Kathy Kemper

Kathy Kemper is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Education, a non-profit foundation that recognizes and promotes leadership, civility, and finding common ground, locally, nationally, and in the world community. IFE also educates youth for global citizenship with programs that foster intercultural appreciation.[1] The mission of IFE's Innovation program is to engage the global community to find common ground and enhance collaboration, harnessing the power of soft diplomacy, data, innovation, and technology.

Background

Kemper is a former professional tennis player. She was the head Women's Tennis Coach at Georgetown University from 1978 to 1990. She coached Georgetown's No.1 player to a four-year undefeated match play streak and to the Big East and NCAA National Women's Division II title in 1983. She has spent 25 years coaching tennis for Washington's powerbrokers and opinion-makers - hitting the courts with Supreme Court Justices, members of the United States Congress and United States Secretaries of State through five administrations, at The White House, Senate Court and Embassy courts.[2]

Kemper is an op-ed writer and columnist, and has a regular Huffington Post blog.[3] Her work has been featured in The Globalist, The Hill, Hanoi Times, Hurriyet Daily News USA Today, Roll Call, The Washington Examiner, Newsday, The Bangkok Post, Vietnam Daily, The Washington Diplomat, and Washington Life.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.instituteforeducation.org/about-ife/
  2. ↑ http://www.theglobalist.com/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=1239
  3. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-kemper/
  4. ↑ http://www.theglobalist.com/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=1239


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