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YEO Bios Nancy Bui-Thompson Vice President, Board of Directors Rancho Cordova, California Nancy Bui-Thompson was elected to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors in November of 2008 and currently serves as vice president of the board. She represents over 250,000 constituents across seven communities. For her “day job,” Bui-Thompson serves as a director of technology consulting at Public Consulting Group and previously was a consultant at Accenture and Deloitte. Additionally, she is the founder of Bear HUGS (Hope You Give Someone) which has provided her opportunities to speak to children about child abuse. The Sacramento Business Journal awarded Bui-Thompson with “40 under 40” honors and is a New Leaders Council National 40 under 40 award winner. In 2012, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) awarded her the prestigious Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF). She is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, where she earned a bachelor’s of science in economics and management information systems. @nancybui Dwight Bullard State Senator Miami, Florida Dwight M. Bullard was elected into office as a Florida state senator in November 2012. He has taught at Coral Reef Senior High School in Miami, Florida since 2000. He currently serves as vice chair of the Transportation Committee, and serves on numerous other committees including the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Government Oversight, Education Pre K-12, and others. He was a recipient of the 2012 YEO Barbara Jordan Leadership award, the Florida Education Association’s Freshman Friend of Public Education Award, and the Florida Association of School Administrators’ Next Generation Leader Award. He is currently chair of his county political party’s execut ive committee, The Prince Hall Masons Johnny L. King Lodge #767, and the Richmond-Perrine Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated. @DwightBullard Joe Carn City Councilmember YEO National Convening | 2015 45 College Park, Georgia Councilmember Joe Carn was elected to the College Park City Council in 2006, becoming the city’s youngest elected official. Listed as one of Georgia Informer’s “40 under 40,” Carn currently oversees $1.2 billion in new development and construction appropriations. He serves on the board of directors for Concerned Black Clergy, and is the youngest board member of the National Organization to Insure a Sound Environment. Councilmember Carn also serves as chairman of the LSAC School Board and volunteers with Metamorphasis Incorporated and Lift Community Development. He completed his graduate studies at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. As a devoted father and author, Carn is currently finishing his second book. In his spare time, he enjoys music and bike riding.