In the January 27, 2022 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 (voting members of BSC board and the constituent sister city committees). The information has been posted on this webpage so that members have a chance to review it before the meeting.
A. 2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT
(for BSC-level activities and activities for the constituent sister city committees)
View proposed 2021 Accomplishments Report (PDF, 5.8mb)
PDF posted on: 2022-01-23 4pm ET
B. 2022 PLAN
(for BSC-level activities and activities for the constituent sister city committees)
View proposed 2022 Plan (PDF, 2mb)
PDF posted on: 2022-01-23 4pm 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 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 January 27, 2022 annual meeting.
Persons WITHOUT an asterisk are in the middle of their board term and therefore NOT up for reelection this year.
| Organization | Representative | Term |
|---|---|---|
| BSC: | Changwon (BCSCC) Representative: Michelle Lee | 2021-2022 |
| Gbarnga (BGSCC) Representative: William Hug * | 2022-2023 | |
| Kawasaki (BKSCC) Representative: Jay Gordon | 2021-2022 | |
| Luxor-Alexandria (BLASCC) Representative to : Karen Leggett Abouraya | 2021-2022 | |
| Odesa (BOSCC) Representative: Karina Mandell * | 2022-2023 | |
| Piraeus (BPSCC) Representative: Diane Homberg * | 2022-2023 | |
| Rotterdam (BRSCC) Representative: Gary Davison * | 2022-2023 | |
| Xiamen (BXSCC) Representative: Kerry Holahan * | 2022-2023 | |
| 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) | 2021-2022 |
| 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: Catalina Rodriguez-Lima (Director of MIMA) | 2021-2022 |
Note: Non-voting board members (currently 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 that board meeting is scheduled for February 23, 2022. BSC officers are also elected at the February 23 meeting. The officer positions to be elected this year are: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary.
D. Sister City Committee Chairs
The following list informational only. The chairs are elected by their committee members. The chairs are not elected in the BSC annual membership meeting.
| Committee | Chair | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Changwon (BCSCC) | Michelle Lee | Until 2022-12-31 |
| Gbarnga (BGSCC) | Pending | |
| Kawasaki (BKSCC) | Jay Gordon | 2021-2022 |
| Luxor-Alexandria (BLASCC) | Karen Leggett Abouraya & Tharwat Abouraya (co-chairs) | 2022-2023 |
| Odesa (BOSCC) | Karina Mandell | Until 2022-06-01 |
| Piraeus (BPSCC) | Diane Homberg | 2021-2022 |
| Rotterdam (BRSCC) | Rachel Sengers | 2022-2023 |
| Xiamen (BXSCC) | Xin (Cindy) Wang | 2022-2023 |
