Contributor

Marlene Hall

Former commissioned air force officer, freelance writer

Marlene Hall grew up an army brat and has lived all over the world and in Washington, D.C. Since an early age, she has played sports including soccer, basketball, and swimming; receiving three letters in high school for sports participation. Marlene graduated from the University of Virginia where she wrote for the Cavalier Daily and interviewed popular 90s bands including No Doubt and the Goo Goo Dolls.

Commissioned an Air Force officer, she served in Korea, Germany, New Mexico, and Louisiana. Marlene earned two masters degrees while in the Air Force in Management and IO Psych. After leaving active duty, she has worked as a government contractor, freelance writer and public relations executive.

Marlene dabbles in improvisational comedy and has taken classes at the famed iO Theater in Chicago. She is very active in the D.C. charity and social scene and contributes her time to D.C. Humane Society's Fashion for Paws. She also was a supernumerary in the Washington National Opera's Carmen with opera singer Denyce Graves. She recently interviewed INXS, Tears for Fears, Comedian Tom Green, and tennis great Jim Courier.