R Andrew BittnerR. Andrew Bittner was born in Washington, DC, in 1962, and was introduced to Washington National Cathedral as a toddler. By the age of five, when able to read the word crypt (with an arrow), his fascination with the huge Gothic construction site had egun. Since then, regardless of whatever else he has been doing with his life, Bittner has been studying the Washington National Cathedral and Gothic architecture. Now an acknowledged expert on Washington National Cathedral, Bittner has been a volunteer cathedral docent since 2000 and a cathedral employee, serving in the Visitor Programs office, since 2002. Read More Read Less