1. Marty Jenkins – Social Entrepreneur
Microcredit, Microfinance, MicroFranchise, Social Business
Experience
Microcredit Village Visits
 Grameen de la Frontera – Sonora, Mexico – July 2007
 Grameen Bank – Chittagong, Bangladesh – November 2007
 BRAC – Rangpur, Bangladesh – December 2007
 India and Bangladesh two month trip – August/September 2008
Conferences
 Grameen Dialogue – Bangladesh – 10 days
 Microcredit & Youth Conference – Denver, CO – 3 days
 Asian Pacific Microcredit Summit – July 28 -30, 2008
 Economic Self-Reliance Conference – BYU, November 6-7, 2008
Highlights
 Interviewed Yunus’ original borrower – Sufiya Begum
 Visited original Yunus’ bank – Jobra
 Visited Chittagong University where Yunus started microcredit
 Experienced Muhammad Yunus
o Grameen Dialogue – Bangladesh – November 2007
o Arlington Theater – Santa Barbara
o Denver Conference
o Bali Conference – July 2008
o California State University Channel Islands – June 2009
 Video Interviewed Mr. Fazle Abed – Founder BRAC – World’s largest NGO
 Produced videos of trips to Bangladesh and Mexico
 Video Interviewed M. Khalid Shams – former second in command to Yunus at Grameen Bank
 Involved with Fonkoze Santa Barbara in supporting Fonkoze Haiti
 Involved with California State University Channel Islands Social Business Institute
 Working closely with Khalid Shams, former (17 years) Deputy Managing Director Grameen Bank
Presentations – Portrayals of Muhammad Yunus and/or Guest Speaker/Lecturer Include
 Borrowers in Sonora, Mexico
 BRAC Attorney’s in Rangpur, Bangladesh
 Rotary Clubs in California and Bangladesh
 Middle and High Schools
 Churches/Temples/Mosques
 Cal Poly University – San Luis Obispo
 Public Access Television
 Presentations in India (Including Guest Lecturer Entrepreneurship Development Institute)
 Speaker Economic Self-Reliance Conference, BYU – November 7, 2008
 Speaker Goleta Presbyterian Church Adult Education Program – December 7, 2008
Jenkins Speaking Topics
Portrayal of Muhammad Yunus, Microcredit/Microfinance, Social Business & Grameen Danone,
MicroFranchising & Vision Spring/Scojo, Humanitarian Work in India
Jenkins Work Experience includes:
Twenty Years of Technical, Marketing, Program, Launch and Strategic Planning Management including
17 years with Memorex Corporation as a part of the creation of Silicon Valley in the 60’s/70’s. Father of
the floppy disc. Executive Director of Las Positas Park Foundation (now Elings Park)
Marty’s Bali, India, Bangladesh Blog Aug/Sept 2008 Marty’s Bangladesh Blog – Nov/Dec 2007

2. Marty Jenkins, March 2009, RespectfulDialogue@cox.net, 805-964-2550