Kathryn Waters Gest

Background

Gest, Kathryn Waters was born on March 20, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Mendal and Anna Waters.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1969; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1970.

Career

Reporter The Patriot-Ledger, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1968. Writer Europe desk Voice of America, Washington, 1969. Reporter St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1970-1977, Congressional Quarterly, Washington, 1977-1978, news editor, 1978-1980, assistant managing editor, 1980-1983, managing editor, 1983-1987.

St. Louis correspondent Time Magazine, 1975-1977, The Christian Science Monitor, 1976-1977. Press secretary to Sen. William S. Cohen, Washington, 1987-1996.

Chairman, United States delegate International Labor Organization Tripartite Meeting on Conditions of Employment and Work of Journalists, Geneva, 1990. Executive vice president, director international issues Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick, since 1996. Director publications National Democratic Institute, Georgia, 2008, Lebanon, 2007, Afghanistan, 2009.

Election observer National Democratic Institute, Albania, 1996, Azerbaijan, 2003, Ukraine, 04, Palestinian Terrs., since 2006.

Achievements

• Kathryn Waters Gest has been listed as a noteworthy Public affairs professional by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors National Press Foundation Society Professional Journalists, Women's Foreign Policy Group, International Women's Media Fund, National Press Club.

Connections

Married Theodore O. Gest, May 28, 1972. 1 child, David Mendal.

Father:

Mendal Waters

Mother:

Anna Waters

Spouse:

Theodore O. Gest

child:

David Mendal Gest