Jim and Sharon York

by Pat Mai

Jim and Sharon York came to Santa Rosa five years ago when Sharon became Executive Director of Spring Lake Village. She has been pleased to continue the corporate sponsorship of the World Affairs Council.  She has noticed how many residents attend our lectures and other activities. 

Sharon was raised on the East Coast and has a B.S. in nursing from The College of New Jersey, a M.S. in organizational development from The University of Pennsylvania. Although she started nursing as a registered nurse in labor, delivery, and newborn nurseries, she spent the last 25 years in geriatrics in New Jersey and now here. We are delighted to have her here!

Jim, meanwhile, obtained a Master’s in mechanical engineering at Purdue. He has had a varied career working for Bell Labs, G.E., Supra Lock Boxes (think lockboxes on homes for sale), and other companies. He now uses his expertise in engineering, electronics, and software development as an independent consultant in project management, managing projects that include people all over the globe working together, the modern company. And he does it all from here in Santa Rosa. For the past two years, he volunteers as our assistant webmaster and assists with newsletter distribution. With his help, we can keep the council abreast of the latest developments in technology. Perhaps we can use that technology to engage more of the coming generation in world affairs. We are fortunate to have him in these positions.

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