Sentences with phrase «successfully led the effort»

Kaminsky's campaign has run hard on the ethics issue as well as his resume as a former federal prosecutor who successfully led the effort to convict former Sen. Pedro Espada.

Here June successfully led efforts to free up $ 2.5 billion annually in federal funding and obtain the commitment of 39 governors to make this work a priority.

The Good With your support, Animal Defense League of Arizona and its partners with the Humane Legislative Coalition of Arizona (HLCA) successfully led efforts to pass the Spay Neuter Act and the Samaritan Hot Car Law.

Reflecting that enduring reality, just last month the West Virginia Coal Association noted that Britnee Gibson, a senior at Gilbert High School, successfully led an effort to have the state legislature name coal the official state rock.

Serving 3 terms as a state representative, she supported the use of nurse practitioners in family planning, the rights of minors to family planning services, and the right of Planned Parenthood to provide services; in addition, she successfully led efforts to block all anti-abortion legislation.

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The Fight for $ 15, a worldwide effort to raise wages and strengthen unions, has successfully led to better pay in many places since its launch in 2012, and a proposed federal minimum wage of $ 15 an hour was part of the Democratic Party platform in 2016.

Leading the legal effort is Tina Tchen, former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama and Roberta Kaplan, who successfully argued before the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.

He also took on a leading role among Assembly Democrats, running caucus campaign efforts in 2008 when Democrats went from five seats down to successfully retaking the majority for the party for the first time in 14 years.

«Forming a positive alliance centered on trust, not on shame or blame, between patient and the professional leading the rehabilitation effort, has shown promise in helping trauma patients re-enter their lives more successfully once treatment ends,» Voith said.

After two years of effort, researchers led by Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and his student Hosang Yoon, Ph.D.» 14, have successfully measured the collective mass of «massless» electrons in motion in graphene.

While tobacco control efforts have successfully led to a substantial reduction in youth cigarette smoking since the 1990s, e-cigarettes have the potential to slow or even reverse that trend.

To successfully lead school or district level efforts to transform high schools, it is essential to build the leadership capacty of the team responsible for this work.

Learn from leaders who have successfully led major change efforts in higher education - based teacher education.

In May of 2006, the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) led a field trip to Philadelphia, Pa., in an effort to expose Washington, DC policymakers to the unique, comprehensive out - of - school time (OST) programming system that Philadelphia has created and successfully sustained.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

David has over 30 years of experience successfully leading communications, marketing and change management efforts in various industries, including manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, education and state and federal government.

Turner coordinated regional planning efforts to respond to the education funding crisis; developed and monitored collaborative work with local civic and elected officials focusing on school success; and was part of a small team, led by the mayor, that successfully averted an impending strike by negotiating a settlement between the Portland school district and the Portland Association of Teachers.

Jim is leading an effort to successfully combine original Sierra - style adventure with modern video game technology.

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Tricia has led efforts to establish multidistrict litigation (MDL), including successfully defending cases against motions to dismiss in the interim of obtaining an MDL.

, USBC, N.D. Calif. — lead counsel for chapter 11 trustee of gaming establishment; successfully resisted (through state court litigation) efforts by licensing authority to impose severe, likely fatal operating restrictions; and ultimately negotiated and consummated a going concern sale of business through a chapter plan providing for full payment to unsecured creditors.

Anthony Gatensby and Karen Bernofsky of McCague Borlack LLP successfully advocated this position on behalf of P.M. and these advocacy efforts led the HPARB to reach its final decision.

We have successfully represented officers and directors of banks, mortgage lenders (including those specializing in subprime loans), and other financial institutions in connection with regulatory matters and complaints brought against them arising from allegations of failure to observe their fiduciary duties, alleged fraud, alleged predatory lending practices, and other matters arising from their respective roles in guiding and leading the efforts in the marketplace of their institutions.

I have demonstrated the ability to lead and manage all aspects of an oil and gas company including: acquisition efforts, successfully acquiring and exploiting oil and gas properties, drilling of wells, along with mergers and acquisitions of companies.

Led the budget cost driver restructure effort that was successfully implemented allowing service managers to better monitor and manage their costs.

Successfully leading all projects for current engagement by monitoring commitments with respect to quality, effort, cost and schedule.

Efforts led to successfully increasing client base by 200 % over a period of 7 years.

Coordinated efforts with functional / quality assurance testing leads to make sure all forms were tested successfully and signed off before implementation

Leading funding efforts for nonprofit organizations in the Seattle metropolitan area focused on environmental laws and climate change initiatives; writing government and foundation grant proposals, performing interviews to fulfill grant requirements, producing QA and progress reports, and successfully securing funds to accelerate organizations» missions.

Supervisory Budget Analyst Department of the Army, Arlington, VA 2007 to 2008 Led the budget cost driver restructure effort that was successfully implemented allowing service managers to better monitor and manage their costs.

Lead efforts to introduce, evaluate and successfully implement scalable upstream technologies.

Successfully employed methods to give company a unique market position by leading brand efforts and implementing effective promotional strategies.

I seek to lead growth initiatives, lead mufti - functional teams, create financial justifications, head negotiations, lead due diligence efforts, close deals and successfully execute integration activities resulting from strategic transactions.

Hands on lead and architect for * Successfully executed the efforts to design a generic, object oriented, library that state - of - the - art A / V switchers was capable of integrating any product into...

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversaw security operations in the United States and during three tours of duty in Iraq Served in a 6 man scout sniper team which successfully completed 50 missions in theater Determined range, windage, and elevation for active insurgent targets Built strong rapport with indigenous people to attain information on High Priority targets Operated deep in hostile territory without support units for extended periods of time Trained and led a 12 marine security patrol team in combat and high pressure situations Provided fire support and communications with artillery, jets, and other support units Responsible for base security operations including checkpoints in hostile territory Searched vehicles and individuals for weapons and other contraband prior to base entry Highly trained in weapons, hand to hand combat, and field first aid Proficient in operation and maintenance of military communications technology Oversaw police operations including investigations, law enforcement, and administration Maintain the highest level of physical fitness and health Performed various humanitarian relief efforts throughout Africa and the surrounding area Handled high pressure situations in a calm, professional, and effective manner

Successfully lead and motivated employees to increase sales and referral efforts to meet and exceed targets.

Served as President, Elk Grove Incorporation 2000, leading the effort to make Elk Grove a city, successfully passed in March 2000

As a result, more young people are now staying and succeeding in school, courts are handing down fewer death penalty sentences, advocates are successfully addressing inequities in our criminal justice system that do great harm, and other groups are leading efforts to protect our civil liberties.