Board
of Directors:
Bob
Park, chairman
Gerda Bikales
Dr.
Cliff Colwell
Dr.
Rosalie Porter
Leo
Sorensen
Dr.
John Tanton
Phil Kent
Executive Director:
K.C. McAlpin
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Bob
Park is the current chairman and a founding director of ProEnglish.
He has been involved in citizenship, language and immigration issues
for 48 years, including a 30-year career with the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS).
In 1988, he founded Arizonans for Official English (AOE), and led
its successful statewide initiative to make English Arizona's
official language. When the state refused to appeal a federal
court decision that overturned the law, Mr. Park appealed the decision
all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1997, the Supreme
Court ruled in his favor, establishing that states could create
their own official English laws.
Bob's commitment to preserving English as our common language, and
making it our official language, stems from his first-hand experience
dealing with language issues during his long career with the immigration
service. He is a coast guard veteran, a member of the American
legion, the National Rifle Association, and a past board member
of United We Stand America -- Arizona. He and his wife Lois
have lived in Prescott, Arizona for 20 years. |
