CHEROKEE, NC, December
13, 2004—Cherokee Preservation
Foundation (CPFdn) announced today
that Chelsea Taylor has joined its
staff as Program Assistant. She is
assisting in developing, monitoring
and evaluating CPFdn’s programming
in the areas of cultural preservation,
economic development, environmental
preservation and job creation. Taylor
reports to Susan Jenkins, CPFdn’s
executive director.
Chelsea Taylor
earned a B.A. degree in Business Management
from Lenoir-Rhyne
College in 2004. She was an intern
in the EBCI Finance Office during college,
and has also worked at Harrah's Cherokee
Casino. She is an enrolled member of
the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
“
We are delighted to welcome Chelsea
Taylor to Cherokee Preservation Foundation
and look forward to the great work
she will do on behalf of the foundation,
the EBCI community and the region,” said
Susan Jenkins, executive director.
About Cherokee
Preservation Foundation
CPFdn
was established on November 14,
2000, as part of the Second Amendment
to the Tribal-State Compact between
the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
(EBCI) and the State of North Carolina.
It is an independent nonprofit foundation
funded by the EBCI from gaming revenues
generated by the Tribe. CPFdn is
not
part of or associated with any for-profit
gaming entity. Since CPFdn’s
inception, it has made 180 grants
totaling nearly $11.9 million. For
more information,
visit www.cherokeepreservationfdn.org
on the Web.
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