In the February 15, 2023 Annual Membership Meeting of Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc., (BSC), the following items (A, B, and C) will be submitted for approval by the BSC membership. The meeting will be held online via Zoom at 6:00pm ET. The information has been posted on this webpage so that members have a chance to review it before the meeting.
Who can vote in the BSC Annual Membership Meeting:
- Members of BSC’s constituent sister city committees who have paid their 2023 membership dues — both Regular and Associate level members.
A. 2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT
(for BSC-level activities and activities for the constituent sister city committees)
View proposed 2022 Accomplishments Report (PDF, 3.7mb)
PDF updated on: 2023-02-04 2:15pm ET
B. 2023 PLAN
(for BSC-level activities and activities for the constituent sister city committees)
View proposed 2023 Plan (PDF, 2.6mb)
PDF posted on: 2023-01-29 1:30pm ET
C. Board Elections
Below is the list of board directors that represent sister city committees and other organizations on our board, as defined in our bylaws.
Persons indicated in bold font with an asterisk (*) are nominees, up for election this year. These nominations were made by the sister city committees and other organizations represented on our BSC, Inc. board. Opposing nominations, if desired, can be made at the February 15, 2023 Annual Membership Meeting.
Persons WITHOUT an asterisk are in the middle of their board term and therefore NOT up for reelection on February 15, 2023.
| Organization | Representative | Term (2 years) |
|---|---|---|
| BSC: | Changwon (BCSCC) Representative: Michelle Lee * | 2023 & 2024 |
| | Gbarnga (BGSCC) Representative: Luana Kiandoli | 2022 & 2023 |
| | Kawasaki (BKSCC) Representative: Jay Gordon * | 2023 & 2024 |
| | Luxor-Alexandria (BLASCC) Representative: Karen Leggett Abouraya * | 2023 & 2024 |
| | Odesa (BOSCC) Representative: Karina Mandell | 2022 & 2023 |
| | Piraeus (BPSCC) Representative: Diane Homberg | 2022 & 2023 |
| | Rotterdam (BRSCC) Representative: Gary Davison | 2022 & 2023 |
| | Xiamen (BXSCC) Representative: Hosea Chew * | 2023 & 2024 |
| Mayor’s Office: | Baltimore Mayor’s Office Representative: Nina Themelis (Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office of Government Relations) | 2022 & 2023 |
| MIMA: | Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Representative: Masuma Islam Lonczak * | 2023 & 2024 |
| BDC: | Baltimore Development Corporation Representative: William Cawthern (Director of Baltimore Foreign Trade Zone #74) | 2022 & 2023 |
| BOPA: | Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts Representative: Lauren Green * (Director of Marketing) | 2023 & 2024 |
Note:
The positions of the non-voting (a.k.a. co-opted) board members (currently Fontaine Bell, Geri Byrd, Hosea Chew, Teresa Leslie, Nancy Taylor) are not approved at the Annual Membership Meeting but at the 1st regular Board Meeting of the year following the annual meeting. This year, the Board Meeting immediately follows the Annual Membership Meeting on February 15, 2023. BSC Executive Officers are also elected at the February 15 Board Meeting. The officer positions up for election this year are: Vice President, Secretary, and Assistant Treasurer. See the ballot topics for the February 15 Board Meeting.
D. Sister City Committee Chairs
The following list is informational only. The chairs are elected by their committee members. The chairs are not elected in the BSC Annual Membership Meeting.
| Committee | Chair | Term (2 years) |
|---|---|---|
| Changwon (BCSCC) | Michelle Lee | 2022 & 2023 |
| Gbarnga (BGSCC) | Luana Kiandoli | 2022 & 2023 |
| Kawasaki (BKSCC) | Jay Gordon | 2023 & 2024 |
| Luxor-Alexandria (BLASCC) | Karen Leggett Abouraya & Tharwat Abouraya (co-chairs) | 2022 & 2023 |
| Odesa (BOSCC) | Karina Mandell | 2022 & 2023 |
| Piraeus (BPSCC) | Diane Homberg | 2022 & 2023 |
| Rotterdam (BRSCC) | Rachel Sengers | 2022 & 2023 |
| Xiamen (BXSCC) | Xin (Cindy) Wang | 2022 & 2023 |
Note
The 1st Board Meeting of 2023 immediately follows the Annual Membership meeting.
This webpage was last updated on 2023-02-06.
