8 results for group: 2019-board-candidates


Jennifer Priest

Jennifer Priest - Executive Director Norfolk Sister City Association Jennifer Priest is the Executive Director of Norfolk Sister City Association. A past Board member, Jennifer was asked to assume this staff post with NSCA in 2015.  A development professional with twenty years of experience, Jennifer has worked in higher education in Virginia and North Carolina, in the arts and in health & human services organizations. Prior to that she spent ten years in the group life & health insurance industry. A resident of Norfolk, Virginia, Jennifer is a member and past President of Norfolk Sunrise Rotary, Board member of Friends of Old Dominion ...

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Kevin O’Donnell

KEVIN O'DONNELLI am a product of sister cities. When I was 10, I went on an exchange visit to my hometown’s sister city in the heart of Mexico. This was my first time ever leaving the country, and from that point on in my life I made choices to go abroad, meet new people, and experience different cultures. As an international relations major in college, I ended up studying abroad in Japan for one year. I made a point to visit our Japanese sister city and I was not altogether surprised when I was received as an old friend despite never having met them. And to come full circle, my current job at the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco includes ...

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Leondria Thompson

Leondria Thompson Leondria R. Thompson is the Founder, Chairwoman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tri-County Regional Black Chamber of Commerce (TCRBCC); established in Texas on February 11, 2005. The mission of Tri-County Regional Black Chamber of Commerce “is to acquire and disseminate valuable business information, resources and tools, for Member Firms to achieve Entrepreneurial Parity and Economic Prosperity in the Regional and International.” Under Leondria’s leadership, TCRBCC has expanded its chamber level services to meet the business needs of small and medium underserved businesses in nine (9) counties in the Southern ...

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James (Jim) Kelly

James (Jim) Kelly I grew up in Boston and graduated from Georgetown University with degrees in Marketing and International Management. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines and worked on a Central Bank of the Philippines loan program. Based in a regional office in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, I did feasibility studies for loans in cottage and agro industries for countryside, low income borrowers. After the Philippines, I spent two years in Japan to learn to speak Japanese and began a lifetime relationship with Japan and the Japanese people. After Japan I moved to Los Angeles and opened, developed, and operated six retail travel agency ...

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Raul Peralez

Raul Peralez My name is Raul Peralez and I am the City Councilmember for the District 3, Downtown area of San José, California. I am a lifelong resident of San José, a graduate of San José State University and prior to being elected I served 8 years with the San José Police Department. I come from a diverse background being of both Mexican and Irish descent, and growing up in one of the most diverse cities in the world has given me a true appreciation for the many different people that make up our world. Considering my own experiences, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that San José was among the first cities in the United States to establish ...

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Teri Simmons

Teri Simmons Teri A. Simmons is a partner at Arnall Golden Gregory in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has practiced for 29 years. She directs the International and Immigration Practice Group, which focuses on the holistic representation of foreign owned companies in the US in the areas of corporate, employment, litigation, tax, intellectual property and immigration law. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Business Immigration Law at the University Of Georgia School Of Law. Ms. Simmons chaired the Atlanta Sister Cities Commission for over 10 years, having been appointed by Mayors Reed and Franklin. She previously chaired the Atlanta / Nuremberg ...

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Carol Robertson Lopez

Carol Robertson Lopez After completing my Master’s Degree and Ph.D. studies at New Mexico State University, I moved to Santa Fe where I fell in love with this special place known for art, natural beauty and cultural diversity.  Completed successful career in state government as Procurement Director, Personnel Research Psychologist, Director of Consumer Affairs, State Planner, & financial management positions.  Volunteer for numerous organizations with each activity leading to another opportunity.  Elected two terms as SantaFe City Councilor.  Chaired Finance, Public Safety, and Public Works Committees. Elected six years Mayor Pro Tempore...

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Greg Jackson

Greg JacksonMy name is Greg Jackson. I am a board certified personal injury attorney in Fort Worth, Texas. I have been licensed as an attorney in Texas for 26 years. I am 52 years old. I am married to Claudine Jackson, also an attorney, and have two children, Grant (age 19) and Sarah (age 17). I grew up in a small, rural country town in Texas, never really giving any thought to foreign cultures other than to take 3 years of Spanish in high school. I made friends from England and Russia while working at a summer camp in Texas in 1990. This was the beginning of my love of international culture and travel. I travelled to England twice to visit my ...

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