Sentences with phrase «on serving the public»

The five legislators, which includes four Republicans and one Independent, say limiting the terms will keep elected officials focused on serving the public.

He opposes, for example, strictly limiting outside income, so that lawmakers would focus on serving the public interest, not their own.

Our focus is on serving public schools and we aim to include the majority of teachers working in Title 1 schools, but we are glad to train any teacher, regardless.

Not exact matches

When those seeking public office do so by scapegoating and casting blame on the powerless, they are unsuited to serve the people.

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.

Prior to joining IBM, Dr. Rhee was Chief Public Health Officer at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), where he served on and led numerous national initiatives related to prevention, quality, and public hPublic Health Officer at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), where he served on and led numerous national initiatives related to prevention, quality, and public hpublic health.

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.

Logan had served on a transit board and knew public transportation in cities was broken.

«Through both corporate and PAC contributions, where permissible, AstraZeneca supports candidates in both parties who share the company's perspective on the public policies that impact our business and the patients we serve,» she 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.

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.

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.

He has served on more than 20 public company boards, including Xstrata Canada and Norbord Inc..

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.

Cherny went on to a public policy career, serving first as a speech writer under then - President Bill Clinton, and later helping Senator Elizabeth Warren (D - Mass.)

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.

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

Mr. Shea is well qualified to serve as a director due to his experience in public and private company governance and private equity, including his service on numerous corporate boards and on audit and compensation committees, including his experience with Hennessy I and Hennessy II.

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.

Mr. Bell is well qualified to serve as director due to his experience in public and private company governance and accounting, including his service on audit, nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees, including his experience with Hennessy I and Hennessy II.

J&J spokesman Ernie Knewitz told CNBC, «As we have learned through the 2016 election campaign, personal attacks do not serve the interests of the American public or foster a balanced discussion on the substantive issues facing the nation.»

Mr. Barrett serves on a number of fund advisory boards and has held board or board observer roles in a number of private and public companies.

During the last five years, Mr. Meresman has been serving on the boards of directors of various public and private companies, including service as chair of the audit committee for some of these companies.

Conrad served on the board of the Social Investment Forum (SIF), and was chair of the steering committee for its Advocacy and Public Policy Program.

He has served as director on 20 public company boards; among them, Manulife, AEC, Crestar, EnCana Corporation, Weyerhauser Company and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

The library contained fishery reports on the decline of sturgeon fishing in Lake Winnipeg from the 1890s, said Ayles, and served as invaluable intellectual capital for public researchers at the Freshwater Institute and world famous Experimental Lakes Area.

If Trump's 75 - minute rally performance on Aug. 22 in Phoenix served as a public testimonial to his rage over the media and Congress, he is agitating privately about other concerns, as well.

Blandin also served as: special assistant to the assistant secretary of administration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, from 1977 to 1981; executive director of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, from 1972 to 1977; executive staff assistant in the Office of the Governor, California Council on Intergovernmental Relations, from 1970 to 1971; and just prior to joining ASEC, Blandin served nine months as executive vice president of the Council for Excellence in Government.

The 29th U.S. secretary of commerce and chair emerita of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Barbara Hackman Franklin has served on the boards of 14 public and four private companies.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide celebrated its first annual Spirit To Serve Our Communities Day on May 9, 2012 since becoming a separate public company from Marriott International, Inc..

Has served for the past dozen years on the board of the KIPP Academy charter school in the South Bronx, which is part of a national network of 200 college prep public charter schools in low - income communities in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

He is a former director of BMC Software, Inc., a non-public software corporation based in Houston, Texas, and serves on the board of the following not - for - profit organizations: School of Public Policy, University of Calgary (Executive Fellow), National Research Council of Canada, Ontario Global 100 Network (Chair), C.D. Howe Institute, and Canadian Council of Chief Executives.

Finally, we're recruiting individuals with strong backgrounds in banking, public administration, economics or community development to serve on an advisory committee for our group.

But with the crude oil export ban lifted and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports on the rise, landowners like Rosinski are starting to question whether or not giving up their land to serve these private aims qualifies as «public good.»

To run DOI's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, one of two agencies that regulates offshore drilling, Zinke chose Scott Angelle, a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission who served on the board of directors of (and was paid $ 989,238 by) oil pipeline operator Sunoco Logistics.

He serves on the Greater Hartford YMCA Board of Directors and The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Board of Ambassadors, and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Hartford Stage Theatre.

We are also taking steps to make energy development on public lands easier by reviewing and streamlining our business processes to serve industry and the American public.

Inasmuch as the essence of rulers and government is rule - setting, deregulation represents an undoing of public power in society's broad interests, on the ground that public power is inherently corrupt and run in the bureaucracy's narrowly self - serving interest.

He previously served as Director of Aptina Imaging (acquired by ON Semiconductor), CCC Information Services (acquired by Advent International), Decision Insight Information Group (acquired by CoreLogic), IMS Health (public), Intergraph (acquired by Hexagon AB), and Symbility Solutions (public).

During the last ten years, Mr. Meresman has served on the boards of directors of various public and private companies, including service as chair of the audit committee for some of these companies.

Many directors also have experience serving as executive officers, or on boards of directors and board committees of other public companies, and have an understanding of corporate governance practices and trends.

Paul serves on the FCC's Technological Advisory Council; the Board of the Public Affairs Council; the Advisory Board for Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy; and the Board of the Partnership Fund for the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, where he also Chairs the Corporate Advisory Board.

To assume that the Competition Bureau is on solid legal ground just because it is the Competition Bureau is fundamentally wrong because it only serves to discourage public scrutiny.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and New York State Society of CPA's, and previously served on the Finance Committee for the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York.

Additional to his leadership in institutional mine finance and investment banking, Mr. Eaton has served in management and on the Boards of several public mining companies.

A Brooklyn resident, she serves on the board of BRIC Arts Media and on the advisory board of the Fund for Public Housing.

Theresia serves on the boards of several private and public companies and led the first investment rounds in the Consumer Internet / Mobile sector (Birchbox, HotelTonight, LearnVest, Trulia, Joyus) and Security sector (Imperva, ForeScout, TRUSTe).

Gouw serves on the Board of Fellows at Brown, and on the Board of Directors of DonorsChoose.org, an innovative non-profit that raises money for public schools.