Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE PEACE THROUGH MUTUAL RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, AND COOPERATION - ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
SEE PART III, LINE 1
SISTER CITIES' ANNUAL CONFERENCE: THIS ELEMENT OF ANNUAL PROGRAMMING PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS AS A FORUM TO MEET AND LEARN FROM SESSIONS AS WELL AS ONE ANOTHER. MEMBERS GAIN ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE OUTSIDE OF THE NETWORK THAT CAN ASSIST WITH THEIR CITY-TO-CITY PARTNERSHIPS. THIS TWO AND A HALF DAY MEETING HOSTS MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT BEST PRACTICIES IN SISTER CITY ADMINISTRATION, TOOLS FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, AND CAPACITY BUILDING SKILLS IN AREAS SUCH AS FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, PROTOCOL TRAINING, AND COMMUNICATIONS, AMONG OTHERS. WORKSHOP TRACKS AND ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO DISCOUNTED FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND YOUTH ATTENDEES. SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL STAFF ACTIVELY WORKS WITH ATTENDEES TO ENSURE THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM THE D.C. OFFICE AND TO ASSIST WITH MEMBER INQUIRIES.MEMBERSHIP: AS A MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION, SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONALCONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN THE SISTER CITIES NETWORK THROUGH STRATEGICINSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, GRANTS, PROGRAMS, AND SUPPORT FOR ITSMEMBERS. SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SERVICES ANDRESOURCES TO HELP MEMBERS FIND PARTNERS AS WELL AS TO EXPAND ANDIMPROVE ACTIVITIES. SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL MOTIVATES AND ASSISTSPRIVATE CITIZENS, MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO CONDUCTLONG-TERM, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL SISTER CITY, COUNTY, OR STATERELATIONSHIPS. WITH A MISSION "TO PROMOTE PEACE THROUGH MUTUAL RESPECT,UNDERSTANDING, AND COOPERATION - ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE COMMUNITY AT ATIME," SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL'S MEMBER PROGRAMS FOCUS ON FOUR MAINAREAS OF EXCHANGE: ARTS AND CULTURE, YOUTH AND EDUCATION, BUSINESS ANDTRADE, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL EXCHANGE TO CONNECTCITIZENS AROUND THE GLOBE.CORE GRANT: THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AKA COREPROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ALLOWS SISTER CITIESINTERNATIONAL TO ADMINISTER SERVICES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO A NETWORKOF OVER 545 COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. THROUGH OUR D.C. OFFICE. THISFUNDING PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, OUR ANNUALCONFERENCES, THE PRODUCTION OF OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY,EXPANSION OF SERVICES ON OUR ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE, AND OPERATIONSSUPPORT TO HELP WITH PERSONNEL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Roger-Mark Desouza | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $182,483 |
| Tim Quigley | CHAIR EMERITUS (EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Teri Simmons | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Suhail Arastu | CHAIR APPOINTED | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Kalishman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Shin Koyamada | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sheri Capehart | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Nirenberg | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Lawrence | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Raveen Arora | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Raul Peralez | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Presley Lee Guio | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Polly Yu | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Svarzbein | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Pointer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lorna K Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin O'Donnell | YOUNG PROFESSIONAL | 1 | $0 |
| James Donovan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Helene Schneider | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Jackson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Edmund J Adams | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Clare Petrich | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Elliott | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Warnke | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Robertson Lopez | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Burga Santiago | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Shepard | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alix Desulme | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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