Sentences with phrase «foundation national director»

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Phil Charles, South Africa's chief astronomer and the director of the South African Astronomical Observatory, has been suspended by the country's National Research Foundation for alleged actions that led to the leaking of confidential information about the foundation.

According to a statement issued by the foundation after its General Assembly met yesterday, the Ecuadorian government, and in particular the director of the Galápagos National Park, called the foundation «essential» and said it wanted to strengthen ties with the organization, which facilitates visits by foreign researchers to the islands.

Establishing standards for ESC media and cell lines «lays the foundation for moving toward [good manufacturing practice],» adds Derek Hei, director of the US National Stem Cell Bank in Madison, Wisc..

This collaborative funding initiative, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, honors Martin Delaney (1945 - 2009), who was the Founding Director and public voice of Project Inform, one of the nation's oldest and best - known non-profit foundations working in AIDS.

«The cradle to prison pipeline is a national crisis that leaves a black boy born in 2001 with a one in three lifetime chance of going to prison and a Latino boy a one in six risk of the same fate,» said workshop participant Barbara Best, director of foundation relations and special projects at the Children's Defense Fund.

Speaking at a special forum as part of the National Science Teachers Association's 42nd annual meeting, Leon M. Lederman, a physicist and the director emeritus of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., said he supports a national effort to revise the curriculum into a «pyramidal» model with a strong foundation of math and National Science Teachers Association's 42nd annual meeting, Leon M. Lederman, a physicist and the director emeritus of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., said he supports a national effort to revise the curriculum into a «pyramidal» model with a strong foundation of math and National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., said he supports a national effort to revise the curriculum into a «pyramidal» model with a strong foundation of math and national effort to revise the curriculum into a «pyramidal» model with a strong foundation of math and physics.

That's according to a Sept. 21 memo that Vicki Phillips, the director of the foundation's education initiatives, sent to the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.

If there is an administrator who thinks he does not need a foundation of his own or a partnership with a community foundation, then he is an administrator who doesn't understand the value of a foundation, observes Jim Collogan, interim executive director of the National School Foundation Association (NSFA).

Ms. Park served two terms on the board of directors of the national Council on Foundations as well as several years as chair of their Corporate Advisory Committee.

This quote from Mike Cladingbowl (National Director for Inspection Reform) will set the context and lay the foundations for change, bearing in mind that we are still subject to accountability measures:

Previously he served as Senior Program Director for Evaluation and Policy Research at WestEd and Founding Director of its Washington, DC office where he led a nationwide staff conducting research, evaluation, and technical assistance efforts for clients from federal, state and local agencies, national and community - based foundations, and non-profit and for - profit organizations.

Charlie Stripp, director of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, which runs the training programme for the mastery model, added: «Contrary to some reports, teaching maths for mastery is not about rote learning and drilling, though it certainly does result in pupils knowing and being able to recall times tables and other key number facts, which represent an important foundation for learning and using maths.»

The superintendent's report is also an excellent vehicle for sharing with board members notable superintendent activities, such as meetings with the board of county commissioners, the CEO of the local community foundation, or the director of the state department of education, and attendance at state and national conferences.

Dr. Sandy Addis, Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center, said, «Dr. Smink established the research - based 15 Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention that have served as the foundation for the National Dropout Prevention Center's work for over 30 years.

Roy Blatchford, director of the National Education Trust, a charitable foundation that aims to spread good practice in schools, was brought in for his experience of leadership development, while Mark Jeffries, a senior partner with law firm Mills and Reeve, is expected to bring wider business experience.

Nina M. Menis is the Executive Director of the National School Foundation Association (NSFA), the recognized leader of the Pre-K-12 education foundation movement in the United States, providing training and support for their development and quest to increase student achievement through philanthropic investment and involvement.

Prior to her role with EdisonLearning, Laura was Chief of Schools for Uplift Education, National Director of Foundations for New Leaders for New Schools, and Director of Education, Foundation for Community Empowerment.

In a perplexingly sloppy process, the foundation not only mistakenly announced that Myracle's novel Shine was a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature, the organization's director compounded the error a few days later by asking Myracle to withdraw her own book from consideration.

In her role as Development Director at Surfrider's national office, Kim launched new fundraising strategies including employee giving, major donor initiatives, loyalty programs, foundation grants as well as maintaining and growing the organizations membership base.

REBECCA COONEY Features Photo Editor, Newsday SEAN CORCORAN Curator of Photographs, Museum of the City of New York IVAR DAMERON Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal SHAMINDER DULAI Director of Photography, Newsweek JAMES ESTRIN Co-Editor of New York Times Lens Blog NOELLE FLORES THEARD Program Associate, Magnum Foundation GENEVIEVE FUSSELL Senior Photo Editor, The New Yorker ADREES LATIF Editor in Charge, U.S. Pictures, Reuters BRENT LEWIS Senior Editor, ESPN KAREN MARKS Gallery Director, Howard Greenberg Gallery SABINE MEYERS Photography Director, National Audubon Society PAUL MOAKLEY Deputy Director of Photography and Visual Enterprise, TIME Magazine GRAHAM MORRISON Managing Editor for Visual Media, Bloomberg CHRISTINE NESBITT Senior Photography Editor, UNICEF AZU NWAGBOGU Director, African Artists» Foundation and LagosPhoto Festival KIRA POLLACK Director of Photography and Visual Enterprise, TIME Magazine SIOBHAN RIORDAN Exhibition Associate, Documentary Photography Project, Open Society Foundations GLENN RUGA Executive Editor, ZEKE Magazine BRENDAN WATTENBERG Managing Editor, Aperture Magazine JAMIE WELLFORD Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic DAMON WINTER Staff Photographer, The New York Times

Winning team: Barrett business competition winners Debbie Pierce and Niles Brinton (center and center right) join (from right) foundation director and former Intel CEO Craig Barrett, National Forest Service Deputy Chief Leslie Wilson, and National Forest Foundation President Bill Possiel at the awards event.

Moderator: Lara Kalwinski, Policy Associate and Director of National Standards, Council on Foundations

Common Ground Foundation (Insert City, ST) 2007 — 2009 Executive Director • Launched foundation and directed all operations on behalf of Grammy Award Winner Common • Created and implemented marketing collateral to educate, engage, and inspire clients and supporters • Recruited key corporate, private, and industry players for Board of Directors and Advisory Board • Generated in excess of $ 500,000 in first year of operation through varied fundraising efforts • Obtained pro bono legal team saving foundation more than $ 75,000 annually • Directed youth outreach events furthering social service, education, and character development including Be Empowered, «A Minute» Campaign, & The Corner Book Club • Partnered with MTV, Kaiser Family Foundation, National Education Association / Read Across America, American Library Association, and nationally acclaimed singers, songwriters, and authors • Directed multiple charity concerts featuring Common, Kanye West, Ludacris, The Roots, and Nas

Before coming to Georgetown, she served in some roles at ZERO TO THREE including, but, not limited to the Director of Program Operations for the Early Head Start National Resource Center and the Director of the Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL).

For over 17 years, my role as Program Director for the National Treatment Center at Del Amo Hospital provided the foundation of my work with PTSD, Dissociative disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, Military Trauma, Eating Disorders, and Sexual Addiction.