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  Edith Caponigro – President

  Born in Bowden, Cheshire, England and lived with my family in Manchester until I emigrated. After receiving a high school certificate from Chorlton High, I continued my education and received a diploma from the Union of Lancashire & Cheshire Institutes in Business and Secretarial. In 1964 with emigration documents in hand I left the UK with plans to spend two Continue…

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  Sue Wong – 1st Vice President

  I was born in Lewes, Sussex, England, where I grew up and married. In 1987, I arrived in Santa Cruz, No. California for a 4 month trip where I met my present husband Ken. Between us we have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. In 1991, I became a founding member of Copperfield Chapter and later a founding member of Cotswold Continue…

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  Val Tudor – 2nd Vice President

  I grew up in Derbyshire and attended Matlock Grammar School. After leaving school I worked for the Derbyshire County Council and at 21 became a flight attendant for British Midland Airways. A year later I moved to London and joined BOAC (now British Airways). I came to Los Angeles in 1973 with my husband and two small daughters. He had Continue…

• 3rd Vice President- Sandy Filson

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  Barbara Bahler- Recording Secretary

  Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mother was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and maternal grandparents were born and raised in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. Moved to California when father accepted employment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduated from Diablo Valley College (CA) with an A.A. in Business Administration and from American International College (MA) with a B.S. in Business Administration. Continue…

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  Kristen Bahler- Communications Secretary

  I was born in Stockton, California. I graduated from San Joaquin Delta College (CA) with A.A's in Early Childhood Education and Liberal Studies; Sacramento City College (CA) with an A.S. in Library & Information Technology; Sacramento State University (CA) with a B.A. in English and a concentration in fiction, and a minor in ASL/Deaf Studies, and Emporia State University (KS) Continue…

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  Jenny Whitehouse- Corresponding Secretary

  I was born and raised in Staffordshire U.K., where I attended Wulfrun College.   I served in the Civil Service, in Staffordshire, Lancashire and finally in Gloucestershire, before moving to upper New York State, in the 1970s. I joined the DBE over thirty years ago after moving to California.  I have been Regent and Vice Regent of my chapter several times. Continue…

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  Pam Sweetman – Treasurer

  Born in Mancot, Wales was raised and educated in Saltney and Shotton, Wales.  I attended the University of Chester, England and took additional Accounting courses at Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA In 1961 I married Patrick Sweetman and we have been happily married for 58 years, have one son, two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. We emigrated to Greensburg, Indiana, Continue…

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  Pam Stewart- Organizer

  Born in Reading, Berkshire I spent my childhood in Oxfordshire and Surrey (England). Prior to emigrating to the U.S. in 1972, I worked for the British Government on a Royal Air Force and a United States Air Force Base in Oxfordshire. Prior to living in Northern California, I lived in Colorado and Minnesota. My husband Jim and I have been Continue…

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  Nikki Agius – Standard Bearer

  Born in Hindhead, Surrey, England and at aged four, moved to Durban, South Africa where I spent my formative years before returning to England in 1964. Emigrated to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area in 1978 with my husband and two young daughters where, in Wayne, PA, I joined the DBE as a member of Kent Chapter. In 1989 we moved to Continue…