CONTRIBUTORS

LEILA CASTELLANETA is the wife of Italian Ambassador
Giovanni Castellaneta. Raised in Tehran, she lived in
New York, London, Paris and Rome before moving to
Washington. This professed fashion lover interviews
Ermenegildo Zegna in celebration of his Tysons Galleria
boutique opening.

TIM COBURN is an award-winning
photographer with a concentration in commercial
work. He has been working as a professional
photographer since 1996. Coburn brings his capable
eye to The Young & The Guest List fashion shoot.

 

 

JAMES CORNWELL is a resident hairstylist
and makeup artist for PR at Partners Salon
and Tim Coburn Photography. Cornwell coifs our
Young & the Guest list fashion shoot.

 

 

JANET DONOVAN is the founder and
president of Creative Enterprises International, a
Washington publicity firm whose clients include
celebrities, authors, politicians and publications. She
created and hosted The Beltway Broads radio show
and writes Hollywood on the Potomac. Donovan takes
us behind the scenes ofThe Kennedy Honors.

 

DABNEY DOSWELL is a graduate
of the Rhode Island School of Design, where she
earned a double major in painting and film. Before
launching her own firm, Doswell assisted Barney's
creative director Simon Doonan, served as the public
relations coordinator for the Guggenheim Museum
and designed furniture for Knoll. Doswell discusses
modern design trends in "Home Life."

 

RENEE DRAKE's diverse career in the
arts brought her to Washington, where she curated
the U.S. Department of State's Art in Embassies
Program. She next became the managing editor of
Sotheby's Preview magazine. She contributes to "Art
and Auction."

 

ISABEL ERNST , is CEO and owner of
Ernst Development, a real estate and design firm
which builds very contemporary but thoroughly
livable spaces. She is also a member of the
Washington National Opera Board and dedicates a
significant part of her time to charitable work. Ernst
takes us to Miami for a look at Art Basel/Miami.

 

DONNA EVERS has over 30 years
experience in Washington real estate and has spent as
many years collecting stories on its history. Her firm,
Evers & Co, is the largest independently female-
owned brokerage in the area. She makes frequent
appearances on radio and television to report on
the local real estate scene and pens "Historical
Landscapes."

 

MATT GERSON is executive vice
president of public policy and government relations,
for the Universal Music Group, oversees the
company's interaction with the U.S. Congress and
the Administration and coordinates its work with
entertainment industry trade associations. He fondly
remembers the late Jack Valenti and details the
Woodley House benefit screening of Charlie Wilson's
War.

GARY LANDSMAN has been a
photographer images for over 20 years. His extensive
experience ranges from shooting still-life subjects to
full-scale interior architecture to documenting the
corporate and advertising lifestyle. Most recently,
he adds shots of the Japanese Embassy Residence
- featured in "Embassy Row" - to his portfolio.

 

MICHAEL MACCOBY is president of
the Maccoby Group and has a Ph.D. from Harvard
University, where he directed the Program on
Technology, Public Policy and Human Development
from 1978-90. He teaches leadership at the
Brookings Institution and Oxford University's Said
School of Business. Maccoby excerpts The Leaders We
Need, his latest book.

 

MIKE MILLS is best known as the bass
player of the band R.E.M. Mills recently performed
at a benefit for Hope for Home, which supports
displaced musicans in New Orleans. He contributes
to our event coverage in this issue.

 

Entrepreneur IAN SCHRAGER, chairman
and CEO of Ian Schrager Company, has achieved
international recognition for concepts that have
revolutionized both the entertainment and hospitality
industries since the 1970s. Schrager's latest venture, a
partnership with Marriott International, will create
a new brand of as many as 100 boutique hotels. He
shares details about his project in "Hotel Watch."

 

Washington City Paper staff writer, ANGELA
VALDEZ takes us behind the ropes in our feature
"Barbarians at the Gate," where she explores party
crashing in Washington.