Gambia-l: Following up on Mr. Yahya Darbo's tip, here's more info on Johnny Ford. He is a fellow alumnus of Knoxville College. Call him at home as well as at his office; send him e-mail and fax messages to register your concerns with his organizations scheduled events in The Gambia. Amadou Scattred Janneh REPRESENTATIVE JOHNNY FORD (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82nd District (Bullock, Lee, Macon) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State House: Room 523-B 11 S. Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 (334) 242-7734 District: 1203 Lakeshore Tuskegee, AL 36083 Work Phone: (334) 727-4035 Home Phone: (334) 727-5753 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Representative Johnny Ford was elected in 1998. He was born on August 23, 1942, received his B.A. in History and Sociology from Knoxville College, his Master's of Public Administration from Auburn University at Montgomery, and has received four Honorary Doctorate Degrees. He and his wife, Romanita, have four children: John, Ashley, Christopher, and Tiffany. Representative Ford is the Founder and Director General of the World Conference of Mayors, Inc. and also serves as President of Johnny Ford and Associates, Inc. A former Mayor of the City of Tuskegee for 24 years, Representative Ford is the President-emeritus and Founder of the National Conference of Black Mayors and a former member of the following: Alabama Foreign Trade Commission, Chairman of the National Utility Alliance, and the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority. He has served as a former U.S. Presidential Appointee to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism and the U.S. Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on Trade. Representative Ford is also an active past President of the Alabama League of Municipalities, is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, the Founding President of the Tuskegee Optimist Club, and is a member of the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, the home church of Dr. Booker T. Washington. A native of Alabama, the Fords reside at 1203 Lakeshore Drive, Tuskegee, Alabama, 36083. Committees: Chair, Local Legislation; Rules; Local Government; Lee County Legislation; Health; Marketing _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------