Subject: Jo Ann Emerson Board Nomination- Please Vote
From: "Liz.Schrayer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:44:07 -0500

MEMORANDUM

To:       Center Board of Directors
From:   Dan Glickman, Chairman
Re:       Nomination Recommendation

Date:    January 21, 2015

I am pleased to recommend a new Board member for the Center for U.S. Global Leadership - Jo Ann Emerson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).  Prior to joining NRECA, Jo Ann served as a Member of Congress representing Missouri's 8th Congressional District. As a former member of the Appropriations Committee, she is very familiar with the work of the USGLC.  If approved, Jo Ann is prepared to participate fully in Board activities.

Jo Ann's bio is listed below. I think you will agree that her diverse background and strong passion for international development issues will be an asset to the organization.

Please respond to this email to indicate your support for our proposed nominee no later than Monday, January 26.

Simply cut and paste one of the following two responses into an email indicating your vote and return the email to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

YES, I support the nomination of Jo Ann Emerson to the Board of Directors of the Center for U.S. Global Leadership.

NO, I do not support the nomination of Jo Ann Emerson to the Board of Directors of the Center for U.S. Global Leadership.

Jo Ann Emerson

On March 2, 2013, Jo Ann Emerson became the fifth CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Jo Ann was raised to put people before politics and during her eight-plus terms in the House of Representatives she did just that. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Jo Ann was the Chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee and also served on the Agriculture Subcommittee and Legislative Branch Subcommittee. Her extensive involvement in economic development and rural policy issues enabled her to fully represent all her constituents in Missouri's 8th Congressional District.

After earning a B.A. in political science from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1972, Jo Ann pursued an active career in public affairs and grassroots communications. In her professional career, Jo Ann has served as the senior vice president of public affairs for the American Insurance Association, as director of state relations and grassroots programs for the small-business oriented National Restaurant Association and as deputy communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

While in Congress, Jo Ann served as representative to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. She is also an Honorary and Life Trustee of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., and as a former Girl Scout, Jo Ann is a leading supporter of that organization. She was co-chair of the Board of Directors for the Congressional Hunger Center and a founding member of the Bipartisan Congressional Retreat, whose mission is to foster better relations in Congress with Members from each party.