1944
Born to William Henry Hastie and Beryl (Lockhart) Hastie in Washington, D.C.
1966
Earns a Bachelor of Science from Bates College.
1967
Earns a Master of Arts from Tufts University.
1973
Earns a Juris Doctor from Catholic University of America.
1973
Is admitted to practice law by The District of Columbia Bar.
1973
Is a law clerk to Chief Judge Spottswood W. Robinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Washington, D.C., through 1977.
1975
Is a law clerk to Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington, D.C., through 1977.
1975
Is an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman in Washington, D.C., through 1977.
1977
Is chief counsel within the U.S. Senate Budget Committee.
1980
Is an administrator in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB, within the Executive Office of the President in Washington, D.C.
1982
Is partner at Crowell & Moring LLP in Washington, D.C. until she retires in 2004.
1992
Served as chair of the public contract law section of the American Bar Association through 1993.
1993
Is on the board of directors of Continental Airlines, Inc. and presently maintains this role.
1997
Is on the board of directors of The Gannett Company and presently maintains this role.
2000
Is on the board of directors of Sun Trust Bank Inc. and The Chubb Corporation and presently maintains these roles.
2002
Is on the board of directors of WGL Holdings, Inc. and presently maintains this role.