biographies of the candidates

AF ELECTION 2015
CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Don Fischer is from Columbus, Ohio. He was an Army officer for 30
years, serving in Germany for 16 years and ended his career as
Commandant, DLI in Monterey. His wife was German of French descent
(Huguenot). He worked for the University of New Mexico, DLI in
Monterey and CSUMB as a civilian. He served as both Commandant and
Provost (head academician) of DLI for a total of 11 years. He has been a
member of our AF chapter for two years. He worked actively with the
French forces while in Germany both in the Alsace and Treve/Trier. He
has worked closely with the French Forces language school. He plays
classical guitar and oboe and knows a great deal about French culture, in
particular 17th and 18th French history. He believes he could be very
useful in terms of connections to language and culture and development of
activities with the Alliance.
Peterson Conway - I am from Salem Virginia and have been on the
Monterey peninsula since 1956. I am an exporter and I have a retail store
in Carmel, Conway of Asia. I've been a member of Alliance Francaise
since I was a student in Paris in 1963. I've never been an officer, however I
am deeply committed to the Alliance not just because I am a Francophile and
a loyal French speaker. I think the cultural and intellectual aspect of AF
contributes greatly to our community. I find my friends in AF are truly a
great contribution in my life and therefore I thoroughly support all of the
richness of that great community.
Whenever possible I would love to offer my home for special events.
Je m’appelle Georgette Jabbour. Je suis d’origine syrienne. Je suis le
huitième enfant d’une famille qui a bien vécue tout au long de son histoire.
Je suis aux Etats Unis depuis l’année 1999. A Damas, j’étais professeur
d’anglais; aux Etats Unis je suis professeur d’arabe. J’aurai bien pu être
professeur de français aussi. J’ai commencé à apprendre et pratiquer le
français dans une école de religieuses françaises à Damas. A l’université j’ai
fait des études d’anglais qui m’ont amené à finir un doctorat en linguistique
appliquée en Angleterre. A présent je suis professeur agrégé à l’institut de
langues à Monterey. Je vis à Marina et conduit une distance de 25 miles
chaque jour.