Background
Durgom-Powers, Jane Ellyn was born on September 1, 1948 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of John Albert and Rosemarie (Scordino) Durgom.
Durgom-Powers, Jane Ellyn was born on September 1, 1948 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of John Albert and Rosemarie (Scordino) Durgom.
Purdue University (Bachelor of Science, 1971). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant District of Attorney, New York County, New York, 19741978.
Staff Attorney and Corporate Counsel, General Motors and Genway Corporation, 1978-1983. General Counsel, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation and Overseas Financial Consultant, Nissan Motors Corporation, Ltd., 1983-1988.
Assistant district attorney, New York City, 1974-1976. Special assistant narcotics prosecutor Office of Special Prosecution, New York City, 1976-1978. Attorney General Motors Corporation, New York City, 1978-1981.
General counsel Genway Corporation, Chicago, 1981-1983, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, Carson, California, 1983-1987. Consultant Nissan Motor Corporation, Ltd., 1987-1988. Partner Williams and McCarthy law firm, Rockford, Illinois, 1988-1997.
President, general counsel Antel International, Inc., 1997-1998. President, Chief Executive Officer Warren Industries LLC, 1998—2001. President International Federation Family Associations of Missing Persons From Armed Conflicts, since 2001.
Board directors International School Rock Valley College, Rockford.
General counsel National League Families Prisoner Of War/Master of International Affairs in Southeast Asia, Washington, Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Institute. Member American Bar Association (vice chair human rights committee since 2000, chair humanitarian subcommittee since 2000), New York Bar Association, Washington District of Columbia Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Rockford C. of Chamber (board directors).