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14 Facts About Kathy Kemper

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Kathy "Coach" Kemper was born on July 17,1953 and is an American executive, tennis coach, writer, and philanthropist.

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Kathy Kemper has spent more than 30 years coaching movie stars, professional athletes, monarchs, Supreme Court Justices, Ambassadors, members of Congress, intelligence agency directors, and individuals from seven White House administrations.

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In 1992, Kathy Kemper founded the Institute For Education, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that recognizes and promotes leadership, civility, and the search for common ground locally, nationally, and in the world community.

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Kathy Kemper is an op-ed writer and columnist, and has a regular Huffington Post blog.

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Kathy Kemper's work has been featured in The Globalist, The Hill, USA Today, Roll Call, The Washington Examiner, Newsday, Bangkok Post and The Washington Diplomat.

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In 2024, Kathy Kemper released a tennis dress in collaboration with the fashion brand Tuckernuck.

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Kathy Kemper was born in Northfield, Illinois to Joan Sealy and James Kemper.

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Kathy Kemper attended Marillac High School, where she captained the basketball team and graduated in 1971.

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Kathy Kemper was the head women's tennis coach at Georgetown University from 1978 to 1990, coaching Georgetown's No 1 player to a four-year undefeated match play streak and to the Big East and NCAA National Women's Division II title in 1983.

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Kathy Kemper is currently an AI Ambassador for AIGrrls, a trustee emeritus for Learn Serve International, and an investor focusing on biotech and healthcare with Family Futures LLC.

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Kathy Kemper founded the nonprofit Institute for Education in 1992 when her husband, James Valentine, suggested she organize a breakfast to introduce her political contacts with his business colleagues.

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In 2019, Kathy Kemper was recognized by Washington Life as one of their "Tech 25", an annual award spotlighting DC's 25 top technological innovators.

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Kathy Kemper married James Healy in the mid-seventies after the two met at Princeton University.

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In 1990, Kathy Kemper married James Valentine, gaining a son, Travis E Valentine.