Maureen Johnson
President/Founder
MAUREEN JOHNSON grew up in New York, a very diverse and globally-active environment. She has been in the tourism industry for over 20 years and was bitten by the travel bug at an early age. Growing up in an underserved community, her father worked for a plant that built airplane parts. Through a rare opportunity, one of her father's co-workers had a small, twin engine airplane and took Maureen and her father for a ride. Looking out of that airplane window, "trying to find her house" from above, she realized then, that the world was so much bigger than she could ever have imagined. Maureen is married and has 6 children and several grandchildren. She has a passion for community intitiatives that focus on youth development. Maureen is a retired military veteran and had the opportunity to see a lot of the world. She is also a Life and Health Insurance Agent with a mission to educate and assist families with financial literacy. During her travels she observed that many hard working individuals want to travel, but just do not have the resources to do so. She understands the impact and the benefits of being exposed to the world through travel and wants others to benefit, as well. Hence, when the opportunity presented itself, she created "Our Global Village, Inc.", a program that encourages, inspires, and assists individuals to explore and contribute to the world in which we live.
Nathaniel Jones
Vice President
NATHANIEL JONES has an extensive background in business management. He is CEO and founder of Supreme Sweepers, LLC, a commercial exterior surface cleaning business that focuses on providing street sweeping services in Charlotte, N.C. Some of his biggest projects include contracts with Charlotte Douglas International Airpor and the Lane Construcion - Hwy 485 Expansion and Carolinas Healthcare System.with Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Nathanial has an impressive indusry background in Budgeting/Forecasting, Operations, Contractor, Project, Risk and Construction Management. Nathaniel managed various properties, including industrial plants for Pactiv Corporation, McDonald's Restaurants and show rooms for Whirlpool, Inc. Hew was the Facilities Manager for 36 banking centers for Regions and Wachovia Bank. Nathaniel has a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Audio Engineering and Technology.
Jennifer Khounbolay
Secretary
JENNIFER KHOUNBOLAY was Born in in Thailand in a refugee camp. She came to the U.S with her parents when she was one year old. Her family arrived in the U.S. with just the clothes on their backs, but a drive and determination for a better life and opportunities for the family. As a small child, Jennifer grew up in California. She had many responsibilities, including helping her parents make ends meet. After school, she would help her parents sew clothing as another source of income. She assisted her father with housing maintenance for Vietnamese refugees, which enabled her to learn yet another language. At this young age, the community relied on her knowledge, experience and ability to translate, as a resource to adjust to their new country.
Jennifer was, and still is the an essential resource in her family and community and continues to assist with daily living, financial literacy, health care, real estate, assistance with translating, and more. She is professionally licensed in life, health and Medicare, and also has an active Real Estate License.
Jennifer continues to serve her community, through her passion of helping people. She has previously served as Vice President of the North Carolina Diversity Council. She is an active volunteer with the Asian Chamber of Commerce and the Carolinas Asian Heritage Association.
Through her life experiences Jennifer developed into a strong and independent entrepreneur. One of her many passions includes cooking and entertainment. Her culinary dishes are desired by family, friends, colleagues for small and large events.
Jennifer’s cooking is inspired by traveling and experience foods from different cultures.
Due to high demand, Jennifer is in the process of establishing a food truck business.
Karen Young
Treasurer
KAREN M. YOUNG, CEO of AESOP, LLC, is a graduate of Boston College (BA, Elementary Education and Special Education) and the City College of New York (MS, Administration and Supervision). She began her thirty year career with the New York City Public School System as a classroom teacher and Resource teacher for the Gifted and Talented as well as the Title 1 Reading and Writing Coordinator. Ms. Young moved to North Carolina where she continued her career in education. During her tenure as a middle school teacher, Ms. Young became one of the first to be trained in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) curriculum and was able to have her school be recognized as a Nationally Certified AVID school (1999). Ms. Young then joined the Curriculum and Instruction Elementary Team, providing professional development, mentoring, and coaching to the district's Principals, Assistant Principals, and teachers. In 2005, Ms. Young was recognized as the Teacher of the Year of her District and a finalist for the North Carolina State Teacher of the Year. In 2007, Ms. Young entered the charter school world as a founding teacher and worked her way up through the ranks to become the School Leader. During that time, she received invaluable professional training in the areas of instructional coaching, management, and leadership. Currently, Ms. Young works with schools and youth organizations to enhance their programs and attain their goals as well as developing and writing curriculum for agencies.
Najee Johnson
Director
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