Welcome Dayton names coordinator
The Dayton City Commission announces Monica Harris is the newly hired coordinator for Welcome Dayton.
Harris brings extensive experience relevant to Dayton’s immigrant friendly city initiative, having served as coordinator of a multi-cultural community health project and as manager of a workforce development and college success program.
A New York City native, Harris was born to immigrants from Taiwan and interned with community development organizations in South Africa.
She holds graduate degrees in counseling and international community development.
“I have been navigating and bridging two very different cultures (East & West) my whole life and love working in cross-cultural contexts,” Harris said. “Because I grew up in an immigrant family and watched the struggles my parents went through to adapt to the U.S. — as well as the help they received in order to become successful contributors to our country — the work of Welcome Dayton has particular resonance with me. I am excited about the opportunities this position gives me to support all those working to ensure that Dayton will always be a welcoming city to the immigrants and refugees who call it their home.”
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He currently serves as a board member/committee chair for Greene LEADS, committee member on the Beavercreek 4th of July Parade, incoming board member of the Beavercreek Rotary Club and new member to the United Way of Greater Dayton Area Donor Relations Council.
Brown was recently awarded “Young Professional of the Year” by the Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce.
Dianna Cordle is director of sales at the Holiday Inn in Fairborn.
As an active member of the Beavercreek Chamber, Cordle is the current committee chair for the Taste of Greene County and has also chaired the committee that organized Monte Carlo Night. In conjunction with the Holiday Inn, she is active with fundraisers and activities that support Habitat for Humanity, Greene LEADS, Michael’s House, Greene Giving, Feed the Creek and the local USO.
Brian Jarvis is an Air Force veteran and retired defense contractor and has been a member of the Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce since 2009.
Jarvis is a former mayor, vice mayor and city councilman of Beavercreek and has served on a number of local, county, and regional boards and commissions.
He is currently a member of numerous local community and advocacy groups.