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Chris Owens is a community and political activist in Brooklyn, New York. == Biography == Chris Owens was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School for his freshman year, and then graduated from the Bronx High School of Science. Owens is the son of retired Congressman Major Owens (D-NY), a former librarian, and Ethel Werfel Owens, a former college professor. His father is African American and his mother is Ashkenazi Jewish. 〔http://savesanmarcos.sitebuilder.completecampaigns.com/news/newsitem.php?section=ART&id=1209&showcat=3&seq=1〕 One of Chris Owens' brothers, Geoffrey Owens, is an actor best known for playing the role of "Elvin Thibideaux" on The Cosby Show. Chris himself is musically inclined, having run bands during the 1980s and worked as a singer-songwriter. Today, Owens occasionally writes music for his current political and community projects.〔http://www.reverbnation.com/blackpoliticswithchrisowens〕 A graduate of Harvard University- where he majored in Sociology - Owens has spent most of his life involved in public affairs and community activism. In 1998, Owens earned an M.P.A. in Domestic Policy and Urban & Regional Planning from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In addition to public sector work with former New York City Council President Andrew Stein, Owens worked for over a decade "with a company specializing in managed health care for lower-income communities" originally named Managed Healthcare Systems of New York (or "MHS") and later named "AmeriChoice." Owens also served as a Trustee of the Weeksville Society and President of the Weeksville Board from 1998-2003. He served as a member of the Political Action Committee of NARAL Pro-Choice New York from 1996 through 2003. Owens was also a long-time member of Central Brooklyn's Coalition for Community Empowerment. Prior to seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006, Chris Owens' bids for public office including two successful elections and six years on his local community school board (one victory as a "write in" candidate), as well as a 1989 run against a 12-year incumbent for a seat in the New York City Council. In October, 2007, Owens joined the non-profit organization BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)〔(BELL - Building Educated Leaders for Life )〕 as Regional Director for New York. Owens supervised an operation that provides after-school and summer school tutoring for students in schools in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. BELL, founded in 1992, is a provider of after-school and summer educational programs for children living in low-income, urban communities. BELL serves more than 10,000 children annually in public schools in urban areas such as Augusta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, Springfield (MA), and New York City. In early 2007, Owens joined a fledgling group known as ''Brooklyn for Barack'' and supported the Presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Barack H. Obama. Owens was selected as an Alternate Delegate candidate from the 11th Congressional District (Owens' home district) and served as the GOTV coordinator for that district for the Democratic Primary for President on February 5, 2008. Owens won the Alternate spot when Obama defeated U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton in the 11th Congressional District (although Obama lost New York State). A few months later, Owens was "upgraded" to a Delegate slot when another New York State Delegate resigned. He attended the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. In February, 2008, Owens became the host of "Black Politics with Chris Owens" on Air America Radio. The one-hour weekend show featured interviews with activists, politicians, clergy members, policy wonks, writers, entertainers and filmmakers until December, 2008, when the financial challenges of funding the program led to its demise. As host of "Black Politics," Owens blogged (written and audio) from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, providing real-time interviews with Delegates and other convention participants. From February, 2008 through January, 2009, Owens served as President of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats. In 2010, Owens founded Chris Owens & Associates, a consulting firm. He has been consulting for Advocates for Justice - Chartered Attorneys, and Advocates for Justice, a non-profit law firm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Owens (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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