Sentences with phrase «as a community advocate»

Additionally, Ms. Bazán served as a community advocate before the North Carolina General Assembly for several years and held positions at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

As the founder of the National Latino Officers Association, a group that defends the rights of law enforcement officers and citizens, state Assembly candidate Anthony Miranda has always seen himself as a community advocate.

The Forum was well - attended by various DSS Senior and Executive staff, as well as community advocates and agency representatives.

«As a community advocate and activist with over a decade of experience, I carry with me a skill set that makes me uniquely qualified to be a full - time council member.»

«Satnam Singh Parhar has demonstrated his value as a community advocate, and as a successful businessman.»

As a community advocate for the past decade — and a «proud parent» of a seven - year - old daughter — he has served on Community Board 9 and volunteered to help clean Bronx Community District 9.

«I hope that once we get back into session, we as parents, we as leaders, we as community advocates continue to push for equal education and equal funding for our children, because that's all we have for our future,» she said.

Best Friends through the years has stressed the importance of personal responsibility in multiple areas of pet ownership: spaying and neutering, microchipping and licensing, adopting from shelters or rescue groups instead of buying from pet stores, breeders or online retailers, fostering or volunteering for a shelter or rescue group, donating and spreading the word as a community advocate.

The award is given annually to an outstanding North Texas artist who has exhibited professionally for at least ten years and has a proven track record as a community advocate for the visual arts.

The real estate professionals who've established themselves as community advocates and local economic experts are often the more successful ones in any given market.

Jenny Pruitt, a third - generation Atlantan, is revered as a community advocate and philanthropist and respected nationally as a visionary real estate leader.

Not exact matches

As I mentioned, I became a brand advocate after visiting the Wild Wing Cafe in my community.

With your website as a platform, you can use your influence and position to advocate for worthy causes — a sure - fire way to endear yourself to your local community and create an authentic, unforgettable brand story.

Pence is very close to this community and is often seen as its chief advocate in the Trump administration.

In her community, where gun ownership is considered a fact of life and a point of pride, she's bravely taking a stand as one of the few voices advocating for change in her area.

From the content your brand and your advocates share across social media, through the dark social waters, Smync can provide real numbers on a community, content and individual level as to not just real social metrics and deeper engagement, but what that meant in digital conversion — earned media, key content, lead generation, email signups and actual purchases.

But on a more basic level, if communities and workers are being left behind, the question is: Why privilege trade over other policy levers — whether that means restricting it, as Trump wants to do, or expanding it, as many economists advocate?

As the voice of the venture capital community, the NVCA advocates policies that encourage innovation, spur job creation and reward long - term investment in startup companies.

It provides assistance and structure to each of the committees, offering them guidance and support as they form policy and advocate on behalf of our Members and the Greater Vancouver business community.

This work, in turn, fuels a stronger economy as WBEs add jobs and contribute to their communities,» said Pamela Prince - Eason, President and CEO of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for WBEs as suppliers to the nation's leading corporations and government entities.

As a recognized as a futurist and gender equity advocate, student of the inclusive talent economy and future of leadership Innovation through inclusion she advises corporate executives and board members from lean start - ups to Fortune 100s, from small community organizations to large global non-profitAs a recognized as a futurist and gender equity advocate, student of the inclusive talent economy and future of leadership Innovation through inclusion she advises corporate executives and board members from lean start - ups to Fortune 100s, from small community organizations to large global non-profitas a futurist and gender equity advocate, student of the inclusive talent economy and future of leadership Innovation through inclusion she advises corporate executives and board members from lean start - ups to Fortune 100s, from small community organizations to large global non-profits.

As an advocate for foster youth, I applaud Mayor Tubbs» vision to strengthen our community by offering an unconditional gift of $ 500.00 per month to some of the most deserving individuals and families in our community.

New Democrats have long been advocating for the expanded use of midwifery services across the province as we believe that midwives play an integral role in the health care system and can be of particular benefit to women, families and First Nations communities by bringing specialized maternity care to otherwise isolated areas.

Roger Ver, also known as «Bitcoin Jesus», is an inspirer and advocate of Bitcoin Cash, and is well respected as key influencer in the crypto community; not just because he was one of the earliest supporter and adopter of bitcoin, but also because of his early investments in crypto - related startups including Ripple, Blockchain.info, Bitpay and Kraken.

It is also not uncommon for ICCR to invite other stakeholders to the conversation including representatives from NGOs and community groups as well as subject matter experts advocating on any given issue as a way to build bridges between companies and the communities impacted by their operations.

Yet advising the global community and nations» political leaders not to advocate forgiveness, as Gutmann and Thompson do, unwisely partitions inner virtue from political practice.

Ex-gay men are often closeted, fearing ridicule from gay advocates who accuse them of self - deception and, at the same time, fearing rejection by their church communities as tainted oddities.

What really needs to happen, is for Christians that advocate rights for the LGBT community to stand up, and speak out, with as much force and righteousness as those who preach hate.

For many years, I felt that part of my call as a writer and blogger of faith was to be a different sort of evangelical, to advocate for things like gender equality, respect for LGBT people, and acceptance of science and biblical scholarship within my community.

* By enthusiastically and persistently advocating justice as restoration as a universal response to evil and compassion as a community norm and the practice of hospitality and generosity as a personal norm.

«In addition, as the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change works with the state government to deliver democratic dividends, we urge it to also assist in addressing the challenges to rule of law posed by these arrests and prosecutions, encouraging respect for press freedom and advocating for protection and justice for targeted communities in southern Kaduna.»

Back then, religious freedom advocates warned that «many of the claims made about the Jehovah's Witnesses practices could also be made of other religious communities practices as well.»

The minister may be perceived as the advocate of the poor, the dispossessed, and others who, not aware of community resources, need his counsel.

This may look like working within the community as a partner, it may look like supporting active work, it may look like participating in a big life - changing way, foster care advocacy, it may look like writing to our government, employment, opportunity, friendship, or perhaps protesting or participating, it may look like advocating for these changes and opportunities at the highest levels of government.

* By enthusiastically and persistently advocating justice as restoration and compassion as a community norm and hospitality and generosity as a personal norm.

Among those who think in this way, some advocate efforts to overcome the barriers between diverse communities by such means as the merging of horizons.

Humanity has been given a commission to act as «accountable stewards of the whole earth and as bold advocates for fairness and freedom in the human community.»

Yeah, «punch him» was a bit much, but NOT advocating in favor of the LGBT community, or supporting their lifestyle, is just as legitimate as the opposite.

In some cases, such as in a community planning body, this influence — initiated perhaps by several members of a core group may well be overt, The church will openly advocate certain measures with regard to zoning or relocation through its representatives.

The question really is: how can I as a member of the Wheaton community and conservative evangelicalism make a break with the fathers of neoevangelicalism (i.e., Carl F. H. Henry) and advocate a method contrary to the authority they exercise over the evangelical subculture of which I am a part?

As a result, Christians often do not associate with those who are on the margin and advocate for policies that punish and criminalize marginalized people as a way to make themselves and their communities safeAs a result, Christians often do not associate with those who are on the margin and advocate for policies that punish and criminalize marginalized people as a way to make themselves and their communities safeas a way to make themselves and their communities safer.

Although not fully sympathetic with everything that some of the «deep ecologists» or «Gaia theorists» advocate, these works stand, more than any other works I know, as theological manifestos for an American Green Movement — one book is in a more academic form for the university and seminary, the other in a more confessional mode for the church and community study group.

And in particular if you're under age 30, we hope Growing Young can be an advocate for you as you find your way in a faith community.

Judith has been involved as an advocate for family farmers for many years and serves as an advisor or on the Board of several organizations (Community Alliance with Family Farmers, California Agriculture Climate Action Network, State of California Environmental Farming Science Advisory Panel and the Capay Valley Volunteer Fire Department).

We provide refreshing beverages and donations for events benefiting groups that strengthen our community such as the Feynman Charity Golf Marathon benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates of Lane County.

As an advocate of the community, Pollo Tropical has raised thousands of dollars through benefit nights system - wide for schools and local organizations, giving them 20 % of proceeds.

Sandra Walle's experience prompted her to act as Gonzalez did, by advocating for community members through service projects.

As a parent advocate first, Sherokee is always looking through that prism as she interacts with medical professionals, researchers, other support people, and the community; her goal has been to help improve the care and compassion for families while supporting those who give such carAs a parent advocate first, Sherokee is always looking through that prism as she interacts with medical professionals, researchers, other support people, and the community; her goal has been to help improve the care and compassion for families while supporting those who give such caras she interacts with medical professionals, researchers, other support people, and the community; her goal has been to help improve the care and compassion for families while supporting those who give such care.

As an advocate for the baby loss community, I want to speak into the silence that often hides our pregnancies when they begin and when they sometimes end.

As a fellow parent, advocate, or other community member concerned about the well - being of school children in the nation's capital, we hope you join us in this shared cause.