Common Connector for Good Worldwide
HISTORY / BIOGRAPHY
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^
4) Sister City Committee Board of Directors San Francisco, USA - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam^
5) National Assoc of Black Females in Music & Entertainment (NABFEME.org) - Executive Advisor
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 (target $1.5B; $1.88B raised)^ https://smithsoniancampaign.org/leadership/group/steering-committee
12) Smithsonian Institution Regional Committee (NorCal)
13) Smithsonian Institution APAC Beyond Bollywood Indian Americans Shape A Nation - Founder's Circle
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.html18) Smithsonian Institution "Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape A Nation" Heritage Initiative : Founders Circle-- https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-explores-history-indian-americans-- https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/24/india-comes-to-indiana/47909537/
^ Former / Term Completed
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