Sentences with phrase «chair of the commission for»

Trevor Phillips, chair of the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights, has also criticised the debate.

The alliance has been founded by Sebastian Conran of Conran and Partners, and John Sorrell, the chair of the commission for architecture and the built environment (CABE).

Zahida Manzoor CBE - former Legal Services Ombudsman; former Deputy Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality

Judge Debra Walker was also reappointed to serve as Chair of the Commission for a one - year term ending on December 31, 2018.

Not exact matches

«The current state of affairs is a free - for - all,» said Angela McArthur, who directs the body donation program at the University of Minnesota Medical School and formerly chaired her state's anatomical donation commission.

Pfannenstiel previously chaired the California Energy Commission, worked at utility PG&E for twenty years, and was the assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy in charge of energy strategy.

Ajit Pai, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has laid out his strategy for making the U.S. «the best country for innovating and investing in 5G networks.»

He's been on an advisory committee for the International Council of Securities Associations, and has chaired the Consultative Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

Corzine also chaired a presidential commission on capital budgeting for Bill Clinton and served as Chairman of the U.S. Treasury Department's borrowing committee.

In the years I served on and even chaired commissions for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), some commissioners regularly vilified the «old dragons» who haunted successors by serving on boards.

The other distinguished panelists that I spoke alongside of were James Turner, vice chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, who gave an overview of the Ontario Securities Commission regulatory framework; John Wires of Wires Law who gave the legal overview; Jos Schmitt of Aequitas who spoke of structuring a portal and building an exchange for private securities and how that may be affected by crowdfunding; and yours truly, sharing my views as an investor.

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today reacted negatively to a letter from the Chair of the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rejecting PIAC's call for the CRTC to pursue a public inquiry into reported inappropriate, aggressive and potentially misleading sales of communications services.

She is also the Head of the Scientific Steering Committee for the Global Challenges Congresses arranged by the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) and was the chair of the Danish Governments Climate Commission.

Elizabeth Prodromou, a former Vice Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, or USCIRF, has some harsh words for the commission's annual report, issued lCommission on International Religious Freedom, or USCIRF, has some harsh words for the commission's annual report, issued lcommission's annual report, issued last month.

AAFRC now keys its 1960 - 1972 figures for charitable giving in the areas of education and health — the second and third largest areas of charitable giving, religion being the first — to figures developed by the Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs, commonly referred to as the Filer Commission after its chair, John H. Filer.

The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission called for legislation to mandate increased children's educational programming.

Ambassador Jakob Tobing, who — after the fall of Soeharto in 1998 — chaired Indonesia's first democratic election and then for three years chaired the commission that rewrote the constitution into a democratic document.

He has been very involved in many aspects of domestic and international agricultural policy and practice development, organizing, food labeling, standards, certification and accreditation work over the years, including: Founding Chair of the USDA / National Organic Standards Board, A founder of Domestic Fair Trade Association, National Organic Coalition, and Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Founding member of National Family Farm Coalition and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Board member of the International Organic Accreditation Service, Former NGO delegate to UN Codex / FAO / WHO Food Labeling Commission and WTO, Founding partner of Agricultural Justice Project, which has developed domestic fair trade standards for North America.

As Chair Ben Hawes is responsible for feeding the views of the Commission back to the BOA Board, of which he is a member.

Tuesday 15.30 - Economic Affairs: The Economic Implications for the United Kingdom of Scottish Independence, Professor Gerald Holtham, Chair, Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales.

These questions are addressed in the recent report «Deepening Democracy: a Strategy for Improving the Integrity of Elections Worldwide», published by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security, chaired by Kofi Annan.

Claim 3: «Following her appointment as EC chair, Mrs. Charlotte compromised the independence and neutrality of the Commission by arranging for 2015 V8 Landcruiser with registration WR 2291 - 15 from the Office of the President for use as official vehicle without going through the procurement process or recourse to the Commission.»

Jon Gower Davies, a former Head of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Newcastle and a Labour Councillor on Newcastle City Council for 20 years, has written a report for the think - tank Civitas, entitled «Small Corroding Words: the slighting of Great Britain by the EHRC», which advocates the abolition of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, currently chaired by Trevor Phillips, the ex Labour member of the London Assembly.

Lord Smith of Kelvin's task of steering the commission for more Scottish devolution is set to a timescale that makes his job chairing the organising committee of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games look like...

As an adviser to Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont, Arthur was appointed chair of the party's Welfare Commission, which is putting together a series of proposals for the future of Scotland.

De Blasio had three nominees pending with the Senate to serve on the state - run authority, which manages transit — buses, subways, trains, bridges and tunnels — in New York City and surrounding areas including, Long Island: David Jones, a leader with the nonprofit Community Service Society who has advocated reduced transit fares for low - income New Yorkers; Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who chairs the chamber's Transportation Committee; and Veronica Vanterpool, director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and a member of the MTA's «reinvention» commission.

Among the question topics were what more Governor Cuomo should have done before disbanding the Moreland Commission on public corruption, how Astorino feels about NJ Governor, and chair of the Republican Governors Association, Chris Christie «writing you off», whether they believe Christie and Cuomo have an «arrangement» concerning Christie's lack of support for Astorino, what «assurances» of support Christie gave to Astorino when they met, how this joint press conference came to be, how many debates they hope to have and Astorino's take on Christie campaigning in New Hampshire but not New York.

ALBANY, NY (12/10/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today was joined by Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals Jonathon Lippman; Assembly Speaker Silver; President of the New York State Bar Association Steve Younger; Chair of the Fund for Modern Courts Victor Kovner; and distinguished members of the New York State judiciary as he signed legislation establishing a special Commission on Judicial Compensation.

Helming, R - Canandaigua, knew she would receive a stipend, but thought it would be for serving as chair of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources.

Victor A. Kovner, Chair of the Fund for Modern Courts, said: «The signing of the Quadrennial Commission legislation rights a wrong that has existed for more than a decade which has left the judiciary, upon whom we depend to protect our fundamental rights and liberties, unprotected in terms of their basic compensation.»

«At the same time, as the state's highest ranking elected woman and the Chair of the Commission celebrating this historic occasion, I am inspired by the next generation of young women who will carry the torch and fulfill our vision of equality and create a culture of respect and inclusion for all women, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender at birth, or sexual orientation.»

We are looking at everything,» said a joint statemeent from the commission's three co-chairs, which include district attorneys Kathleen Rice and William Fitzpatrick, and Milton Williams Jr., the chair of the Fund for Modern Courts.

A. «Affected State Entities» means (i) all agencies and departments over which the Governor has Executive Authority, and (ii) all public - benefit corporations, public authorities and commissions, for which the Governor appoints the Chair, the Chief Executive, or the majority of Board Members, except for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Tewolde Gebremeskel, Director of Peace and Security Division - IGAD NDI Election Observation Mission — Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, former AU Commissioner for Political Affairs; Hon. Karen Bass, US Congresswoman; Professor Attahiru Jega, former Chair of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission; Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa; and Hon. Christie Todd Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey.

I also thank your Excellencies for the big vote of confidence you gave to my country Ghana, not just by the massive endorsement of Ghana's candidate for Deputy Chair of our Commission, but also for the selection of my compatriot, Prof. Dakoure, as one of the two awardees of this year's Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award.

The Labour leader will make former BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons chair of a Rebuilding Britain Commission to identify sites for new towns and garden cities.

And as Chair of our Economic Policy Commission, I know this whole party is up for the battle to come.

In 2002, he was appointed to chair a commission on extending the powers of the Welsh Assembly, which resulted in a unanimous report recommending law - making powers for the body on already devolved issues such as health and education.

He has served as a senior advisor to the Federal Trade Commission, Chair of Media reform group Free Press, and fellow at Google, and worked for Riverstone Networks in the telecommunications industry.

Former Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has spoken about the 2016 elections for the first time since the exercise was conducted on December 7, 2016.

Citizen Action's Karen Scharff says the governor has been talking about these proposals for more than a year now, and the Moreland Act Commission chaired by some of the state's District Attorneys has also endorsed them.

She is also Vice Chair of the New York City Employment & Training Coalition and served on Mayor Bloomberg's Commission for Economic Opportunity.

Democrats are headed for a primary between Clark County Commission Chair Rory Reid, eldest son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and state Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley.

For instance, during the recent Presidential election in Liberia, the country's National Electoral Commission (NEC), through the United Nations, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), which I currently chair, requested the services of INEC staff to sort out issues with their register.

Prior to becoming a member of the Town Board in January 2014, she served as chair of the town's Environmental Commission for six years, as commission liaison to the Planning Board for three years, as deputy town supervisor from November 2011 until January 2013 and as a member of the Zoning Code Review Committee from 200Commission for six years, as commission liaison to the Planning Board for three years, as deputy town supervisor from November 2011 until January 2013 and as a member of the Zoning Code Review Committee from 200commission liaison to the Planning Board for three years, as deputy town supervisor from November 2011 until January 2013 and as a member of the Zoning Code Review Committee from 2008 to 2013.

Fresh from observing Liberia's general elections held on 10th October, Head of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) and Chair, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, in company with INEC and ECONEC officials earlier today met with the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Coordinator and Resident Representative in Cote d'Ivoire, Mr Babacar Cisse to advocate for support for the Commission Electorale Independante of Cote'd» Ivoire (CEI).

The line in the speech that will cause the most trouble for Ed Miliband is that David Miliband intended to create a commission on the deficit chaired by Alistair Darling and charged with creating a new set of fiscal rules, an admission that Labour got it wrong on the deficit which Ed Miliband has refused to give.

Pro-NPP Pressure Group, Alliance for Accountable Governance [AFAG], is demanding the interdiction of Electoral Commission Chair, Charlotte Osei, and her two deputies, Sulley Amadu, and Georgina Opoku - Amankwah, pending the conclusion of investigations into allegations of financial malfeasance and misconduct.

Metzger is the chair of Rosendale's Environmental Commission and was narrowly defeated by Walsh in the 2011 election for town supervisor.

Carl H. McCall will chair a commission composed of experts from the financial services industry, consumer advocates, public officials and State regulators to study available options for the creation of a state - administered retirement savings program for workers whose employers do not offer a retirement plan.