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•pg_3-13__BMT_pg3-58 1/22/13 5:29 AM Page 6 NEWS MAKERS GOVERNOR BROWN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT TO GO-BIZ EXECUTIVE TEAM Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently appointed Kish Rajan as director for his Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) executive team. He brings to the job a nearly 20-year career of creating successful outcomes in both the private and public sectors. After graduating from UC Berkeley, Rajan began his public sector career on Capitol Hill as an aide to United States Senator Barbara Boxer and then later at the California State Capitol as a campaign aide to Phil Angelides who went on to become California State Treasurer. After a successful stint in the public sector, Rajan built a 14-year career in the private sector as a business development executive in the rapidly emerging mobile technology arena. He built and managed vital business partnerships that lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars of shareholder value. While building this successful business career, Rajan earned a JD, started a family, and settled back in his hometown of Walnut Creek, CA. In 2008, Rajan brought his political and business experience to local politics and was elected to the Walnut Creek City Council. As a council member, he became a regional leader in advocacy for economic development, transportation improvements and education. In 2012, Governor Brown appointed Rajan as the GO-Biz director. Rajan works closely with the Governor's Senior Jobs Advisor Mike Rossi to lead the executive team in streamlining services for business leaders and enhancing job creation, economic development and international trade statewide. DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SELECTS NEW PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER The oldest and largest Black chamber of commerce in the nation, the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, has selected Mr. Wilton Munnings as its new president and chief operating officer, effective December 1, 2012. Munnings has 18 years of experience in the financial service industry working with banks and credit unions and as a consultant. Since 2008, Munnings has worked to develop his own consulting firm engaged in risk management and bank lending programs. Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Board chair, Sonya Hoskins states, "Mr. Munnings will bring a wealth of business, marketing and financial skills and experience to the leadership of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, which will provide a valuable asset to guide the Dallas Black Chamber to a higher level in the 21st Century. Mr. Munnings' leadership and business acumen will provide the Dallas Black Chamber with a greater capability to facilitate creation, growth and development of African-American owned and operated businesses in the greater Dallas area." Munnings' banking experience encompassed providing financial services, business development and mentoring to small businesses. Munnings goal was to help small businesses grow and maximize financial profitability. His credit union experience covers working with the nonprofits' boards of directors as well as executive management responsibility. Munnings has lived in the Dallas Metropolitan area for 20 years. He has served on several boards, associate boards, and appointed community service positions. Munnings received a Bachelor of Art in Accounting from Clark University in Atlanta, Georgia and Master in Business Administration from Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Please join us in welcoming Wilton Munnings to the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce family! 6 B M & T ••• November/December 2012 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com