Sentences with phrase «role community boards»
Despite the important role Community Boards play in city government, Community Board members are not compensated for their service.
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During the crisis, the global community came together to address weaknesses in the international monetary system: creating the Financial Stability Board and European Stability Mechanism, strengthening central bank swap lines, and carving out a more prominent role for the G - 20.
Name: Kelly Blackett Title: Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications Areas of responsibility: Human resources, learning and development, corporate communications Years with CWB Financial Group: 3 Career history: 17 years with General Electric in Canada holding a series of progressively responsible human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and GE Corporate, supporting businesses within Canada as well as globally Education: Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business communitycommunity
Name: Chris Fowler, MA Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Areas of responsibility: Executive management, strategy Years with CWB Financial Group: 27 Career history: Has served at CWB in roles with increasing responsibility since 1991, including, commercial account management (1991 - 1995), credit risk (1995 - 2008), and joined the executive team in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Banking, and then President and Chief Operating Officer Education: Master of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia Community involvement: Trustee for the University Hospital Foundation (University of Alberta), Member of the Canadian Bankers Association's Executive Council, director with the Art Gallery of Alberta's board of directors, and campaign cabinet member with the United Way of Alberta Capital Region
Through membership on planning and other types of public and private councils and boards, clergy and congregants can fill key roles in shaping and furthering community mental health programs.
«America's beverage companies understand they have a role to play in improving the health of our nation, which is why the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America is proud to partner with the U.S. Conference of Mayors to support the great work of mayors across the country who are proactively tackling obesity in their communities,» said Susan Neely, president of the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABFHA) Board of Directors and president and CEO of the American Beverage Association.
The Sustainable Winegrowing Program is wine community member - driven, and the Joint Committee and CSWA board members play a key role in defining the program and ensuring its success.
While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.
The borough president's role in the rezoning process, like the community board's, is only advisory.
It has information about our borough's Community Boards, which play an important advisory role in land use, budget and service delivery matters.
QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz is accepting applications from qualified and community - minded individuals who would like to serve on one of the borough's 14 Community Boards, which play an important advisory role in considering land use and zoningcommunity - minded individuals who would like to serve on one of the borough's 14 Community Boards, which play an important advisory role in considering land use and zoningCommunity Boards, which play an important advisory role in considering land use and zoning matters.
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is accepting applications from qualified and community - minded individuals who want to serve on one of the borough's 14 Community Boards, which play an important advisory role in considering land use and zoningcommunity - minded individuals who want to serve on one of the borough's 14 Community Boards, which play an important advisory role in considering land use and zoningCommunity Boards, which play an important advisory role in considering land use and zoning matters.
«As a member of the County Board I will never forget the role organized labor plays in strengthening our community.»
Five Buffalo teachers — supported by NYSUT — filed legal papers today with the State Education Department seeking the removal of school board member Carl Paladino for «racially inflammatory statements» about Obama, the first lady and African - Americans that have violated his duty to serve as a role model for the school community.
The unanimous decisions came during a regular meeting of the Town Board on Thursday, November 20, which was well - attended and which saw the majority of speakers prior to the decision urge the council to allow the neighboring communities to have an active role in the process.
«Our role at the ECIDA is to generate economic benefit to the community, and if the highest and best use of that facility is to sell it and get it back on the tax rolls, that should be a serious factor in the board's decision,» she wrote in the mid-August email, just obtained by The Buffalo News and confirmed by her.
Bronx Community Board No. 8 plays an important role in improving the quality of life for the communities it serves and in advocating with New York City government and elected officials for municipal service delivery, land use and zoning issues, business development, the City budget and other matters relating to the community's health, safety andCommunity Board No. 8 plays an important role in improving the quality of life for the communities it serves and in advocating with New York City government and elected officials for municipal service delivery, land use and zoning issues, business development, the City budget and other matters relating to the community's health, safety andcommunity's health, safety and welfare.
«We support a significant role for community boards in general and the Battery Park City community in the governance of BPCA in particular,» the letter read.
This workshop is meant to fill in the gap by providing community board members with an understanding of the responsibilities of each level of government, including the role of community boards.»
The community strongly values the role of our public libraries,» said Library System Board Chairman Jack Connors.
The Board plays a major role in setting the direction for the college and serving as the connecting point between the community and the college.
While I recognize that it is not the Board's nor the district's role or responsibility to take such things into consideration, I do believe that we have an obligation to utilize community resources whenever possible as that only serves to strengthen the community in which the children served by the Buffalo Public Schools live.
Recchia was the target of Jon Stewart's biting wit on «The Daily Show With Jon Stewart» last month after the challenger was caught on camera apparently having trouble answering questions from NY1 political reporter Courtney Gross about a U.S. trade agreement and then bragging that his role in setting up an international student exchange program during his days as a member of a local community school board gave him credentials to understand international issues in Congress.
While opponents Jackson and Alcántara have criticized Lasher's Upper West Side ties and his connections to Bloomberg, suggesting they place him out of touch with low - income voters in Washington Heights and Inwood, Lasher stressed he has long fought to assist struggling city residents, pointing to his role as a board member of the Community Service Society, a 150 - year old antipoverty organization.
political reporter Courtney Gross about a U.S. trade agreement and then bragging that his role in setting up an international student exchange program during his days as a member of a local community school board gave him credentials to understand international issues in Congress.
«All stakeholders in the school district community, including taxpayers, parents, teachers, students, school boards and other school leaders play an important role.
New York State United Teachers, which filed the petition on behalf of five Buffalo teachers, made the same argument, but also argued that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school community.
«I ran for NYC Council in 1997 after a career as a teacher, city planner, small business owner, district manager of a community board, and having held a number of civic leadership roles.»
New York State United Teachers, meanwhile, filed the petition on behalf of five Buffalo teachers, arguing that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school community.
In that same press release, State Sen. Daniel Squadron added, «I've long supported a key role for community boards in the liquor application process — it doesn't make sense that community boards weren't given a meaningful role in developing proposed changes to the liquor law... Provisions that impact our communities and raise real concerns should not be pushed forward without engaging those communities.»
The board, which plays an advisory role on land use and community policy issues in the city, unanimously voted against the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability proposals with the exception of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's office, which abstained from both votes.
Community Boards play an important advisory role in considering land use and zoning matters, and also contribute to the dialogue about the City budget, municipal service delivery and many other matters that impact their communities.
Cetera's additional experience includes the role of Board President of Cooperative Federal Credit Union since 2010, a Community Development Credit Union that manages $ 22 million in assets and that serves those in Syracuse neighborhoods that are underserved by traditional banking entities.
The 54 members were appointed by Katz to serve two - year terms on their respective community boards, which play an important advisory role in dealing with land use and zoning matters.
And we think that Christine is going to make a great mayor and a great role model and leader for the LGBT community,» said Arpin, 56, who sits on the board of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, an organization dedicated to elect LGBT leaders that donated $ 1,000 to Quinn's campaign.
While his opponents in the Democratic primary — current Assemblymember Guillermo Linares and Carmen De La Rosa, a former chief of staff to Councilman Ydanis Rodríguez — might be better known on the city's broader political scene, Fernández insisted that his work as a Community Board Chair and tenant organizer has prepared him for a role in the Assembly.
In this role, he has been a proponent of affordable housing, community boards, and public safety.
While the State Liquor Authority ultimately has the power to issue liquor licenses or deny them, community boards play an influential advisory role — so it's worth doing your best to impress, bar owners said.
The Tarrantino, Vice Principals and Community alum has boarded Peyton Reed's sequel to Ant - Man in a mystery role.
It gives the community a voice while making it clear that the board's role is to authorize schools, not operate them.
King also uses boards to reinforce her students» role in the school community.
There was a showdown of the community board with Klinsky, who, despite his creative role in establishing the school, had no formal position in running it.
Recognize that DPS is at risk for financial collapse and develop a plan to replace DPS with a community «portfolio manager» board and superintendent who will see their role as overseeing a citywide system of high - quality schools rather than operating schools directly.
Insight in action As part of community - engagement work that accompanied district reform efforts, teacher leaders worked on district mathematics committees, facilitated grade - level meetings, presented at school board meetings, led professional development sessions and took on many other leadership roles.
Among her priorities would be community outreach, engaging the community to have a more direct role and influence on the district and the board.
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«That the Hartford Board of Education approves the conversion of the High School, Inc. to a Sheff magnet school starting with the 9th grade in 2014 - 2015 with expansion to grade 12 by 2017 - 2018; approves the creation of a new Partnership Magnet School with Capital Community College, the Capital Community College Senior Academy; authorizes the Superintendent to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with Capital Community College regarding the creation of such new school; approves the creation of SAND as a Lighthouse School Design, with a non-profit management organization, Capital Prepatory Schools -LRB-» CPS»), managing both SAND («Capital Prepatory School II») and Capital Prepatory Magnet School; and authorizes the Superintendent to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with CPS regarding its role in managing the schools on behalf of, and in conjunction, with the Hartford Public Schools.»
1987 — PEA issued «Governing NYC Schools,» a report calling for sweeping reforms in the role of the New York City Schools» Chancellor, Board of Education and Community School Boards.
Beyond Governance School board members have an important role in representing the district to the community outside the boardroom November, 2014 Doug Eadie Download PDF
Academy level committees can have an extremely important role in ensuring that the voices of parents, pupils, staff and the wider community are heard by the executive leadership and the board of trustees, and that reports are made to them.