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A Marquis Who's Who Magazine 487 N atalie Petesch — the daughter of Russian immigrants, whose mother never learned to read or write — grew up to be the first woman to win the prestigious University of Iowa School of Letters Award for short fiction. This collection of short stories was followed by her widely acclaimed feminist novel, “The Odyssey of Katinou Kalokovich.” Equally impressive is her ability to immerse herself in a wide range of cultures: to create politically left and right characters in “The Confessions of Señora Francesca Navarro,” to assume Spanish and Mexican identities in “Justina of Andalusia and Other Stories,” and to become Polish and Polish-American characters in “The Immigrant Train and Other Stories.” She has been anthologized nearly a dozen times and received numerous awards and honors. Inspired by her mother’s struggles, she endeavored “to create stories of men and women struggling heroically to overcome ignorance and poverty…not to live in a world of beautiful language alone … instead to create characters living in a real, if painful, world.” She received the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Award for Creative Achievement by an Outstanding Established Artist in 1991. AUTHOR, ENGLISH PROFESSOR Pittsburgh, PA NATALIE L. MAINES PETESCH, PHD P hillips Smith Peter is senior vice president of Ridge Global, LLC, a company that provides cyber protection, insurance, education, response and consulting services to clients. Previously, Mr. Peter worked for Reed Smith LLP as head of government relations; General Electric as vice president of business development, government relations, and consumer financing; and McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1959. Aside from his business, government relations and legal career, he served as chairman and a member of board of directors of the Bryce Harlow Foundation. Mr. Peter is a member of the Order of the Coif, the Wee Burn Country Club, the Eastern Yacht Club, the Farmington Country Club, the Congressional Country Club, The George Town Club, and the Chevy Chase Club. He has served his community in various capacities, including as vice president of the Federal City Council and as a member of the international committee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Ridge Global, LLC Washington, D.C. PHILLIPS SMITH PETER