Res. No. 198-06-12339RESOLUTION NO. 198-06-12339
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES; APPOINTING HENRYKA MANES TO
SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD FOR A TWO
YEAR TERM ENDING NOVEMBER 6, 2008; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commission recognize the important
contributions made by those who serve on the various city boards and
committees, and wish to appoint a full complement to each of the
active boards and committees; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to appoint Henryka Manes to
serve for a two -year term on the Community. Relations Board.
Appointment shall expire November 6, 2008 or until a successor is duly
appointed and qualified.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby appoints Hanryka Manes to
the Community Relations Board.
Section 2. The expiration date of this appointment shall be
November 6, 2008 or until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
approval.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS i DAY OF NOVEMBER , 2006
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CITY ORNEY
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Mayor Feliu:
Yea
Vice Mayor Wiscombe:
Yea
Commissioner Palmer:
Yea
Commissioner Birts:
Yea
Commissioner Beckman:
Yea.
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6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143
1. Name:
Phone No. 305 -663 -6340
Fax No. 305- 663 -6348
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THIS APPLICOION WILL REMAIN ON FILE FOR ONE YEAR
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Fu Du Group Inc.
5971 SW 56 Terrace, Miami, FL 33143, USA
Tel. 305 666 3968 Fax 305 666 0858
hmanes @fudugroup.com
Shanghai Office 86 -21 -6252 3987
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Henryka Mantis
Prior to creating her own consulting firm, Ms. Manes spent eight years as senior
executive of a non - governmental organization and created successful, turn -key
development projects in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America
and the Middle East. Her projects saved lives and enabled the most destitute
communities to build lasting programs in health, human services, economic
development, and professional and academic training.- She also worked with countries
emerging from wars or natural disasters and established emergency medical, physical
rehabilitation, orphanage assistance and refugee resettlement programs to rebuild the
devastated regions. She received funding and collaborated with many governments,
governmental agencies, multilateral institutions and private foundations that include:
The World Bank; The United Nations Development Program; the US Agency for
International Development; the US Department of State; and the US Department of
Agriculture. Her work has attracted the attention of the international press, including
the New York Times and Newsweek.
In 1996, as an outgrowth of these activities, she founded H. Manes & Associates that
later became Fu Du Group Inc., when she formed a partnership with a Chinese
marketing and corporate service firm based in Shanghai. This partnership is the
outcome of a fourteen -year professional association with the Chinese firm_ Ms. Manes,
her partner, Mr. Park Shen, and their teams provide a complete range of services to
European, Japanese and American corporate clients who want to manufacture, market,
or sell in China. They also advise them on investments in China and assist Chinese
corporate and individual clients in identifying investment opportunities in Europe and
the US.
The Fu Du Group team serves all industries: Ms. Manes focuses primarily on new
technology companies in the environmental, bioscience, and high technology
industries. She also continues to assist non - profit organizations in strengthening their
capacities.
Ms. Manes, a trained art historian, began her career as Assistant Curator of
Photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. She then founded and directed the
H.F. Manes art galley sj in Sohu, in N.— �r York City where she built private collections,
and established and promoted the careers of numerous contemporary painters,
sculptors and photographers, hose Wfi r k is now represent
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throughout the United States, Europe and Japan.
Ms. Manes, e -jho ;s French, 3 eceived her B.A. magna cum laude from Macalester
College in St. Paul, MN; and did her graduate work at the University of Minnesota,
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