National Debutante Cotillion Foundation, Inc.

About the Foundation

Humanitarian work has always been at the center of The National Debutante Cotillion tradition. The National Debutante Cotillion Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all-volunteer public charity, which supports humanitarian works and organizations including The Children’s National Medical Center of Washington, DC. The multi-day celebration of the National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball is the primary annual fundraiser for the Foundation. Following Studie’s vision, other events bring the “Cotillion Family” together throughout the year.

Members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors serve three-year terms.

Current Foundation Board members include:

Miss Elizabeth Allison Stuart (Elizabeth), Chairman

Mrs. Richard Miller Roebuck (Jennifer), President
Mrs. Jonathan R. C. Dickey (Alison), Vice-President

Ms. Amy Lois Curtis (Amy), Secretary

Mr. William Scott Truitt (Bill), Treasurer
Mrs. Richard Anthony Stewart (Corie), Assistant Treasurer

Mrs. William Blaskis (Connie)
Mr. L. James D’Agostino (Jim)

Mrs. Thompson Gaines Daniel, Jr. (Anne)

Colonel Kenneth Andrew Kraft, USA (Ret.) (Kenny)

Mrs. John Edward Mitakides (Jane)
Mrs. William Council Powell, Sr. (Jackie)

Mr. Eugene Edward Tibbs, Jr (Gene)

Mrs. Christopher Trowbridge (Rachel)

The 77th National Debutante Cotillion and Thanksgiving Ball will be held in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 2025. The National Debutante Cotillion is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and all-volunteer public charity, which supports humanitarian works and organizations, including the Children’s National Hospital of Washington, D.C.