Thomasenia P. “Tommie” Duncan ’86

Thomasenia P. “Tommie” Duncan ’86, of Washington, D.C.; Apr. 23, after a brief illness. She earned her JD at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a member of the Penn Law Review. She completed her third year of law studies as a visiting student at Yale Law School and became a successful litigator at Covington & Burling, LLP.  She served as general counsel to the Federal Election Commission, America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth, and the Corporation for National and Community Service. She also served as senior legal advisor to the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, acting deputy solicitor and special assistant to the solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor in the Clinton administration, and panel executive for the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. During her career, she taught at Georgetown University Law Center and at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. She was a founder of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation and was an elected member of the American Law Institute. She also served as president of the DC Rape Crisis Center Board and vice-chair of the board of the Academy of Hope Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. She served on the Edmund Burke School board of trustees and chaired its Equity and Inclusion Committee, and she had a membership in Jack and Jill of America, Inc. A woman of deep faith, she was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, where she participated in a variety of ministry classes. She is survived by her partner, Ray Johnson; a son; and many extended family members.