Mission

The C.I.R.C.L.E. commission was established in 1996 in response to the Atlanta Olympics in which Columbus hosted the softball events. Its mission is to promote and coordinate communication, contacts and encounters between Columbus and the people of other nations and to facilitate cross-cultural communications and associations among the various national groups in Columbus. The commission is composed of twelve members who each serve four-year terms. The Columbus Council appoints eight of the members and the Mayor appoints four.

International Officers

Jong Yoon & Sudhir Patel, Commission Chairs
Mattie Hall, Secretary
Neal R. McCrillis, Treasurer

Board Members and Terms of Office

Owen Ditchfield (Term 2009-2013)	Sudhir Patel (Term 2009-2013)
Ella Mae Lewis (Term 2010-2014)	Catherine Ross (Term 2010-2014)
John Kuforiji (Term 2007-2011)	Neal R. McCrillis (Term 2007-2011)
Jong Yoon (Term 2007-2011)	Daphne Dove-Pierce (Term 2008-2012)
Mary Renteria (Term 2008-2012)	Deirdre Williams (Term 2008-2012)
Mattie Hall (Term 2009-2013)	Yuriy Totskiy Term 2009-2013
	Pedro Diaz-Agosto Tem 2010-2014

Sister City Relationships

 

Contact Information

C.I.R.C.L.E. meets monthly on the second Tuesday of each month. Please contact C.I.R.C.L.E. through the Office of the Mayor:

100 Tenth Street
6th Floor, Government Center Tower
Columbus, Georgia 31901
(706) 660-1150
Telephone:(706) 653-4712
Fax: (706) 653-4970

International Organizations and Activities in Columbus

Asia-Pacific Alliance
Website: asiapacificalliance.org

Center for International Education, Columbus State University
Contact: Dr. Neal McCrillis, (706) 565-4036

KlubHeimatland, Columbus, Georgia (celebrating German and German traditions)
Contacts: Frau Inge Wills (706) 327-3049
Frau Andrea Kuykendall (706) 888-9098

Holy Transfiguration Church
Contact: (706) 660-1777

INDO-US Cultural Association
Website: columbusiuca.com

International Friendship Ministries
Website: ifmusa.org

International Network
Contacts: Mary Renteria (706) 596-9257
Merlina Salamanca (706) 323-9505

International Wives, Fort Benning
Contacts: Olga Kelly (706) 687-6471
Trudy Hancock (706) 561-3667

Masjid Al Jannah Islamic Center
Contact: (706) 568-6750

St. John Chrysostom Orthodox Ministry
Contact: (706) 332-4246

Temple Israel
Contact: (706) 323-1617

One Columbus
Contact: (706) 315-0162
Website: onecolumbus.org

Mayor’s Commission on Diversity
Contact: (706) 653-4017

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