Sentences with phrase «member of the task force»

He advised members of the task force not to allow themselves to be induced in its bid to protect the interest of the nation.

Members of the task force represent parents and advocates, teachers, administrators, and experts with deep knowledge of the issues.

I, of course, tip my hat to you for your involvement, as well as to Commissioner Cerf, the Governor, and the other members of the task force who served with me.

Several members of the task force also sit on the ACSE, created to offer recommendations and advice to the SBE, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Legislature and the governor on new or continuing areas of research, program development and evaluation in California special education.

This particular cattle owner said he has lost over 70 of his cattle after they were reportedly killed by members of the task force set up to flush out nomadic herdsmen in the Akyem North District.

Special thanks goes to Stephanie Kimbro and other members of the task force for their assistance.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Heroin abuse does not discriminate, said members of a task force designed to combat opiate abuse in Essex County.

The gay lobby and the gay members of the task force were forceful and successful in pressing their agenda, but the more fundamental shift in the draft is to be found in the evaluation of relationships on the basis of quality rather than kind.

6:15 P.M.: The team meets to pray and prepare while members of the task force set out the chairs, prepare the dinner, etc..

According to him, some officials at the Flagstaff House, the seat of government, are piling pressure on members of the task force to return the seized cars to persons from whom the cars were confiscated.

Several members of the task force told WXXI News that Assini's outburst was «jaw - dropping.»

Members of the task force include Marlene Cintron, president of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, Paul Foster, chairman of Bronx Community Board 7, Ned Regan, former state comptroller and Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City.

He's been our voice, and the task force has been wildly successful,» said Paul Hovitz, a longtime member of the task force and the co-chairman of CB1's youth and education committee.

According to the house, the appointment of members of the task force shall be by the governor and subject to the ratification of the house of assembly.

Saying they support «diversity by choice,» members of a task force led by three local mayors are urging the Wake County, N.C., school district to abandon a student - assignment plan that aims for economic integration and adopt a neighborhood - schools approach instead.

As part of a live, two - hour chat on the Idaho Statesman's website, Otter and members of his task force took questions from the public.

Start the story with one of five unique characters that are elite members of the task force called in to do the dirty work on the streets of the Big Apple, known simply as the Wolfpack.

Implemented successful (MOS) Military occupation training for 30 members of task force operations.

There was a lot of moving around and members of the task force who were not leading the activity acted as participants in order to assist us «newbies» in making the connections between the abstract to the concrete.

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has dismissed eleven members of its task force for failing to appropriately discharge their duties.

Several members of the task force — made up of experts in healthcare, drug policy, advocacy and education, as well as parents and recovering addicts — spoke about their personal experiences and what they hoped the group would accomplish.

As a dominant player, Safaricom already has shown a marked interest in the way forward — and the head of its corporate affairs, Steve Chege, is a member of the task force.

Another professor from Drew, Fishburn was a member of the task force that wrote the study on sexuality for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) which was widely debated in the media and at the church's General Assembly.

Ambassador Ong Keng Yong, member of the task force and member of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Fund Singapore Board that promotes and facilitates support for rice science, agreed with the report, highlighting Singapore's potential to play a role in helping to secure the food supply of the region.

Members of this task force are available to deliver a webinar, presentation, or in - house education session to your organization.

Tricia Joyce, a member of the task force, said she remembers that five years ago, city officials said they would take a closer look, and it did lead to opening temporary «incubator» space early for two new Downtown schools, but this was the first time she ever remembered being invited into smaller planning meetings.

According to one member of that task force, the $ 15 million gondola wasn't one of the recommended projects.

«What I learned traveling the state as a member of the task force charged with drafting new legislative districts was that the original intent of the process was misrepresented; citizens and participants were misled as to its openness and transparency; and it was fundamentally fraught with gamesmanship,» the senator wrote.

Scott Rechler, another member of the task force, urged Assembly leaders in particular to join the governor in backing congestion pricing since many of the members, including the speaker, Carl E. Heastie, represent city residents who would directly benefit.

Kathryn Wylde, a member of the task force who is president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for New York City, a group of the city's top business leaders, concurred that «the governor has been actively pushing negotiations to move forward the Fix NYC recommendations.»

Members of the task force — which included Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, commissioner of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Health commissioner — traveled throughout the state to gather intel on how to address the ongoing problem.

Kathryn Wylde, a member of the task force and president and chief executive of the Partnership for New York City, a business group, said she was told by leaders of both houses as early as February that their members were not ready to pass a congestion zone this year.

One member of the task force, state Sen. John DeFrancisco, said in an interview with The Citizen earlier this month that the gondola wasn't one of the group's recommendations.

Mitchell L. Moss, another member of the task force who is the director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University, said that was «a missed opportunity.»

The GOP's last best hope to win a statewide race was comptroller candidate Harry Wilson, a former hedge - fund manger and member of the task force that successfully overhauled General Motors who had won endorsements from Mayor Bloomberg, the Post, the Daily News, and the Times.

Rev. Dr. Patricia Sealy, pastor at the Mott Haven Reformed Church and a member of the task force, stressed that the group was mainly interested in fighting the drug because it has been harming neighborhood residents.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D - Howard Beach), a member of the task force, is co-sponsoring new legislation that would provide relief from property taxes for city homeowners whose properties were badly damaged -LSB-...]

Just prior to the 10th anniversary Scientific American spoke with electrical engineer Jeff Dagle, a member of the task force and a specialist in power - grid resilience at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, to find out what we know now that we didn't then, and whether similar mishaps could still happen.

Members of the task force say NASA expects to be given part or all of that responsibility.

«For the reduction of heart disease and stroke risk, statins remain the most important drug - based strategy by far because of their demonstrated benefit and their good safety profile,» said Lloyd - Jones, who was a member of the task force that rewrote cholesterol treatment guidelines in 2013 for the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

This recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is largely consistent with the group's previous recommendation, which was issued in 2009, said Karina Davidson, a member of the task force and a professor at Columbia University Medical Center.

The members of the task force are now calling on healthcare professionals and policymakers to be aware of these expected increases and to develop adult services to meet this demand.

When the field of biotechnology was in its infancy, the Government of India selected Dr. Verma as a member of a task force, made up of scientists of Indian origin, charged with the task to position the country as a leader in the field.

Phipps is a member of the task force, which is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence - based medicine.

«What we're saying is, just because we can doesn't mean we should,» said Richard Clarke, a member of the task force who was a counter-terrorism advisor to President George W. Bush.

Ms. Bugg, who was representing Neal Travis, the president of South Central Bell and a member of the task force, spoke up to say that business leaders had told Mr. Travis they wanted the reform plan being worked on to do away with tenure for new principals.

The members of this task force have studied American education for many years.

Members of the task force, like Sen. Jerry Tillman, R - Randolph and Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R - Burke, even got in on the chorus.