Mai Kou Xiong was born in Long Cheng,
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Gemedo Dalle Tussie has been head of the Forest Genetic Resources Conservation Department of the
Dao Yang, generally known as Dr. Yang Dao, is a Hmong gentleman from
Bonnie Witt was born in Korea, adopted and raised in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and has a B.A. in Psychology from Southwest Minnesota State University.
Henry Wang is originally from China mainland. His hometown is a beautiful city named Suzhou (苏州市) a gardenlike city which has a 2500-year-history.
Read more: Henry Wang / LiftKids Web Specialist & Chinese Liaison
Abdimalik Askar’s odyssey from Somalia to Minnesota and back to Somalia took 15 years and many stops along the way. When civil war erupted in Somalia in1991, the Askar family fled to Kenya where they spent two years in a refugee camp.
Jugal Agarwal
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Mechanical Engineering, 1975
Jugal is a senior executive at an engineering firm in the Twin Cities. He is the
Ms. Yasukawa has more than twenty five years of experience in the fields of architecture, planning and education. She has worked as an architectural designer and project manager in both
Read more: Elsa C. Yasukawa / Education Director, Lift Kids Global Study
Tadesse Woldemariam is currently a manager at Ethiopian Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF), an NGO engaged in biodiversity conservation research, education and communication.
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Joseph Barrett is a leader in non-profit management, consulting and training with a career built upon long-standing service relationships with Global Fortune 500 companies.
Read more: Joseph Barrett / President, Board Member, Development
