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Azim N. Khamisa is Chairman, CEO and Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF) and Sovereign Capital Markets, Inc. He is a successful international investment banker, a... |
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Ples W. Felix Jr. is the Vice President and Executive Board Member of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF). Mr. Felix joined Azim Khamisa in 1996 in the formation of the Foun... |
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Once the Swann sons returned safely from Iraq, the close-knit family got back to a their daily routines, focusing on community involvement through work and worship. |
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Frans B.M. de Waal, Ph.D., director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University, trained as a zoologist and ethologist in ... |
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Harriet Rubin is author of the bestseller, The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women, which has been published in twenty-three countries. She was, for many years, a boo... |
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Emily Lodine was born in Chicago to musical parents. Her mother was an accomplished pianist, and her father headed the organ department at the American Conservatory of Musi... |
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Gary Overgaard was born to a family of farmers in Luverne, Minnesota. His grandparents on both sides came to America from Norway where his last name means "over the fa... |
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Mark Cravotta grew up in Dallas, Texas where he studied art. In 1985, he moved to Austin, Texas where he has maintained a residential interior design business for the last ... |
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Monica Procter spent most of her life in Colorado. She grew up in Fort Collins, then lived in Boulder for 12 years during and after her studies in English, Theater and Art ... |
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Renowned as one of the most influential voices in choral conducting in the United States, Craig Hella Johnson brings a depth of knowledge, artistic sensitivity and imaginat... |
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In 1946, Camilla Williams signed a contract with the New York City Opera and gave a triumphant performance as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. ... |
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Boris Bazala was born in Sophia, Bulgaria in 1910. He became interested in music early in life and pursued it as a career. He was the conductor of the opera in ... |
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James Donnelly, also known as “JD,” was born in Waco, Texas, and grew up in Houston. He was a professional musician for fifteen years, playing as a session drum... |
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Aimee Donnelly was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has one sister and one brother. She moved to Austin in 1985 with her mother at the age of 14. She moved out on her ow... |
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Anna Deavere Smith is a celebrated actress, playwright, and professor in the Department of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts and New York University. She for...
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“I define the word ‘love’ as listening; going out, reaching out and connecting to other people, and not staying in yourself. Not being me-minded.&nb... |