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SUMMARY:Sharon Tennison: The Current Business Environment in Russia
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>TheWalshUniversityBusinessClubwillhostaspecialpresentationonthe"CurrentBusinessEnvironmentinRussia"byauthorSharonTennison,FounderandPresidentoftheCenterforCitizenInitiatives(CCI),onThursday,October11,from9:45amto11:15am,intheBarretteBusinessandCommunityCenter.&nbsp;Thiseventisfreeandopentothepublic.&nbsp;</p><p>Theauthorof&ldquo;ThePowerofImpossibleIdeas,&rdquo;SharonTennisonwasanordinaryAmericanmom,hauntedfromchildhoodbyinequitiesinherlimitedworld.Intheearly1980&rsquo;s,TennisonwasanurseandmotheroffourlivingintheSanFranciscoareaattheheightofthecoldwar,andlikemostAmericans,shewasfearfulthattheU.S.andtheU.S.S.R.appearedtobecareeningtowardnuclearconfrontation.Alarmedbythis,SharonorganizedagroupofmainstreamAmericancitizenswhotraveledtotheU.S.S.R.in1983withtheimpossiblemissiontoopendoorsbetweenthepeoplesofthetwoSuperpowers.Thatsuccessfulfirsttripledtothecreationofthenon-profitorganizationcalledtheCenterforCitizenInitiatives(CCI).From1983to2008,CCIplayedacrucialroleinfosteringgoodwillbetweentheUnitedStatesandRussia.Partoftheirlegacyinvolvesagriculturalinitiatives,establishmentofthefirstAlcoholicsAnonymousinRussiaandtheopeningofserviceclubs.</p><p>Sincethe1980's,CCIhasgrownfromacoffee-tablediscussiontoa501(c)(3)organizationwithamulti-milliondollarannualbudget.SharonhasdesignedallCCI'sprogramsandraisedover$60milliontoimplementthem.PriortoCCI,shewasanICURegisteredNurseandfoundedDoveProfessionalApparel,amanufacturingcompanythatproducesmedicalwear.Sharonwashighlightedasoneofninepersonsin<em>CitizenDiplomats:PathfindersinSovietAmericanRelations</em>in1985.Sheproduced<em>WhenthePeopleLead</em>videoin1984.In1993TennisonreceivedaWhiteHouseAppointmenttositonthe13-memberBoardfortheRussianAmericanEnterpriseFund.Sharonisknownforcreatingandexecutingstreamlined,low-budget,cost-sharedtechnicalassistanceprogramsfortheU.S.government.</p>

DESCRIPTION:TheWalshUniversityBusinessClubwillhostaspecialpresentationonthe"CurrentBusinessEnvironmentinRussia"byauthorSharonTennison,FounderandPresidentoftheCenterforCitizenInitiatives(CCI),onThursday,October11,from9:45amto11:15am,intheBarretteBusinessandCommunityCenter.&nbsp;Thiseventisfreeandopentothepublic.&nbsp;Theauthorof&ldquo;ThePowerofImpossibleIdeas,&rdquo;SharonTennisonwasanordinaryAmericanmom,hauntedfromchildhoodbyinequitiesinherlimitedworld.Intheearly1980&rsquo;s,TennisonwasanurseandmotheroffourlivingintheSanFranciscoareaattheheightofthecoldwar,andlikemostAmericans,shewasfearfulthattheU.S.andtheU.S.S.R.appearedtobecareeningtowardnuclearconfrontation.Alarmedbythis,SharonorganizedagroupofmainstreamAmericancitizenswhotraveledtotheU.S.S.R.in1983withtheimpossiblemissiontoopendoorsbetweenthepeoplesofthetwoSuperpowers.Thatsuccessfulfirsttripledtothecreationofthenon-profitorganizationcalledtheCenterforCitizenInitiatives(CCI).From1983to2008,CCIplayedacrucialroleinfosteringgoodwillbetweentheUnitedStatesandRussia.Partoftheirlegacyinvolvesagriculturalinitiatives,establishmentofthefirstAlcoholicsAnonymousinRussiaandtheopeningofserviceclubs.Sincethe1980's,CCIhasgrownfromacoffee-tablediscussiontoa501(c)(3)organizationwithamulti-milliondollarannualbudget.SharonhasdesignedallCCI'sprogramsandraisedover$60milliontoimplementthem.PriortoCCI,shewasanICURegisteredNurseandfoundedDoveProfessionalApparel,amanufacturingcompanythatproducesmedicalwear.SharonwashighlightedasoneofninepersonsinCitizenDiplomats:PathfindersinSovietAmericanRelationsin1985.SheproducedWhenthePeopleLeadvideoin1984.In1993TennisonreceivedaWhiteHouseAppointmenttositonthe13-memberBoardfortheRussianAmericanEnterpriseFund.Sharonisknownforcreatingandexecutingstreamlined,low-budget,cost-sharedtechnicalassistanceprogramsfortheU.S.government.
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