Yvette M. Jarvis, a 1979 magna cum laude graduate of

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, moved to Greece in 1982 as an accomplished basketball player, to play for

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. She became the first African American to play in the Greek Women's Basketball League, while also being the first salaried female athlete in the league. She is the first African-American elected to public office in

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in October 2002. An elected city councilwoman in

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, Jarvis is a former professional athlete, model and actress. Jarvis, is a strong supporter of human rights, those particularly of Greece's women, children, immigrants, and the disabled. Some of Jarvis' many political accomplishments include the establishment of a national toll-free hotline for victims of domestic violence in April 2003 and the development of a Greek Language program for Immigrant Mothers for the City of Athens. She was the coordinator for the "

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for President - Greece" organization for US expats in Greece in 2008 and 2012. Chair of Democrats Abroad from 2010-2013 and a boardmember from 1992. She is the lead singer and Co-Founder heo Gkoutsidisof the band SouLuv. www.youtube.com/souluvband She is married to John Muller obo Canine School/WordManinAthensand they have a son, John Jacob Muller. Yvette and her family currently reside in Centennial, Colorado where she currently serves as Senior Program Director of the Extended Learning Program with Denver Public Schools.

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