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Dwight Evans
State Representative,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Dwight is the catalyst behind the Pennsylvania’s Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI), which First Lady Michelle Obama has cited as part of her "Let’s Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity. He is fiercely passionate about funding for education. At the same time, Dwight believes schools should meet stringent standards. As such, he supports choice for parents and he authored the state’s Charter School law.
Dwight is native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Germantown High School, Community College of Philadelphia and LaSalle University. He received an honorary doctorate from Lincoln University. Dwight is on the boards of Fox Chase Cancer Center, Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau, Concerned Black Men and the Black Alliance for Educational Options and is a former member of the National Governing Assessment Board.
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Bulletin of 12/27/2012 |
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