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Constituting America Constituting America Co-Chair Cathy Gillespie Cathy Gillespie has held numerous positions in government and politics over the past 32 years. She has served as a congressional chief of staff (Congressman Joe Barton), campaign manager, fundraiser and grassroots organizer. Women’s outreach has been a special interest of Cathy’s and in 2004 she served as Director of President Bush’s W Stands for Women effort and in 2008 helped Actress Janine Turner promote her Washington Post bestselling book, Holding Her Head High: 12 Single Mothers Who Championed Their Children and Changed History. Cathy serves as co-chair of Constituting America with Actress Janine Turner (Northern Exposure, Friday Night Lights, Cliffhanger) – and has served in this capacity since Constituting America’s founding six years ago by Janine. Constituting America’s mission is to utilize the culture and multi-media outreach such as music, film, internet and social media, to educate, engage and inspire America’s adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Constituting America is the only organization that utilizes today’s culture – song, film, social media and the Internet – to inspire and assist adults and students in learning about the U.S. Constitution, by distributing students' winning works through the national media. (Continued On Reverse)

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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.