Common Connector for Good Worldwide
ACOMMONER'S History of Fellowship & Followship
PRIVATE & NON-PROFIT SECTOR
> PRIVATE SECTOR SOLVER:
-- Retired VP Sales/Gen. Managment Kraft Foods 25 yrs, +14 positions (incl. +4 HQ)
-- +25 corporate brand & region awards, 8 National Sales Leadership Diamonds, 4 National Above & Beyond The Call of Duty Awards;
-- plus 2 yrs @ Procter & Gamble
-- Minority-Owner |Board Member | FunInvestment: Preserve Farm Kitchens ( www.PreserveFarmKitchens.com )
-- Minority-Owner | Common Strategist | FunInvestment: Vassell Foods / Arawak Farm ( www.ARAWAKFARM.com )
> NON-PROFIT & ASSOCIATIONS (Current & Past) SOLVER:
1) Smithsonian Institution Asian Pacific American Center Advisory Board - Vice Chair & Member^ $$$
2) Indiana University Alumni Board of Managers Chair & Vice Chair (~700K alumni; all campuses; 501c3)^
3) Adelante Foundation Board of Directors (Honduras MicroFinance & Educational Services; 501c3) - Chair ^ $$$ https://youtu.be/mf_fIF9zhuI , https://adelantefoundation.org
4) Sister City Committee Board of Directors San Francisco, USA - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam^ $$$ **
5) National Assoc of Black Females in Music & Entertainment (ROCKS) (NABFEME.org) - Executive Advisor $$$ ** https://www.nabfeme.org/nabfeme-rocks/
6) Indiana University Dean's Council School of Global & International Studies - Charter Member $$$ https://hls.indiana.edu/about/deans-council/index.html
7) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. **
8) American Assoc. of Geography **
9) City of Hope NorCal Food Alliance Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
10) Easter Seals East Bay Food Alliance Board of Directors (501c3; representing Kraft Foods)^ $$$
11) Smithsonian Institution Campaign Steering Committee Member Representing APAC (target $1.5B; $1.88B raised)^ $$$
12) Smithsonian Institution Regional Committee (NorCal)
13) P&G Alumni Network / Foundation Champions ** https://youtu.be/Q48HfdgyWno
14) Indiana University Foundation & Diversity Dept.'s Black Philanthropy Circle^ $$$ **
15) Liberty Fund Conferences - Participant
16) Indiana University Robert N. Johnson Geography Scholarship (Geography Department) $$$ https://geography.indiana.edu/undergraduate/awards.html
17) Indiana University Robert N. Johnson Economic Encouragement Scholarship (Economics Department) $$ https://economics.indiana.edu/undergraduate/scholarships-awards.html
18) Smithsonian Institution "Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape A Nation" Heritage Initiative : Founders Circle $$$ -- https://smithsonianapa.org/beyondbollywood/founders-circle/ / and https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/24/india-comes-to-indiana/47909537/ , https://global.si.edu/projects/traveling-beyond-bollywood-india , https://archive.news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2016/01/smithsonian-beyond-bollywood-at-mathers.shtml
19) Roots of Peace $$$ -- www.RootsOfPeace.org
20) Politicians Regional & National (Republican, Democratic, No Party Affiliation ) $$$
21) Smithsonian Folklife and Culture -- TechTeach (Washington DC) $$$
^ Former / Term Completed; $$$ Personal Out-of-Pocket Donor; ** Membership
