Sentences with phrase «director of national priorities»

Some of the underwriting practices insurance companies use are baffling, says Ruth Susswein, deputy director of national priorities for Consumer Action, a group based in San Francisco.

«For many cards, you can't get the highest level of rewards before spending $ 450 - $ 650 a month,» says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for Consumer Action, a consumer research and advocacy group.

«After the CARD Act, we thought zero percent balance transfer offers would just go away,» says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for Consumer Action.

«Watch out for late payments on your credit report, as these aren't stopped by the no - late - fee deal,» warns Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action.

The issuer waives the foreign transaction fee completely, which can save cardholders a lot of money if they travel frequently, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for San Francisco - based advocacy firm Consumer Action.

«There are quite a few offers out there,» says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for the nonprofit advocacy group Consumer Action.

You also won't know the credit limit until after you apply, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at non-profit Consumer Action.

But taking the time to learn about and shop for coverage could pay off for millennials — and all renters, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for the consumer advocacy group Consumer Action.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Jo Comerford, executive director of the National Priorities Project about what the budget deal means.

You also won't know the credit limit until after you apply, says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at non-profit Consumer Action.

Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action explains that «a minimum payment on a credit card is the least amount you must pay by the due date to avoid a late fee.»

Not exact matches

But based on appointments of ideological hardliners such as Tom Price (a staunch foe of Obamacare nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services), Michael Flynn (Trump's national security adviser with a dim view of Islam) and Mike Pompeo (the incoming CIA Director who has fiercely opposed the Iran nuclear agreement) and many of his campaign pledges, the chances are high that Trump could squander his limited political capital on divisive ideological issues and neglect his most important priority — getting the American economy out of its low - growth rut.

«Cancer research is a high priority for both countries — just witness the launch of a new National Cancer Moonshot initiative in the United States early this year,» said Tom Wang, chief international officer at AAAS and director of the AAAS center, referring to the plan President Barack Obama unveiled earlier this year to direct $ 1 billion toward battling cancer.

The rise of antibiotic resistance is a «top national security and public health priority,» says John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Its funding priorities are determined every year based on the Science and Technology Basic Plan, which is a midterm national S&T policy revised every five years, explains Takashi Ohama, director of the Washington, D.C. office of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), one of the major research funding agencies.

Among other measures, the package includes «a bill to create a «Next Generation of Researchers Initiative» within the [National Institutes of Health] Office of the Director to promote early - career researchers — also a priority in the House bill.»

Marie S. Bernard, deputy director of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, said that learning more about the impact of age on cognition is a high priority for researchers.

Evers is a past member of National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, a past commissioner on the California State Academic Standards Commission, past trustee on the Santa Clara County Board of Education, and a past president of the board of directors of the East Palo Alto Charter School.

Unfortunately, playwriting isn't a priority in many school curriculums, says Elyse Eidman - Aadahl, director of national programs and site development with the National Writing national programs and site development with the National Writing National Writing Project.

In the words of Hasan Bakhshi, executive director of creative economy and data analytics within the leading think tank NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), «this makes it all the more important that we set learning priorities for young people today that are grounded in a rigorous assessment of what skills will be required of them when they enter the workforce».

«Priorities are caused by political pressure,» Laurie A. Westley, the assistant executive director of the National School Boards Association, told members at a recent legislative conference here.

Because of the priority given to federal requirements in reading and math, «we're getting a lot of teachers saying that their principals have come in and literally said, «Stop teaching science,»» said Gerald F. Wheeler, the executive director of the National Science Teachers Association.

We can confidently call the biennial a flagship project of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts as part of ROSIZO, since development and comprehensive support of the regional artistic community, and engaging a wide audience in the cultural context are among priority areas of our work», — Sergey Perov, Director general of the ROSIZO State Museum and Exhibition Center.

Publicly, most automakers are ducking the issue and emphasizing potential pitfalls of building hybrid cars with plugs, but pressure is mounting behind the scenes to give the idea some life... «Such development should have the highest research and development priority because it promises to revolutionize transportation economics and to have a dramatic effect on the problems caused by oil dependence,» write George Shultz, former U.S. secretary of state, and James Woolsey, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in a June position paper on oil and U.S. national security... They argue that battery development for plug - in hybrids «should for the time being replace the current research and development emphasis on automotive hydrogen fuel cells.»

Climate change has been identified by Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, as a high priority for the service because implications for management and resource protection are unprecedented.

Mortgage brokers should understand how the capital stack is structured and also whether lenders will be willing to participate in deals in which they don't have a priority position in the event of default, says Dharmesh Patel, executive managing director of hotels for Colliers International and the recent chair of Colliers» national hospitality practice group for hotel - investment sales.

Building upon these years of experience, Easter Seals» national board of directors established a military and veterans initiative as a global priority in 2005.