Nancy M Folger

Folger came to Washington in 1958 as the daughter of Neil McElroy, Secretary of Defense in the Eisenhower administration. Folger got a teaching job in Montgomery County and joined the Junior League. Before long, she found herself training new members for community service. Bitsy Folger chaired the Black Student Fund for 12 years. The fund offers scholarships to independent schools, then provides support to help the kids succeed. Olive Covington, a friend on the BSF board, introduced Folger to her sister, Marian Wright Edelman, head of the Children's Defense Fund. Folger has been helping CDF ever since.