Subject: Good News! Gina Adams - Confirmed for Women's Leadership Council
From: "Anya T Harris" <[email-masked]>
To: "Kathryn Johnston" <[email-masked]>, "George Economy" <[email-masked]>, "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Kevin Sturtevant" <[email-masked]>, "Margot Hoerrner" <[email-masked]>, "Sandra Westlake" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Bettina Luescher" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 12:01:56 -0700 (PDT)

Greetings:
I am thrilled to have just received word from Gina Adams, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation (known by all as the - and quite lovely - face of FedEx in Washington, DC; see bio below) that she will join the inaugural Women's Leadership Council!  This is indeed good news and I wanted to share it with you.  We are making progress!

Gina F. Adams is the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation.  She is responsible for protecting and promoting the legislative interests of all FedEx Corporation operating companies, including FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx Kinko's in Washington, DC FedEx, a $35.2 billion company, serves more than 220 countries and territories with operations that include 672 aircraft and over 75,000 vehicles. More than 290,000 employees and contractors worldwide handle more than 7.5 million shipments each business day.
As a lawyer and the company’s top lobbyist, Ms. Adams oversees the second largest corporate PAC in the United States and is the face of FedEx in Washington. She works with the White House, Administration officials, members of Congress, policy makers, the diplomatic community and industry associations on a wide array of business issues.
Ms. Adams is also extremely active in the Washington, DC community. She sits on a number of boards including the American University, the Town Hall Education Arts & Recreational Campus (THEARC), the Meridian International Center, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Beauvoir School (National Cathedral’s Elementary School), the Washington Performing Arts Society, and the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. She is a former member of the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. She has been instrumental in countless fundraisers in Washington, helping to raise money and support for a variety of projects focused on youth, health and education issues.
Ms. Adams has been honored by Girls Inc., a 140-year old philanthropic organization, for her commitment to promoting education and opportunities for young women of all socio-economic backgrounds. She was also awarded a lifetime achievement award from the National Women of Color and received honors from the Black Women’s Agenda and the Jack and Jill Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting education, literary and scientific projects benefiting minority children.  Most recently, Ms. Adams was named by The Network Journal as one of its “25 Influential Black Women in Business.”  The Minority Enterprise Executive Council also honored her as one of its 2008 “25 Powerful Minority Women in Business.”
Ms. Adams joined the company in 1992 as the Managing Attorney of the International Regulatory Affairs Office. She’s held a number of positions since that time, including Staff Director and Staff Vice President for International Regulatory Affairs.  She was promoted to her current position in 2001.  Ms. Adams is a two time recipient of the FedEx Five Star Award, which is the highest employee achievement award at FedEx. She began her career as a lawyer in the Attorney Honors Program at the U.S. Department of Transportation and spent nine years in the Office of the General Counsel.
She received a Master in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center, her law degree from Howard University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from American University.  She currently serves as President of the Capital City Chapter of the Links, Incorporated.

Anya T. Harris
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