Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," was elected to The Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees in June 2001. Previously, Ms. Ifill was NBC News Chief Congressional and Political Correspondent, where she covered political stories affecting the nation. Her reports appeared on "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw," "Today," "Meet the Press," and MSNBC. A veteran journalist, Ms. Ifill joined NBC News from The New York Times, where she covered the White House and politics. She also worked for The Washington Post, The Baltimore Evening Sun, and The Boston Herald American. A native of New York City and a graduate of Simmons College in Boston, Ms. Ifill has received eight honorary degrees. She serves on the board of the Harvard University Institute of Politics and the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.