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Pave the Way Foundation is honored to present the Defense of Faith award to The Honorable Michael Steele
On June26, 2008, Pave the Way Foundation will present the defense of Faith Award to Hon. Michel S. Steele The Gala Event will be held at the Capital Hilton in Washington DC. Michael S. Steele earned a place in history in 2003 when he became the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. His experiences as a successful elected Republican African-American and his engaging speaking style have launched Steele into national prominence. His first major exposure was during an appearance at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Since then President George W. Bush chose Steele to be part of the U.S. delegation to the investiture of Pope Benedict XVI, and Steele has been an entertaining and articulate guest on cable political talk shows such as HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report. Lately, he can be seen as a regular contributor on the Fox News Channel. An expert on political strategy, fund-raising, PACs, and election reform, he is the current Chairman of GOPAC. A former state chairman of the Republican Party in Maryland, he has served on the National Federal Election Reform Commission and the NAACP Blue Ribbon Commission on Election Reform. As a senior advisor to GROWpac, he advised House Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts (R–OK) on strategic and political issues. Born in 1958 at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Steele was raised in Washington, DC. He received a Bachelor’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University, then spent three years as a seminarian in the Order of St. Augustine in preparation for the priesthood, but, ultimately, chose a career in law instead. He earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is currently a Partner with the international law firm of Dewey and LeBoeuf in Washington, DC. From 1991–1997, Steele was a corporate securities attorney at the international law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in Washington, DC, specializing in sophisticated financial transactions on behalf of Wall Street underwriters. He also was a corporate counsel for the Mills Corporation and founded The Steele Group, a business and legal consulting firm. Most recently, the HarVest Bank of Maryland welcomed him as a member of their Board of Directors. Named a 2005 Aspen Institute–Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership and awarded the 2005 Bethune-DuBois Institute Award for his ongoing work in the development of quality education in Maryland, Steele also has served on a variety of boards and commissions including East Baltimore Development Corporation, Export–Import Bank Advisory Board, the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, and the Republican National Committee. Lt. Governor Steele serves on the Administrative Board of the Maryland Catholic Conference and is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Landover Hills, MD, where he attends mass regularly with his wife Andrea and their two sons Michael and Drew. If you are interested in participating in this most prestigious function, Please contact Mr. Marc Nadelman our event coordinator at:
THE PAVE THE WAY AWARD The significance of our award, designed by famed Israeli Sculptor Sam Philipe, is the two hands of man gently and lovingly supporting the planet earth. Here we see that it is man's responsibility to care for our planet and this can only be done through real individual efforts. The base is made of polished Jerusalem stone with sterling hands and a Crystal globe of the planet earth. Dinner Co-Chairpersons
Honorable Roscoe Bartlett
Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Mr. Lee Cowen
Honorable Wayne K. Curry
Honorable John C. Danforth
Honorable Newt Gingrich
Mr. John P. Hollerbach
Mr. John Kane
Cardinal William Henry Keeler
Dr. & Mrs. James Pelura
Mr. Russell Simmons
Honorable J.C. Watts, Jr.
Honorable Christine Todd Whitman
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt
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