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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
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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.