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Wendy Kopp

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Wendy Kopp, founder and president of 'Teach for America', was born in Austin, Texas on June 29, 1967 and raised in a wealthy enclave of Dallas, Texas. A year after she earned her bachelorEs degree in 1989, she wanted to make a real difference in the world, hence founded Teach for America (TFA), a national corps of college graduates who agree to teach in some of the nation's academically poorest schools for two years.

Author: Tarullo, Hope
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
Teach for America, Kopp, Wendy

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Ken Ludwig, playwright and lawyer

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Ken Ludwig, a playwright and lawyer by profession, discusses his love for writing plays, particularly farce that pokes fun at the entertainment industry. The plays written by Ludwig, who derives satisfaction from writing comedy plays and finds them serious and autobiographical in funny little ways is discussed.

Author: Tarullo, Hope
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2004
Management dynamics, Management, Works, Company business management, Dramatists, Playwrights, Ludwig, Ken

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Anne Sweeney, president of ABC cable network groups and Disney channel worldwide

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Anne Sweeney is responsible for overseeing the management of all non-sports cable-television networks in her capacity as president of ABC cable networks group. In 1998, she oversaw the successful launch of Toon Disney, Disney's first all-animation cable network.

Author: Tarullo, Hope
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
Cable Networks, Cable and other pay TV services, Cable TV Networks, Cable networks (Television), Sweeney, Anne, ABC Cable Network Group

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Subjects list: Officials and employees, Personality profile, Presidents (Organizations), United States
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