Sentences with phrase «of serving the public»

This dilemma is well illustrated in Protestant institutions of higher learning which, as we have seen, typically aspired to be public institutions as well as church institutions, pursuing the laudable goal of serving the public as well as their own people.

After 40 years of serving public education students, Republican mayoral nominee Laura Lavine has set herself apart from her competitors by viewing poor education as the root of Syracuse's crime problem.

She accused the Senate Republicans of «again putting their extremist views ahead of serving the public,» adding:

They also promised that «constituents will always come first», that «I will regularly report back to my constituency party as well as to my constituents» and that «I seek elected office for the honour of serving the public and our democracy».

I would go one step further, if I was governor of Connecticut, these people who have already been asked to leave and replaced with public servants who recognize the importance of serving the public.

Our local law enforcement officials do a good job of serving the public, but crimes against people are the top priority.

But there's also a long - standing tradition of serving the public, pro bono publico, as an ingrained sense of social responsibility in the legal profession, and it is one we should carry forward into the future of law.

The dialogues certainly are helping those of us in the traditional practice of law understand how we can do a better job of serving the public.

Not exact matches

Tightening of monetary policy meant to cool the housing market over the past year, combined with a wind - down in public works, has served to slow GDP growth into the single digits.

And he or she must be supported by a senior political leader who serves as a public sector catalyst to build coalitions of governments, workers and training and research institutions and help to pitch investment proposals to head office decision - makers.

Caleb is the more public of the two, serving as chairman and CEO of Burrard International Holdings.

DNR officials said in a news release that part of the withdrawal would serve residential customers in Mount Pleasant, satisfying the public use requirement.

In 2003, The Kavanagh Decision (Newfoundland Association of Public and Private Employees v. Newfoundland) serves as a cautionary tale we all need to be mindful of.

«Her broad industry insights, business acumen and experience serving in public company boards will bring invaluable perspective to our investment activities and to the growth of our portfolio companies.

Holmes has been stripped of control of the blood - testing company she founded, is returning millions of shares to Theranos, and is barred from serving as an officer or director of a public company for 10 years, the SEC said in a statement Wednesday.

In addition, Ms. Bar served as an audit team manager of public and private companies at Kesselman and Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants public and private companies at Kesselman and Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants Public Accountants (Isr.)

But when that agenda means reneging on the EPA's core mission of protecting public health to serve corporate interests, it falls way outside any electoral mandate.

«It has the power to influence public debate, mobilize communities, and — most importantly — offer creative solutions to help people receive better care, no matter where they live or who they are,» write Richards and Karp, who believe that the tech industry owes its success to both of its employees as well as the communities it serves, whose health needs are often partially met by Planned Parenthood itself.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in her opinion that the law «shelters employees of private contractors that serve public companies, just as it shelters the public companies» own employees.»

When prime - time hosts — who have never served our country in any capacity — dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller — all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of «deep - state» machinations — I can not be part of the same organization, even at a remove.

In effect, sites using Project Shield can serve their sites to the public through Google's infrastructure, which will then take the brunt of the attack when it comes.

Serving as the aggregate component of your company identity, your brand is often responsible for formulating first impressions, building familiarity in the public, growing your reputation, and ultimately, securing the long - term loyalty of your customers.

«To avoid sowing seeds of division in our nation, upholding this fundamental constitutional principle at the core of our nation's identity plainly serves a significant public interest,» Chuang wrote in his ruling.

«The secretary did not speak to the president and is unaware of the reason, but he is grateful for the opportunity to serve, and still believes strongly that public service is a noble calling.»

The name and glossy logo serve as the public face of a labyrinthine network of companies that have sold a bewildering array of products online, from colon cleanses to credit reports.

«Nothing is more important than the safety of the public we serve and the Troopers committed to that service,» Colonel Mike Edmonson, the state police superintendent said.

She is also an experienced public and private corporate board director and has served on the boards of Darden Restaurants, Publix Supermarkets, Laidlaw International and various non-profit organizations in Miami.

Manigault, who served as communications director for the Office of Public Liaison, departed the White House in December — and the exit was ugly.

For Chromalloy, Foster was the right deal at the right time — a certified public accountant who, for several summers during his college years, had labored as one of the gang in a Cleveland foundry and later served briefly as its controller.

The former secretary of state — and, as of Sunday, a presidential candidate for the second time — has been in the public eye since serving as the first lady of Arkansas, when her husband Bill Clinton was governor of the state.

McCarthy previously served as chief financial officer of Netflix and worked for the video - streaming site when it went public in 2002.

Having served under both Republican and Democratic presidents, we recognize each new Administration's right to pursue different policies within the parameters of existing law and to ask Congress to change the laws that protect public health and the environment as it sees fit.

Private clouds use many of the building blocks of public clouds, lots of automation, the ability to charge internal departments on a pay - as - they - go basis, but are otherwise wholly managed by the customer they serve.

But the GOP congressman, Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, minced no words: «If you want to serve the public, particularly as a member of a president's staff, I don't care who you are, even if you're a Rhodes Scholar, you can't beat the hell out of your spouse.

The set of circumstances in which outsiders should be reluctant to judge the behaviour of a powerful occupational group is pretty strictly limited to circumstances in which the members of that group do a good job of monitoring their own behaviour and enforcing standards that serve the public well.

Graham Green began his career as a newspaper writer, then joined the diplomatic corps, moved on to become executive editor of the Ottawa Citizen and now serves as vice-president of public affairs at Hill & Knowlton Canada.

Neither did Uber primarily target nonconsumers — people who found the existing alternatives so expensive or inconvenient that they took public transit or drove themselves instead: Uber was launched in San Francisco (a well - served taxi market), and Uber's customers were generally people already in the habit of hiring rides.

Zuckerberg carefully negotiated a clause that would allow him to take a leave from Facebook to serve in public office or government, so presumably he has some sort of political beliefs — if not outright political ambition — as well as some core ideas about what's good for society and what's not.

Phyllis was also vice chairman of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's advisory board on information security and privacy, and she served for eight years as national chairman of the board of directors of the FBI's public - private InfraGard program.

Prior to joining RGE, Ms. Sanchez spent four years as an institutional asset manager, serving at the California Endowment, a US$ 3 billion Los Angeles - based foundation, as managing director of public investments and at the Ford Foundation, a US$ 10 billion New York - based foundation, as director of public investments.

Serving as CEO of a public company typically involves a lot more work than running a private startup, such as dealing with quarterly earnings calls, ramping up sales and marketing teams, while being transparent with shareholders.

In its 2009 final proxy disclosure rules, the SEC wrote that such information» is important to an evaluation of an individual's competence and character to serve as a public company official.»

Valerie Jarrett, who is President Obama's longest serving senior adviser and runs his Office for Public Engagement, told me later, «I was impressed with the number of executives who highlighted their recognition that diversity is a strength and who shared their best practices with us.»

She has served as the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology at the Harvard School of Public Health, where she directed the Division of Biological Sciences.

For 20 years, the International Economic Forum of the Americas has served as a unique platform for galvanizing public and private opinions and expertise on issues topical to the continent.

[154] In addition, Corzine has served as Co-Chair of the National Commission on Capital Budgeting under President Clinton, Chairman of the Treasury's Government Borrowing Committee and Chairman of the Public Securities Association.

Some assets, however, may no longer serve a public policy purpose and are of particular interest to, for example, Ontario's large pension plans as good long - term investments.

He also serves on the boards of several companies, both public and private.

Mr. Meresman was selected to serve as a director on our board of directors due to his background as chair of the audit committee of other public companies and his financial and accounting expertise from his prior extensive experience as chief financial officer of two publicly traded corporations.

Having served in various public sector roles, Mr. Friedman offers a seasoned perspective on government, regulation and risk management, which he draws upon in his role as Chair of our Risk Committee.