Kathleen matthews biography

American journalist (born 1953)

For the scientist, see Kathleen Matthews (biochemist).

Kathleen Ann Matthews (née Cunningham; born August 9, 1953) is the former chief communications and public affairs officer for hotel company Marriott International.

Prior to joining Marriott International, she was a reporter and anchor for 25 years at WJLA-TV. She was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for Maryland's 8th congressional district in the 2016 elections.

Caroline matthews

She is the former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Matthews was born in San Francisco.^[1] She is a 1975 graduate of Stanford University. In 2004 she was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F.

Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has honorary degrees from the University of South Carolina and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia.

Career

Journalism

Matthews began working at ABC's Washington D.C.

affiliate WJLA