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World
Affairs
Council
of
Charlotte
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Speaker
Series
(December
5,
2012)
Jonathan
(Jon)
Mitchell
Chief
Operating
Officer
(COO),
CARE
USA
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Council
Sponsor:
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Date: Wednesday,
December
5,
2012
Venue: Westin Charlotte (601 S. College St.)
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Check-In & General Networking: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presentation: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $35 (WACC members) / $45 (Non-members) - Lunch included
RSVP online via PayPal or you may call 704-687-7762 for credit card payments over the phone. If you prefer sending a check, please make it payable to "World Affairs Council of Charlotte" and mail it to the following address:
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UNC Charlotte - CHHS 227
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
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Biography:
Jonathan
(Jon)
Mitchell
currently
serves
as
CARE
USA's
Chief
Operating
Officer
(COO)
providing
strategic-level
direction,
leadership
and
management
for
CARE. Jon,
a
27-year
veteran
of
CARE,
recently
served
as
CARE
USA's
senior
vice
president
for
global
operations,
where
he
worked
closely
with
country
and
regional
offices
as
well
as
the
organization's
humanitarian
emergency
and
security
teams.
Mitchell,
who
grew
up
in
Kenya
and
has
over
30
years
experience
in
international
relief
and
development,
is a
United
Kingdom
national
with
a
degree
in
mechanical
engineering
from
the
University
of
Surrey.
He
joined
CARE
in
1984
managing
a
water
and
sanitation
project
in
Haiti
and
has
served
many
roles
since,
directing
country
offices,
regional
offices
and,
more
recently,
CARE
International's
humanitarian
emergency
function
based
in
Geneva.
Mitchell
has
brought
his
focus
on
organizational
development
to
many
of
his
assignments.
Jon
rejoined
CARE
USA
as
Senior
Vice
President
for
Global
Operations
in
January
2011
and
transitioned
to
the
COO
role
effective
August
2011.
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