01  JACKIE DUBERSTEIN,an Emmy award winner, is the Washington producer for the Charlie Rose Show. She became friends with Michael Kors after he spotted her wearing one of his designs. She contributes to our coverage of his show at Marymount University. 02  Writer and Journalist  ROLAND FLAMINI spent almost three decades at Time magazine, mostly as a foreign correspondent. He has been an opera enthusiast since his teens, and bears the scars for it: Soprano Renata Scotto once chased him across the San Fransisco Opera stage brandishing an umbrella. He writes about the WNO’s Ring cycle in “Performing Arts” this issue. 03  LLOYD HANDis senior counsel in King & Spalding’s Government Advocacy and Public Policy Practice Group. In “Hollywood on the Potomac,” Hand pays tribute to his legendary friend, Jack Valenti 04  CYNTHIA HELMSis the widow of Richard Helms, the late director of the Central Intelligence Agency and ambassador to Iran. An honorary trustee of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, she writes about the upcoming “Encompassing the Globe” benefit in our “Event Spotlight.” 05  JANE STANTON HITCHCOCKis a novelist and playwright. Her plays include an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, The Custom of the Country, and Vanilla. Her novels include, Trick of the Eye, Social Crimes, The Witches’ Hammer, and One Dangerous Lady. She provides a wickedly funny short short story for us this month in our “Society” section. 06  ROBERT HORMATS,vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co., is the author of The Price of Liberty: Paying for America’s Wars. He contributed this month to “Pop Politics” on this same topic. 07  KAY KENDALL,former president of the board of The Washington Ballet, writes about the company’s sizzling “Noché Latina!” gala. 08  Marymount University graduate GINGER LAYTHAM is a corporate administrative assistant of Clyde’s Restaurant Group. At the University’s annual student fashion event she interviewed designer Michael Kors. 09  DEBBIE NASHis a board member of both Great Meadow Polo Club at The Plains, Va., and Excel Institute, a non profit organization for technical skills and education. She was also the captain of the British team for the America’s Cup of Polo and the only female player. She writes about that experience in our America’s Cup of Polo coverage. 10  BILL PRESS, a veteran radio and television talk show host, including The Bill Press Show, highlights his favorite moments from the White House Correspondents Association weekend. 11  CNN’s American Morning anchor JOHN ROBERTSconfesses he’s a Sheryl Crow fan and recalls other interesting moments from the White House Correspondents Association weekend. 12  Born with a philanthropist’s heart and raised on ponies and a love of wine, TAREQ SALAHI owner of Oasis Vineyards, served as chairman of the America’s Cup of Polo and contributes to our coverage of the landmark event. He was captain of the U.S. America’s Cup Polo team. 13  STEVE SCULLYis senior executive producer and political editor for C-SPAN. He also hosts Washington Journal, a daily three-hour public affairs program. Scully serves as president of the White House Correspendent’s Association and contributes to our coverage of the WHCA weekend. 14 Photographer, SAMANTHA SWANhas been successfully involved in the fashion business on both sides of the camera for over 30 years. As a model with the “FORD Agency” in N.Y.C., she appeared in tv commercials, walked the catwalks in Milan, and worked with some of the best photographers in the bussiness, such as Scavullo, Bob Stone, and Art Kane. She turns her lens on polo style in “WL Fashion.”