Our Girls, Our World, Our Future WSG’s 25th Anniversary Gala

from Washington School for Girls Newsletter

Our 2022 Gala Awardees

Prior to being appointed as Principal, Chevonne served as a Program Evaluator for School Performance and Effectiveness in the Office of Achievement and Accountability with Baltimore City Public Schools. In this role, Chevonne has evaluated more than 50% of the district’s schools and implemented a prioritization plan for school leadership teams. Additionally, Chevonne served in various founding capacities with a charter school management organization in New York.

Danita Johnson joined Major League Soccer club, D.C. United, as their president of Business Operations in January 2021, making her the first Black president of an MLS Club and only the third woman in league history to serve in this role.

Danita joins D.C. United with 15 years of experience in the sports industry, including several roles in the WNBA, NBA, and NBA G League, specializing in revenue generation, community programs, and digital media and marketing. In her short time leading D.C. United, Danita has already left a lasting mark, introducing a landmark broadcast arrangement, which sees all of the club’s Major League Soccer matches produced live in both English and Spanish – a first for the club – with local network NBC Sports Washington and TeleXitos.

Natalie Cofield serves as a Presidential Appointee within the Biden-Harris Administration leading the Office of Women’s Business Ownership at the U.S. Small Business Administration where she is responsible for the distribution of $70 M in funding and managing the largest women’s business center network in the history of the Small Business Administration.

Natalie was named by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Business in 2019 and selected among 137 cover-story business leaders and entrepreneurs from across the nation for her response to COVID-19 in Entrepreneur Magazine’s July/August 2020 edition cover. She has also been named as among the Women Who Mean Business and one of the 100 Most Powerful Washingtonians by the Washington Business Journal.

Kami Simmons graduated from Washington School for Girls in 2009 and went on to earn a B.A. from Kalamazoo College and a Masters of Science from Columbia University. Simmons has an extensive background in multimedia productions, including working as a television personality, content creator, and more.