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Columbia World Affairs Council 
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The Columbia World Affairs Council is a member of the national World Affairs Councils of America network with more than 90 local Councils, located in more than 40 states, including the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, over 350,000  participants, and many affiliated organizations.
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​The Columbia World Affairs Council is also a member of Sister Cities International,  a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between communities in the United States and those in other countries, particularly through the establishment of "sister cities". More than 2,000 cities, states and counties are partnered in over 140 countries around the world.
 Wanda Austin
Community Recreation Resource Coordinator
Department of Parks and Recreation, City of Columbia 

Pamela Bynoe-Reed
Marketing & Public Information Manager
Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority/The COMET

Robert D. Coble - Chair
Attorney
Nexsen Pruet, LLC

Dr. Robert Cox
Director
Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, University of South Carolina

Morgan Crapps
Consultant
Parker Poe Consulting

Sam Drew 
Executive Director
Partners of the Americas

C. Patrick Fowler
State Capital Insurance

Russ Froneberger
President
Global Consulting

Damon Jeter - Treasurer
CEO
​Jet Corp Consulting

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April Lucas
Attorney
Nexsen Pruet, LLC

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Morris Lyles
Realtor
ERA Wilder Realty
 ​​Judge Mildred McDuffie
Community Leader

Phil Midden
Lead Consultant
BlueCross BlueShield of SC

Fred Monk - Chair Emeritus
Senior Advisor, International Strategy & Trade
South Carolina Department of Commerce

Tia Nelson - At-Large
Innovations Programs Manager
South Carolina Department of Commerce

​Mildred Vanderpuije
Event Planner

Tommy Preston
Director, National Strategy & Engagement
The Boeing Company

Kathy Smith
Attorney
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA.

Jean-Louis Vanderstraeten
​Honorary Consul of Belgium
Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta
&
Advisor to the Chairman
FN America, Inc.

Bhavna Vasudeva
Community Leader

Tigerron Wells
State Government Affairs Director, SC
Duke Energy

George Wolfe
Attorney
Nelson, Mullins, Riley, Scarborough, LLP

COLUMBIA WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

2218 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29205
(P) 803.252.2197
(F) 803.252.2945
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    • Global Vision Award
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