Cindy Burleson (R-MS-4)

Cindy Burleson Congressional Candidate Mississippi District 4

Biography of Cindy Burleson from Committee to Elect Cindy Burleson

Experience

The International Sibling Society

Chairman/CEO

May 1997 – present

Hattiesburg, MS

Shares responsibility for overall policy and direction of the society’s efforts to increase awareness of international child abandonment, sport for devlopment and peace, and Olympic values
Organized collection of children’s paintings made during the society’s 1999 international orphanage studies for 2006-2007 children’s museum tour, including 2005 opening exhibition at the United Nations in New York City.
To commemorate the 2012 Olympic Games in London, The International Sibling Society sparked OlympicTruce.tv to highlight sport as a tool for development and peace.

Americorp

National Volunteer

August 2010-August 2011

Hattiesburg, MS

Tutored 6-8^th graders in reading, science and math at Dixie School in Forrest County and developed youth activities for Oseola McCarty Youth Center in Hattiesburg
Organized Arts in the Park at Dixie Community Park Walking Trail

Coalition Provisional Authority, US Federal Government

February 2004 – July 2004

Baghdad, Iraq

Served as an advisor and external liaison with the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport encouraging private, public, individual and international participation in the development of programs designed to benefit Iraq’s future through youth programs and sports development.

Returned to academia to complete Masters and pursue Ph.D.

Weichert Realty

Realtor

1995-1998

Washington, DC

Licensed to sell commercial and residential real estate on Capitol Hill
Managed small leasing staff for rental community in Silver Spring, Maryland

Contract Agencies

Paralegal

1994-present

Washington, DC, Memphis, TN and Hattiesburg, MS

Areas of legal experience: real estate, litigation and family law
Contracts include work on Lockheed Martin/Northrop Drummond defense merger for United States Justice Department, Antitrust Division
Most recent contract: Cultural Role Play at Camp Shelby, Fall 2011