Girls Inc. Washington D.C. Celebration Luncheon Honorees

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Honorees

Megan Beyer
Commentator and Journalist
“To the Contrary,” PBS

Megan Beyer is a commentator who began her career as a journalist in 1984 covering education and politics in Virginia. Beyer served as the MidAtlantic Finance Chairperson for Women for Obama and national Co-Chair of the Women for Obama National Women’s Leadership Initiative - National Issues Conference and regularly represented Women for Obama on To the Contrary, the national PBS women’s political talk show.

Lorna Donatone
President, School Services
Sodexo

Lorna C. Donatone leads Sodexo’s student nutrition service operations, which provide 2.6 million nutritionally balanced meals each day in 470 school districts across the United States, helping students and teachers support a healthy lifestyle. Donatone serves as Treasurer for the Board of Directors for the Women's Foodservice Forum; she also is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association and on the Board of Trustees of the Culinary Institute of America.

Natalie O. Ludaway
Managing Member
Leftwich & Ludaway, LLC

Natalie O. Ludaway’s legal practice is highly regarded for litigation and regulatory matters, with an emphasis in the areas of commercial litigation, telecommunications, and employment law. Her clients run the gamut from Fortune 50 corporations, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, to individuals. An active civil leader, Ms. Ludaway is also Vice Chair of CareFirst (BlueCross BlueShield Company) and Chair of GHMSI; Member of the Judicial Nominations Committee of the District of Columbia; Member, Board of Directors, Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation and a former Chair of the Board of Directors, District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

Robin S. Michel
Executive Vice President and General Manager
Giant-Landover

Robin S.Michel oversees sales, operating profits, organization, and employees for Giant Food, one of the leading supermarket brands in the Washington D.C. area. The company operates more than 180 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, and employs approximately 21,000 people. Previously, Michel served as Group Vice President Procurement and Merchandising at Roundy’s and held the position of Vice President Merchandising, U.S. and Canada, for 7-Eleven, Inc.