BOARD
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DIRECTORS

Splitting time living in both her hometown of Guadalajara and Raleigh, Alma has over twenty-five years between IBM and Lenovo with tech experience across different areas such as engineering, planning, production, customer fulfillment specialist for large equipment used in big data centers.

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Cara went to Compiégne as an exchange student many moons ago, an experience that fostered a love of travel and cross-cultural connection. These days she travels with her husband Tim, daughter Giavanna, and son Laszlo. 

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Cody is a Raleigh native with time spent in Los Angeles and Seattle. He is hopeful that Sister Cities continues to transform Raleigh into an international partner and an inclusive destination for many across the world.

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Having relocated from Romania and calling Raleigh home for over 15 years, Sebastian’s motivation to engage with Raleigh Sister Cities stems from his strong interest in connecting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and building bridges between local and international communities. Sebastian is a Senior Architect at LS3P with over 20 years of professional experience.

Isaac is the President and Founder of Myles of Great Hopes and leads the organization's work in several states and different countries. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, cycling, and organizing international events. 

Jackie is a North Carolina native who has lived in Raleigh since 2001. Mother of two grown daughters and a spoiled Bernedoodle, she is excited to join the Raleigh Sister Cities Board in 2025. Jackie has had an affinity for world cultures since living her first year in Europe as an infant. She spent a summer semester abroad at Oxford during college and is a lifelong learner of the arts and culture.

Khodr holds graduate degrees in public and international relations, economics, political science, liberal studies and history with a focus on International Relations, Comparative Politics and American foreign policy. A resident of Raleigh, he is currently teaching  at Hampton University. 

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Linda is a retired after several decades working in software R & D at SAS, in Cary, North Carolina.  She enjoys cooking,  gardening, hosting visitors, museums, reading, theater, traveling, and spending some downtime with her family in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Matt works in marketing and communications during the day, and is also a husband, father, and occasional podcaster by night (Check out Finest Work Songs!).

He loves the vibrancy of Raleigh, as well as the tremendous momentum it has as a city. 

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Mary Clare is a native to Raleigh with extensive global diplomacy experience to complement her MA in International Affairs from UNC-Chapel Hill. In 2019 she began the process for Raleigh to become Gibraltar's first-ever Sister City and was elected RSC President in October 2022.  

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President@RaleighSisterCities.org

Pat is a retired non-profit administrator and helps out with administrative items and membership for RSC. She enjoys all the arts that the City of Raleigh has to offer and likes to get out and explore the Raleigh greenways and enjoy hosting group bike rides for RSC. 

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Info@RaleighSisterCities.org

Ximena has dedicated her career to designing and producing events while connecting her passion to her work.  Business trips have taken her to many countries,  where she has been able to learn about their cultures and ways of life.

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