.ConstitutingAmerica’smissionistoutilizethecultureandmulti-mediaoutreachsuchasmusic,film,internetandsocialmedia,toeducate,engageandinspireAmerica’sadultsandstudentsabouttheimportanceoftheU.S.Constitutionandthefoundationitsetsforthregardingourfreedomsandrights.
ConstitutingAmericaistheonlyorganizationthatutilizestoday’sculture–song,film,socialmediaandtheInternet–toinspireandassistadultsandstudentsinlearningabouttheU.S.Constitution,bydistributingstudents'winningworksthroughthenationalmedia.
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Cathyisactiveinanumberofpoliticalandcharitableorganizations,havingserveduntillastyearontheBoardofVisitorsofVirginiaStateUniversity,andonthe boardofGoodShepherdHousingandFamilyServicesinAlexandria,Virginia.Additionally,CathyisoneofthesixteenprivatecitizensappointedtotheU.S.SemiquincentennialCommissiontoplantheUnitedStates’250thbirthday.
ShehasvolunteeredandraisedfundsfortheBarbaraBushLiteracyFoundation,IndependentWomen’sForum,FoundationtoEradicateDuchenneMuscularDystrophy,HistiocytosisAssociationofAmerica,andtheSusanB.AnthonyList.ShehasservedasaCommissioneronthePresident’sCommissiononWhiteHouseFellows,andasaboardmemberofBishopIretonHighSchool.
After25yearsonCapitolHillandinpolitics,Cathyhascometobelievethatinadditiontoparticipatinginthepoliticalprocess,weallmustworktoeducateourchildrenandre-educateourselvesabouttheprinciplesembodiedintheUnitedStatesConstitution,anduponwhichourcountrywasfounded.Cathybelievesweallmustengagein"culturemaking"inordertopreserveandprotectthesevalues.
CathyisagraduateofTexasA&MUniversity.ShelivesinFairfaxCountynearGeorgeWashington’sMountVernon.CathyismarriedtoEdGillespie,formerRepublicanNationalCommitteeChairman,RepublicanPartyofVirginiaChairmanandCounselortoPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.Theyhavethreechildren.