Kristen Berset is the Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter for WUSA 9 and also hosts Sports Plus on Sunday nights. She provides coverage on the Washington Redskins, Capitals, Wizard and Nationals as well as all the local Colleges, Universities and High Schools!!!
Before coming to DC, Kristen was a Sports Anchor at WBFF FOX 45 in Baltimore, and Host of the Saturday Morning Football Show on FOX 1370 Radio.  Kristen  started her broadcasting  career in Panama City, FL where she was the Weekday 5PM News Anchor at the NBC affiliate , and she was the co-host of the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series, a fishing show broadcast around the nation. She and the rest of the Tarpon Crew traveled to Kuwait and Iraq, toured the countryside and put on a fishing tournament for over 400 U.S. servicemen and women and their allies at Z Lake on Victory Base Complex in Baghdad.

 Kristen is a Breast Cancer Survivor. She found a lump during a self breast exam in 2008, but it was originally diagnosed as a cyst. Then ,after moving to Baltimore and a year of living with the lump, Kristen went to Johns Hopkins Hospital where she was told she in fact had Breast Cancer, not a cyst. Kristen was just 27 years old. Kristen immediately underwent a prophylactic  Bilateral Mastectomy, followed by reconstruction a few months later.. Now she is undergoing continuing treatment, but feels great, is enjoying every moment in life and is excited to be involved with Tigerlily!!
Kristen is originally from St. Petersburg, FL and  a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Telecommunications and continues to be an avid Gators fan!

Ashley Boalch is a dynamic and outgoing woman with an entrepreneurial spirit. On July 11, Ashley was crowned as the 2011 Miss District of Columbia winner in the Miss America Scholarship program.

Ashley is a senior Communications major at the University of Maryland. She has held multiple marketing internships. In this capacity, she has worked at at RGM Graphics, and currently interns at Monument Realty.

Ashley has been recognized for her academic achievements. She has received the Dr. Harry Harden Award for Academic Excellence, which recognizes African American students with a 3.5 GPA or higher. She also received the Award for Academic Excellence in Women’s Studies for her avid interest in this area.

Ashley has a significant record as a volunteer, and has served in the Outpatient and Oncology Unit at Montgomery General Hospital. She is also volunteering at “ARTpreneurs on the Block.” This program, which uses only recycled items, teaches entrepreneurial young people with an interest in art about business.

As Miss District of Columbia 2011, Ashley hopes that her ex periences will allow her to be a role model to other young people, while at the same time help her decide which entrepreneurial path will be most satisfying and rewarding for her.

Sarah Frasier, A New Englander at heart, Sarah moved to D.C. after graduating from Mt Holyoke College.  For the past three years Sarah has been co-host of Hot 99.5’s Kane Show which has become the area’s top rated morning show boasting more than 1 million listeners in the D.C. area.

Her first media job was in promotions at the now-defunct radio top 40 radio station Z104 where she worked her way up to become producer of the Matthew Blades morning show.  She then became co-host of the morning program with Stevens and Medley on Classic Rock 94.7 and filled in as a traffic reporter on WTOP news radio. Born in Rangeley, Maine, she goes home as often as she can to her parents who have added goats to their 40 acre farm.  Sarah also has a younger brother who recently left a job in the financial services industry to join the U.S. Air Force.

Sarah takes classes at the DC Improv and is excited to make her debut as a stand-up comic.  She also volunteers at area non-profit organizations and participates in various local events.

Victoria Gaither is a native Washingtonian. She is a TV news anchor and a multimedia program host, who started her broadcasting career as an intern for Ted Koppel. She landed her first full-time job as a writer/producer in Baltimore at WMAR TV, then moved from behind to in-front of the camera working as a reporter and anchor in the Midwest at WAND news and at WMDT news on Maryland's Eastern Shore. They say the TV business is a small one and she returned to Baltimore as an on air personality. At WMDT news she produced and hosted 'Good Things Delmarva' a public affairs show that she really looked forward to taping every two weeks. 'Good Things Delmarva' gave Victoria the idea to do a show with positive news. So, she created 'At Home with Victoria' a show that focuses on women's issues, the work of non-profit organizations and community stories."

After interviewing Maimah for her radio show, Victoria wanted to become involved with the Tigerlily Foundation and now her wish has come true. We look forward to Victoria participating in our foundation and joining us to help thousands of women around the country fight breast cancer.

Healthcare savings expert, Michelle Katz, MSN, has been interviewed in several news markets on various healthcare issues and has been a featured healthcare expert on several stations. Her credits include: NBC's Today Show, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Good Morning America, the New England Cable Network, CN8 and Oprah & Friends Radio. She is the host and producer of the Area's leading healthcare show, Today's Health, and a “Celebrity Guru” for LifeTips as well as a healthcare contributor for EONS.   Katz has been a senior healthcare consultant at Arthur Andersen and consulted in the development of congressional healthcare legislation.

She received her master's degree in nursing from Georgetown University after recovering from a severe car accident when she did not have health insurance and navigated her way through the healthcare system -- with minimal bills in the end. Her story of survival and advice has been heard on countless radio stations across the country. More recently, she saved the life of a loved one and simultaneously avoided healthcare debt with some of her simple healthcare savings tips described in both "Healthcare for Less" and "101 Health insurance Tips."

She currently lives in Washington, DC, lecturing on saving money in healthcare and educating others on Medicare and other aspects of healthcare throughout the country, sharing inspirational stories of dodging healthcare debt. She also assists medical practices in obtaining maximum public exposure through educating the public on their preventative practices in combination with her healthcare savings tips.

Angela Kegler is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has lived in Conway, South Carolina since 2001.  She is currently the Chief Learning Officer of The Kegler Group – a full-service training and development company.  Prior to her position with The Kegler Group, Angela served as the President of Black Water Marketing, Inc., a corporate training and development company that served North & South Carolina in the areas of leadership and ethics. Angela’s knowledge and expertise allows her to provide both educational programs and consultative development strategies that yield positive organizational improvement.

Angela is part of the Duquesne University alumni where she earned her Master’s Degree in Business Ethics with a concentration in Leadership and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.  In addition, Angela has her PhD in Organizational Management and Leadership from Capella University.  

Her professional accomplishments have earned her multiple professional honors and awards.  In June 2010, Coastal Business Life chose Angela as one of the six “Next Generation of Powerful Women” along the Grand Strand.  She was also selected as the American Business Women’s Association 2008 Business Woman of the Year for the Coastal POWER Network.  And, in April 2009, she was featured in SC Woman Magazine as the “Business Woman to Get to Know”, and her community work along the Grand Strand has brought her local recognition and honors.  Angela served as the President for the American Business Women’s Association Coastal POWER Network in 2007, is a member of American Society for Training and Development, Society of Human Resource Management, and the Academy of Management.

Angela is a four-time cancer survivor including Breast Cancer, which has given her the drive to lead the fight in the war against cancer.  She is a 20-year volunteer with the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Action Network.  Angela travels across the country to train staff and volunteers through her role on the American Cancer Society’s National Leadership Training Team.  She is also a member of the National Coaching Cadre where she educates and coaches individuals to be leaders within their community.  She serves on the Cancer Action Network Division Task Force and is the South Carolina District 1 ACT! Lead.  Angela is actively engaged in lobbying at both the state and federal level for increased funding for the National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute, and cancer related issues. 

Angela’s favorite quote and mantra to live by is by German musicologist Alfred Einstein, “Live like you are going to die tomorrow, but learn like you are going to live forever.”

Korto Momolu, is a celebrated fashion designer, born in Monrovia, Liberia. She and her family left Liberia in 1990 due to a civil war and settled in Canada where she pursued her passion for fashion design. After working as an independent fashion designer and continuing her education at the renowned Parsons School of Design, Korto landed a spot on the hit show, Project Runway. Throughout the show’s fifth season, Korto emerged as a designer who embraced diversity and displayed such extraordinary talent and likability that she was awarded the fan favorite prize and concluded the season as first runner-up.  Dillard’s Incorporated has established a partnership with Korto to design an eye-catching collection of handbags and jewelry that debuted alongside her fall 2010 collection.

Highlighted as the “fashion designer to watch” by the New York magazine, Korto has been featured by major international and national media outlets, including the Tom Joyner Morning Show, People Magazine, Soap Opera Digest, The Mo’Nique Show, African Premiere Television, The Wendy Williams Show, Women Wear Daily, Essence and many more. 

Tigerlily Foundation is proud of have Ms. Momolu as an Ambassador for Tigerlily Foundation, supporting our mission to create awareness of the issue of young women and breast cancer.

Andrea Roane is now in her 27th year with W*USA 9, and currently co-anchors 9 NEWS NOW from 5-7am and 9-10am with Mike Walter.  Andrea is honored to have been recently selected as a distinguished annual honoree by the ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership's Greater Washington Network, which recognized Andrea's outstanding work within the community and the region as a "leader and trailblazer deserving of recognition." The GWN serves over 8,000 industry professionals in the region.

Andrea joined 9NEWS NOW in August 1981 as the Sunday evening and 6:30am weekday anchor. In 1983, she co-anchored the Noon broadcast with Bob Dalton. In 1989, Andrea co-anchored the 4pm news with Mike Buchanan. In 1995, Andrea co-anchored the 6 & 11pm newscasts with Gordon Peterson. In October 2000, Andrea was re-teamed with Mike Buchanan for the 5, 6, and 9am newscasts.  During her career, Andrea has covered a wealth of hard news stories, from politics, the arts, education and sports to women's health issues. She has interviewed newsmakers, entertainers, and politicians including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Defense Secretary William Cohen, David Rockefeller, Michael J. Fox, Danny Glover, Magic Johnson and author Mary Higgins Clarke. She covered the 1996 Republican and Democratic conventions and the 1988 GOP convention.

Andrea is best known to viewers for her passionate reporting on breast health issues and promoting the importance of Early Detection in the fight against breast cancer. Andrea was recently named one of Washingtonian Magazine's sixteen "Washingtonians Of The Year" for her continued work on breast cancer awareness. Thousands of women die annually of breast cancer, but the highest mortality rate from the disease is here in the nation's capital. In response, Andrea initiated an innovative Washington, DC breast cancer awareness program, Buddy Check 9. On the ninth of every month, Andrea encourages viewers to team up with a friend or relative to follow the National Cancer Institute's 3-step breast examination early detection program. Since its inception in 1993, thousands of Washington-area women and men have signed on to the program.

Andrea has worked as the mistress of ceremonies at the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure.  Her commitment to women's health and community service has been recognized with several awards including the following:   2004 Lombardi Symbol of Caring Award; 2004 Innovators in Advocacy Award- GW MFA Mobile Mammography Program; 2002 Women of Distinction Award - Northern Seaboard Region and Greater Washington Area Chapter Hadassah; 2001 Leadership Award - American Women in Radio & Television; 2000 Outstanding Community Commitment Award - Columbia Hospital for Women; 1999 Susan B. Anthony Award for Community Service, Montgomery County Chapter of NOW; 1999 Best of Gannett - Gannett Broadcasting Company; 1998 Outstanding Public Service - Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasting Association; 2001 Glenn Brenner Award - Washington, D.C. Chapter/NATAS; 2001 Media Excellence Award - National Foundation of Women Legislators; 1999 EMMY Finalist, Community Service Award - National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; 1997 Emmy Award/Program Segments - Washington, DC Chapter/NATAS; 1997 Gracie Allen Award - American Women in Radio & Television; 1990 Emmy Award/Feature News - Washington, D.C. Chapter/NATAS; and the 1989 Emmy Award/Feature News - Washington, D.C. Chapter/NATAS.

Andrea co-chairs the Kennedy Center Community and Friends Board and is a board member of the National Museum of Women In The Arts. She is also a member of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Board; the Howard University Hospital Cancer Advisory Board; the National Catholic Education Association Board and a Trustee of the Catholic University of America. Andrea is a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Federal Association); the Women's Forum of Washington. She is a lifetime member of both the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women.  Andrea earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Education and a Master of Arts degree in Drama and Communications from Louisiana State University in New Orleans, now the University of New Orleans.

Cynné Simpson is an award-winning journalist who anchors ABC 7/WJLA-TV's Weekend Evening news. Cynné comes to ABC 7 from Atlanta where she anchored the weekday evening news for CBS-46/WGCL-TV. She is thrilled to be back in Washington, D.C., where her journalism career began. Cynné was a student at Howard University when she impressed Ted Koppel with her ability to report in English and Spanish. He personally invited her to join the ABC News Nightline staff as a fellow. After graduation, Cynné transitioned to work in front of the camera with reporting positions in South Bend, Indiana and Kansas City, Missouri.

The recipient of Emmy and William Randolph Hearst Writing Awards, Cynné is most proud of her work off the anchor desk. In 2005, she received a Congressional Award for Community Service for her volunteer work with several charities. Cynné is currently working alongside singer/actress Mandy Moore as a national ambassador for the women's empowerment campaign, You Pump It Up.

Cynné's commitment to the community and professional achievements earned her the top spot on Ebony Magazine's 2006 list of Leaders for the Future. She is originally from suburban Detroit but grew up in Sacramento, California. Cynné graduated magna cum laude from Howard University and has studied as an exchange student in Spain and Costa Rica.

Cynné loves to travel and some of her recent adventures include exploring Egypt's ancient pyramids, scuba diving through a wrecked ship in the Dominican Republic, swimming with sharks in the Yucatan Peninsula, and rock climbing Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio De Janeiro. When she's not working, she's usually planning her next voyage, volunteering with local charities or spending time with family.

Stephanie Williams- Miss DC 2010, A third-year medical student at the George Washington School of Medicine, Stephanie Ariel Williams was crowned as the 2010 Miss District of Columbia. A virtual pageant neophyte, this twenty-three year-old grew up in the tiny Jersey shore communities of Ventnor and Margate, literally within walking distance of fabled Boardwalk Hall where so many Miss America’s have been crowned.

In the fall of 2004, Stephanie left the Atlantic City area to matriculate at Wagner College on Staten Island, ranked by Princeton Review as the premier school for musical theater in the country. At Wagner, she immersed herself in campus and community affairs, serving as a member of the Pre-Health Society, the Wagner College Community Standards Review Board, and the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society for which she was the Community Service Chairperson responsible for organizing annual fundraisers. In her spare time, she volunteered, and was invited to exhibit paintings in the Wagner College Art Gallery.

In the 2006, Stephanie interned in the Health Sciences Informatics Department at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute.  In 2008, Stephanie graduated summa cum laude from Wagner with a major in Arts Administration and minors in both Biology and Chemistry; she received the President’s Academic Scholarship, was nominated as a Rhodes Scholar applicant.

Since 2008, Stephanie has been a medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. In the summer of 2009, she traveled on a medical mission through the Himalayan regions of Northern India that were once portions of ancient Tibet. Stephanie’s Miss America platform, A Dose Of Prevention: Smart Medicine For What Ails America, speaks directly to the looming healthcare crisis in our nation. Stephanie looks forward to a year of promoting her platform, as well as serving the D.C. area and our nation. She will represent the District of Columbia in the Miss America Pageant on January 15 in Las Vegas.