Anita B. Dunn (born January 8, 1958) is an American political strategist who served as White House Communications Director from April through November 2009.A senior partner at SKDKnickerbocker, a strategic communications firm in Washington, D.C., and a contributor for NBC News/MSNBC/CNBC.Dunn was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, the daughter of Albert E. Babbitt and Carol Hutto Babbitt. Her father's brother was the modernist composer, Milton Babbitt. She began her career in the Carter White House, first as an intern for White House Communications Director Gerald Rafshoon and then worked for chief of staff Hamilton Jordan. Wikipedia