Michelle Bernard

Michelle Bernard
Born	Michelle D. Bernard (1963-07-30) July 30, 1963 (age 48) Washington, D.C., USA
Education	Georgetown University Howard University
Occupation	Journalist, Author, Columnist

Michelle D. Bernard (born July 30, 1963, Washington, D.C.)^[1] is an American journalist, political analyst, author, and President and CEO of the conservative Bernard Center. She was formerly President and CEO of Independent Women's Forum and Independent Women's Voice.^[2]

Biography

Bernard graduated from Howard University with a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy. She has a J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center, and was a partner at the lobbyist and law firm Patton Boggs. In 2000, she was a member of the Bush-Cheney Presidential Inaugural Committee. She was the chair for the District of Columbia's Redevelopment Land Agency.

Bernard is a political and legal analyst for MSNBC, and is frequently a panelist on the The McLaughlin Group. In 2007, Bernard authored Women’s Progress: How Women Are Wealthier, Healthier, and More Independent Than Ever Before. She is also a Sunday columnist for The Washington Examiner.

Her family heritage is Jamaican American, saying in an interview with Bill Steigerwald, "My parents are American citizens, but they come from Jamaica. I was raised with very American and Jamaican values. In our culture, we have a very strong sense of pride and of family honor and of self-reliance."^[3]

She is the mother of two children. ^[4]

References

1. ^ "Bernard, Michelle". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson. 2011. pp. 65-67. ISBN 9780824211219. 
2. ^ Ronnee Schreiber, 'Pro-Women, Pro-Palin, Antifeminist: Conservative Women and Conservative Movement Politics', in Crisis of Conservatism? The Republican Party, the Conservative Movement, & American Politics After Bush, Gillian Peele, Joel D. Aberbach (eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 135
3. ^ Bill Steigerwald, "Michelle Bernard Looks for the Right McCain" "Anderson Free Press" August 29, 2008 http://www.andersonfreepress.net/node/11642
4. ^ Cook, John (April 9, 2009). "Softball Interview Question Leads to Awkward Answer". Gawker. http://gawker.com/5205389/softball-interview-question-leads-to-awkward-answer. Retrieved September 2, 2009. 

• "Michelle Bernard". Q&A. C-SPAN. 15 June 2008. http://www.qanda.org/Program/index.asp?ProgramID=1184. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
• "Michelle D. Bernard". Independent Women's Forum. 2008. http://www.iwf.org/info/show/20320.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 

Bibliography

• Bernard, Michelle D. (2007), Women’s Progress: How Women Are Wealthier, Healthier, and More Independent Than Ever Before, Spence Pub. ISBN 1-890626-69-4

External links

• Michelle Bernard at the Internet Movie Database

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