Board
of Directors:
Bob
Park, chairman
Gerda Bikales (emeritus)
Dr.
Cliff Colwell
K.C. McAlpin
Dr.
Rosalie Porter
Leo
Sorensen
Dr.
John Tanton
Phil Kent
Executive Director:
Jayne Cannava
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Leo Sorensen is a founding director of ProEnglish and has been a
national leader in English language activities since 1982.
He helped pass Proposition O in San Francisco in 1983 and Proposition
39 in California in 1984, both mandating ballots in English only,
and Proposition 63, which in 1986 made English the official language
of the state of California by constitutional amendment.
Mr. Sorensen, a nationalized citizen from Denmark, is also active
in efforts to curtail illegal immigration. He is cofounder
of E Pluribus Unum, a national organization dealing with national
unity, and has been involved in civic affairs in Oakland, California,
serving on a number of boards and commissions.
Mr. Sorensen, a businessman, received his formal education in Denmark,
with a degree in accounting. |
