Sentences with phrase «champion national initiatives»

Now that it's Canada's economic centre of gravity, Alberta needs to champion national initiatives.

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Oliver's predecessor Jim Flaherty was also a supporter of a national regulator, and had championed the initiative since the Conservative government came to power in 2006.

As a champion of the national Startup America initiative and leader of Startup Arkansas, Lee provides the vision and leadership for The Venture Center.

Maternity services will be asked to come up with initiatives that can be more widely adopted across the country as part of a national approach — such as appointing maternity safety champions to report to the board and ensuring all staff have the right training to enable them to identify the risks and symptoms of perinatal mental health.

The first national organization committed exclusively to championing economic empowerment, financial education, asset development and financial stability for all persons with disabilities, NDI affects change through public education, policy development, training, technical assistance and innovative initiatives.

SkillFRIDGE, the national refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump competition, sponsored by Toshiba, forms part of the WorldSkills UK portfolio, a government led initiative designed to champion world - class apprenticeships and technical skills development programmes.

Industry giant Toshiba is the lead brand sponsor of SkillFRIDGE, the national refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump competition which forms part of the WorldSkills UK portfolio, a government led initiative designed to champion apprenticeships and technical skills development programmes.

The event, held at the Rubin Museum in Manhattan, honored five people who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to enacting positive change in education: Tanell Pendleton, an English teacher who has worked at Bronx Haven High School for eight years, and Michael Wolach, founding teacher and instructional coach at Jill Chaifetz Transfer School, both of whom have worked with Eskolta on multi-year projects on topics ranging from developing students» academic mindsets to implementing outcomes - based grading; Cristal Cruz, a graduate of Brooklyn Frontiers High School, who, after facing significant challenges during school, graduated as salutatorian, enrolled in college, and is now working at Good Shepherd Service to support students in the same way she was supported; and Jeff and Tricia Raikes, co-founders of the Raikes Foundation and part of the founding team of Microsoft, who have become champions of school improvement by establishing national initiatives such as the Mindset Scholars Network and the Student Agency Improvement Community.

A committee formed to maintain momentum on the initiatives that came out of last April's Fix the Debt summit continues to identify individuals at the national, state and local levels who will champion the cause.

Key Highlight: • Championed the Vision, Design and Execution of UD Trucks national publication, The Quarterly News Magazine, designed to communicate, educate, and motivate sales professionals within the company's direct sales channels by highlighting current market conditions, industry news and promote marketing initiatives.

The comprehensive new plan for ORE is to be proposed to my federal contact so that same can steer us through the maze of government departments / red tape etc. to expedite things, but he will not become personally involved in championing the initiative because he does not believe it to be politically correct for him, in his position, to become involved in undermining a national, privately owned / run trade association, to his credit.