Sentences with phrase «of the new leaders initiative»

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In her new role — chief business affairs and legal officer — Johnson will be one of Airbnb's top business leaders, overseeing a sprawling domain that includes civic partnerships, public policy, communications, social and philanthropic initiatives and, of course, legal.

In October 2013, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson, and business leader and philanthropist Tom Steyer, founded a new initiative to assess and publicize the economic risks to the U.S. associated with climate change.

This is something of a honeymoon for the new president and the country, a time of optimism and new initiatives where the recently elected leader of the free world moves quickly to take advantage of the momentum of his campaign and high approval ratings to accomplish some of his key campaign promises.

Even though I did not receive teaching from a Church setting but rather from a marketplace ministry setting where they taught us «Externally Focused Church, Organic Church, which was really a good thing (new wine skin initiatives) but when we implemented and embraced it, we found that its not quite effective and in the end the leaders abandoned the project and most of us were in the dark on what is the next good program or system to follow.

The national Jewish Council on Public Affairs describes Imam Rauf thus: «The leader behind this initiative is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What's Right with Islam, who has spoken at JCPA programs in the past, and, along with his wife Daisy Kahn, has developed close relationships with members of the New York Jewish community.»

As a result of the initiative, more than 7,500 lives have been saved from abortion; 33 abortion facilities have closed; crisis pregnancy centres that offer real choices for life and for unborn babies have flourished; previously uninvolved church communities have become active in supporting the pro-life cause; new leaders have emerged in the pro-life movement; and a whole variety of newcomers have got involved in pro-life activities.

Since joining the company in 2010 following the passing of co-founder Floyd Anderson, Chaon has established a number of initiatives that will further establish it as a leader in its home state and grow it into new markets.

Under his leadership, he led a variety of new product development initiatives which have distinguished the company as a technology leader in the foodservice industry.

NEW YORK, NY (October 31, 2016)-- Striving to become a leader in philanthropic initiatives within the wine industry, Cape Classics is making its social commitment official through the introduction of The Indaba Education Fund (IEF), a fully accredited 501 (c)(3)...

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At 8:45 a.m., More than 500 students, parents, educational leaders and citizens from across New York State will gather for a day - long symposium on My Brother's Keeper, the initiative to help boys and young men of color — and all students — realize their full potential, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Convention Hall, Albany.

Stephen J. Acquario, Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties said, «County leaders applaud Governor Cuomo for advancing this timely initiative to improve the Medicaid Program in New York.

Today Mayor Bill de Blasio assembled many of New York City's labor leaders in support of his pre - K / after school program initiative.

Mr Grieve also signalled that the Conservatives would have a New Year policy drive aimed at ending the «conveyor belt to crime», praising initiatives championed by the former party leader Iain Duncan Smith to target children at risk of falling into delinquency before they enter school.

«This initiative will help bring Rochester into a new era of economic development by breaking down barriers to growth, leveraging its assets, and solidifying the region's role as a leader in tomorrow's high - tech industries.

«The MBK Fellows initiative is designed to ensure that the next generation of New York State leaders are well prepared, civic minded, and committed to social justice values,» Regent Lester Young said.

But given the Democratic governor's often rocky relationship with the legislature, including leaders of his own party, his lame - duck status could embolden lawmakers to ignore some of his less popular initiatives, such as cutting money for cities and towns, or allowing cities and towns to assess a new tax on hospitals.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in an address before the state's business leaders Friday in Lake George, promoted his economic development plans, including the Buffalo Billion initiative, and fended off questions on reports that some of the projects are under investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

ALBANY, NY (05/04/2012)(readMedia)-- Leaders of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will speak at public hearings on a new juvenile justice initiative being billed as «reform,» but which, in reality, will put youths and the community at riNew York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will speak at public hearings on a new juvenile justice initiative being billed as «reform,» but which, in reality, will put youths and the community at rinew juvenile justice initiative being billed as «reform,» but which, in reality, will put youths and the community at risk.

«It is only through the commitment and backing of school and colleges leaders that government initiatives succeed, so we urge the new education secretary to work closely with practitioners to ensure that policies are worthwhile, achievable and based in reality.»

Senate GOP Leader John Flanagan, who earlier in the week expressed reservations about some of Trump's foreign policy initiatives, like building a wall on the Mexican border, offered his strongest support yet in a speech before the New York delegation on Thursday morning.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Several Syracuse - area politicians and business leaders expressed enthusiasm today for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new business development initiative, Tax Free NY, with one caveat: It can't repeat the mistakes of the Empire Zone program.

«As part of ITbM's interdisciplinary research initiative, we decided to search for new compounds that can inhibit the cell division in plants without causing damage to them,» says Minako Ueda, a plant biologist and a leader of this study.

Leaders who call for Americans to meet the challenge, support fundamental research, and support educational and career initiatives in the sciences can mobilize a new generation of scientists.

Joining us to discuss the issue are Debra Shore, a Commissioner on the Board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago; Aaron Packman, a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University; and Seth Snyder, the leader of a new water initiative at Argonne National Laboratory.

Introduced in January 2018, this new logo seeks to highlight the potential of our members, both as scholars on the brink of discovery and leaders engaging the community in critical discussions and advocacy initiatives pertaining to mentorship, inclusiveness, and professional development and recognition.

Pop!Tech launches an initiative to cultivate a new class of science leaders — young researchers with the skills and drive to reach out, communicate their science, and lead society towards evidence - based solutions.

As a clinical leader in the pediatric obesity initiative, she is taking the «bull by the horns», and using the new science of obesity, redesigning the weight loss and health promotion protocol to benefit all children.»

In addition to funding the creation of new projects highlighting the work of global change - makers addressing the world's most pressing problems, the initiative brings together leaders in both independent filmmaking and social entrepreneurship at key gatherings globally, including the Skoll World Forum (SWF), the Sundance Film Festival, and intensive workshops at the Sundance Resort.

District and union leaders recognize that memorandums of understanding are a key vehicle to bringing new innovations and student - centered initiatives to our schools and students without violating union contracts.

On October 7, the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted the local launch of the XQ: The Super School Project initiative — a national campaign, backed by Laurene Powell Jobs, president of the Emerson Collective (EC), calling on educators, students, and sector leaders to design a new high school model.

The 1 - million - member group, formerly known as the National Retired Teachers Association and now dubbed NRTA: AARP's Educator Community, expects to convene a panel of business and education leaders early in the new year to guide the initiative.

I'm tremendously excited to be working with Don Shalvey at the Gates Foundation, Vanessa Kirsch at New Profit, and other leaders and innovators to launch an initiative to further develop the field of college access and success.

The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University (CEPR) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced a $ 15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a new, national education initiative to help school district and state leaders increase student achievement and attainment through data - informed decision - making.

Started in early 2011, the Program's first two initiatives are the New College Leadership Project, which works to create and strengthen programs that recruit and train college leaders who are driven by — and capable of — substantially improving student success, and the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, which strives to reward and shine a spotlight on community colleges that deliver exceptional student results and stimulate replication of successful campus practices.

Leaders should be constantly seeking ways to remove other burdens and barriers which may get in the way of successful professional learning, examining any new and existing initiatives critically for its impact on CPD.

30 percent achieved a promotion within six months of starting the programme; all participants claim it has served to raise their visibility within the business community and they now benefit from the Women's Directorship Programme's network; thirty women executives have now been on the programme and are part of the alumni; the programme has been cited as best practice by the business leaders involved and has received coverage from The FT, International New York Times and Bloomberg; it is recognized by the 30 % Club London and Hong Kong as a transformative initiative.

So in order to open up those lines of communication, we decided to launch nearly 20 new teacher - leader initiatives aimed at equipping, empowering, and championing our educators.

In an initiative now being piloted in six cities across the country, communities are working to redesign their municipal systems and form new citywide partnerships so that everyone — elected officials, nonprofit leaders, healthcare professionals, social workers, parents, business owners, and educators — takes on the responsibility of supporting children and closing the opportunity gap.

For educational leaders who face the task of soliciting buy - in for new initiatives, this webinar will cover the steps to take and the questions to ask to get schools involved.

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Yesterday my colleague Whitney Downs and I released a new USCC report that seeks to provide a roadmap for those business and civic leaders tired of genteel gestures, aimless initiatives, and sitting on their hands.

As a school leader, any time you implement something new in your school — be it a new technology, protocol, or methodology — it is important to get buy - in from all stakeholders to help ensure the success of that initiative.

The college's nationally recognized program this month was named a partner of the new Chicago Leadership Collaborative, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Jean - Claude Brizard's initiative designed to develop a pipeline of highly effective school leaders.

New York city is one of six urban school districts taking part in Wallace's principal pipeline initiative to develop a large corps of highly effective school leaders.

With practice, systems thinking leaders are able to transfer their understanding of various aspects of their system to novel challenges, new initiatives and growing expectations.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, the Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners and Superintendent Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee are pleased to join The Mind Trust in announcing a new initiative that will leverage the talent of excellent leaders, the power of a new law, and the support of district resources to multiply the number of high quality schools serving students in IPS.

«Showcasing the initiatives of these educators can help other district leaders identify where there might be opportunities for new approaches in their own communities to address the digital - use divide identified in the U.S. Department of Education's National Education Technology Plan.

In February the membership of United Teachers Los Angeles will vote on a teacher - led initiative urging union leaders to negotiate a new teacher evaluation system for L.A. Unified.

In the last two school years, Atria and about 300 other educational leaders across Florida have learned these new techniques and incorporated them into their own school buildings through an initiative created by the Florida Commissioner of Education.