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LWV League of Women Voters of California
Riverside County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Jean M. Benson

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Palm Desert

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EXPERIENCE

OCCUPATION:

INCUMBENT, Council Member, City of Palm Desert

EDUCATION

  • High School Graduate Cum Laude, La Grande, Oregon

  • Certificate, New York Institute of Finance

  • Certified Travel Counselor, Wellesley, Massachusetts

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Mayor/Mayor Pro Tem --Palm Desert 3 terms

  • Council Member

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

  • American Cancer Society, Board of Directors, Desert Palms unit for 15 years

  • Children Discovery Museum, Board of Directors, Rancho Mirage

  • McCallum Theater, Board of Trustees, Palm Desert

  • YMCA of the Desert, Board of Directors, Palm Desert

  • Coachella Valley Animal Campus, Chairman, Board of Directors

  • Member, Friends of Palm Desert Library

  • Member, Coachella Valley Arts Alliance

HONORS

  • Honorary Life Member, American Cancer Society

  • Athena Awardee

  • George Berkey Community Service Award

  • 2001 California State Legislative Award for Community Service from State Senator Dave Kelly

  • YMCA Jean Benson Child Care Center, a facility for the benefit of working mothers

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