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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. i PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS i DAY OF NOVEMBER , 2006 TEST: t TY CLERK READ D A5 CITY ORNEY APP- VED: Y R COMMISSION VOT - 5 0 Mayor Feliu: Yea Vice Mayor Wiscombe: Yea Commissioner Palmer: Yea Commissioner Birts: Yea Commissioner Beckman: Yea. DECEI VIE nI Zt SEP 2 2 2006 3' CITY CLERIC'S OFFICE L' ti rx ��i 1� '4Yi:i mF F'IQr i au Afi-Amatm City CITY OF SOU M MIAMI BOMDICOMMITTFL APPLICATION 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 1. Name: Phone No. 305 -663 -6340 Fax No. 305- 663 -6348 (Please print) e--- 2. Home Address: -/ ;7 it) e � /e/x,-t2 Cg== 3. Business Address: per- -- - _ - - -- 4. Home Phone No. -3 laqns;ness Phone No. Fax No. S. E -mail Address: 42 2 Crrt�rl o s� IN 7. Comma C � f AY S. Are you a 9. 10. Are you a resident of the City? Do you have a business in the City? Yes Yes Yes No No No a., .*z luicl( 11. Ethnic Origin? White Non - Hispanic African American ^ Hispanic American Other 12. I am interested in serving on the following board(s)/committee(s): 1 D n uses (�!M kr wGtt' !tit Signature / Date Annlicant ..1 A_ THIS APPLICOION WILL REMAIN ON FILE FOR ONE YEAR Revised 8IO2 r ` 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 L u a u P ,. www.fudugroup.com ti 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 w ed in major museums 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, Minneap.°Iis, Enl She later attended business :_- ;arses a ��eg; �oY E� � ��.�� � {s „•y ti�li'r E ii V L I'LFEx i.tiL She is € airman of The Bridge: Stage of the Arts, a rnuEtidisciptina Y, tfeatei C ;f `ii `i-��- inr• -Y-- E z w i;Fi vi:F vs ::a.x z 5 : i -o.tu: ....: ::..e }... : f3� ......f'..:::.4'..1.{'.: -- com,pany. t►s ever, she continues to mfove easEly veivieen t ne business and not-for- of- W_' tA- P f��+Tt'[Yf�t etR i” tFFC `3 ii {[�T�Stl Cihsstis's .!s!'" A!s f Eidg r- fs F vY k4 V! li.ts, i.i l.iE E33 GEE ! €Yam. .3�ltY S:3 i.it #'mot ! i Y -tvl.F faliki3E�ja. a .i. ! iieR l� liiYSS l Itili la,.:. .yi�„�s•.%;k -0, Z' k languages and is currently studying Mandarin.