Sentences with phrase «national advocacy director»

For example, Parent Revolution Executive Director Ben Austin and National Advocacy Director Mike Trujillo worked in the Clinton and Obama campaigns.

Then there is the work of Shree Medlock, the National Advocacy Director for Black Alliance for Educational Options, who began her work as mother concerned about her own child's progress in school.

Editor's note: Linda Sarsour is national advocacy director of the National Network for Arab American Communities and director of the Arab American Association of New York.

Not exact matches

Federal borrowers facing periods of low or no income can also file for Income Based Repayment (IBR) or Pay As You Earn (PAYE), which cap your monthly payments to a percentage of what you earn, not what you owe, according to Gary Carpenter, CPA and Executive Director of National College Advocacy Group, which supplies information regarding student loans.

says David Marlett, founder and executive director of the National Crowdfunding Association, an industry advocacy group.

«For far too long, the Gulf has been treated as a sacrifice zone by polluters,» Athan Manuel, director of the lands protection program of the Sierra Club, a national advocacy group.

The efforts of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and App - Based Drivers Associations in Washington, New Jersey and California have also been cited by Rebecca Smith, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project, an employment advocacy group.

Adrienne Silnicki is the National Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC), a non-profit organization that works to protect, improve and expand public health care in Canada.

Rachel Wolbers is the policy director at Engine, a nonprofit that supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through economic research, policy analysis and advocacy on local and national issues.

Brian Pinero is the director of the National Dating Abuse Helpline, the advocacy service provider behind loveisrespect.org.

There are no laws regarding pumping breast milk in US airports, says Marsha Walker, executive director of National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy.

Working tirelessly on behalf of children's safety issues for more than a decade, Pattie served as Community Outreach Director for the national child advocacy agency, Parents For Megan's Law, and is certified as both a C hild Visitation Monitor and Child Safety Educator.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Marsha is the executive director of the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy: Research, Education, and Legal Branch (NABA REAL).

Should disagreements occur about what constitutes WHO Code compliance, The National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA REAL) Code Help Center shall be consulted and a decision shall be determined by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

Weighing in, Marsha Walker, executive director, National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy, labelled IFC's earlier claims a «diversionary response... designed to shift responsibility from the formula manufacturers.»

Honorees include the gay advocacy group Queer Rising, «Law and Order» actor B.D. Wong, NY State Senator Jose Peralta, and Shannon Minter, the legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre of the National Democratic Institute, Clement Nwankwo, somewhat a veteran in the monitoring of elections in Nigeria, told Channels Television on Saturday evening of several instances of violence and the pilfering of election materials by officials.

By Chinwe Ogbuka, Assistant Director, Publicity Additional reports by Nathaniel Gana The Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) advocacy efforts for increased women's participation in the country's -LSB-...]

«The Oneida County Child Advocacy Center is to be commended for its continued commitment to effectively serve victims of child abuse,» said Teresa Huizar, Executive Director of National Children's Alliance.

«The reaccreditation of the Oneida County Children's Advocacy Center by the National Children Alliance is a tremendous honor and a testament to the unparalleled work it does to protect and support the victims of child abuse in our community,» said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. «I would like to commend Director Joseph Lisi and all of the center's partners for the fine job they do and congratulate them on this receiving this high distinction.»

Andy McDonald will join BerlinRosen as managing director of national issue advocacy practice.

As Ghana draws closer to the presidential and parliamentary elections in December, the Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission, Mrs Mary Obiri Yeboah, has expressed the commission's gratitude to President Rawlings for agreeing to host the delegation at his office and for his advocacy on road discipline and sought his continued support

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Equality Federation, the national alliance of state - based LGBT advocacy organizations, on its Executive Committee as Secretary and as Chair of its Governance Committee.

Maria Urbina, national political director of the Indivisible Project, lauded Balter's health care advocacy and her work as an activist with the Central New York Solidarity Coalition.

It's also a bad idea because when you take an opioid on a regular basis, they can become ineffective,» says Andrew Kolodny, director of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, a national advocacy group.

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Board of Directors has appointed Megan Sampley Bohn, Ph.D., and Catherine B. Zander, Ph.D., as co-chairs of the Advocacy Committee.

Previously, Heather was the executive director of Environmental Working Group (EWG), director of education advocacy for National Wildlife Federation, and counsel to U.S. Senator Russ Feingold.

Some of her accomplishments and activities include: Patient Leader Network Director for WEGO Health, 2016 Standford MedX Ignite Talk and Oral Presenter, 2014 Stanford Medicine X ePatient Scholar, mentor and blogger for the National Psoriasis Foundation, member of the Advocacy and Mission Committee for Arthritis Foundation, WEGO Health Best In Show: Twitter in the 2015 Health Activist Awards, Intake.Me Patient Advisory Board member, Psoriasis Social Media Ambassador and Health Guide for HealthCentral, blogger for PsoStrong.com, and Yoga Instructor at Cool Springs.

Sam Davidson, California field director of the national advocacy group Trout Unlimited, says of the school's efforts to protect trout habitat in California, «There is wide acknowledgment that without involvement in these efforts by young people, we will ultimately fail or fall short of the results needed to sustain our state's remarkable fish heritage.»

New Orleans (April 5, 2014)-- The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in New National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in New national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in New Orleans.

As Executive Director, Anissa sets the vision for and directs the strategic operations of NCTR, as well as overseeing national fundraising efforts, policy and advocacy, and network development.

Nashville, TN (March 21, 2015)-- The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in NaNational School Boards Association's (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in Nanational network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in Nashville.

Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards Association Michael C. Zola, Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Association Lucy Gettman, Deputy Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Association Deborah Rigsby, Director, Federal Legislation, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Association

· Miriam Acevedo Davis, president & CEO, La Plaza Indianapolis · Diane Arnold, president, Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Board of School Commissioners · Sekou Biddle, vice president of advocacy, UNCF (National Office) · Beth Bray, program director, Walton Family Foundation · Mariama Carson, Fellow, The Mind Trust; former principal, Snacks Crossing Elementary School · Christine Collier, founder, IPS's Center for Inquiry (CFI) Schools; principal, CFI School 84.

He joined the team after serving as the National Program Director at Stand for Children, a non-profit grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to improving public school education.

«As soon as I heard about the achievement school district bill, I just knew I had to be a part of it,» said former state lawmaker Marcus Brandon, who founded a charter school in High Point and is now executive director of CarolinaCAN, a state chapter of the national advocacy group 50CAN which works to promote high quality charter schools.

«The bad news is we're not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,» said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida - based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

After 10 years of teaching and working on policy as a teacher, I began working on teacher advocacy issues full time, as the national director of the America Achieves Fellowship for Teachers and Principals.

«Closing the school and library connectivity gap is a major, progressive step in ensuring that America's school - age students, particularly those in rural and remote communities, gain equitable access to Internet connectivity,» said Lucy Gettman, Deputy Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Association.

, advocacy director at the National Education Association, ignored the data and went for the lachrymose,

Kim Anderson, advocacy director at the National Education Association, who questions the reliability of the report, chimes in,

2) Sara Wheeler, Magnet Director, School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties and President of Magnet Schools of America (MSA) will provide an overview of how national partnerships can be leveraged at the state level to support magnet schools through coordinated advocacy and communication efforts.

Kim Anderson, advocacy director at the National Education Association, ignored the data and went for the lachrymose,

The budget proposal still leaves room for the renewal of year - round Pell, «mathematically speaking,» said Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy at the National College Access Network (NCAN).

Sackler also founded the national charter school advocacy group 50 - CAN and sits on a number of other pro-charter school groups, as well as being a founding member of Achievement First, Inc.'s Board of Directors.

Previously, he was associate executive director of the National Geographic Society's Education Foundation, where for more than a decade he managed grantmaking, policy advocacy and public engagement.

Rea was the founding executive director of the National Youth Advocacy Coalition.

Karega is a former Charter Schools Director with the Indianapolis Mayor's Office; founded and served as Director of the Indianapolis affiliate of Stand for Children, a national educational advocacy nonprofit; and was on the leadership team of Indiana University's Equity Project, housed at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.

Michael Benjamin, American Federation for Children's National Director of Grassroots Advocacy and Mobilization, told parents their voices must be heard.