Sentences with phrase «vice chairman of the council»

Two other persons also sustained injuries in the accident which occurred few hours after Adeyemo was sworn - in as the vice chairman of the council area.

Prior to his election as a Vice Chairman of the Council and also the Chairman for West Africa, Koku Anyidoho was elected to serve on both the Executive Committee and Standing Committee of the Council.

I salute Ahaji Mahama Iddrisu, the Vice Chairman of the Council of Elders, for the stoic manner in which he steers the affairs of the Council.

He acted as vice chairman of the council when Chief Adelabu went to London to attend the Constitutional Conference in London.

«In effect, [the proposed tax] reduces the value of every co-op in New York City,» said Arthur Weinstein, a co-op attorney and the vice chairman of the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums.

Having chaired the Art Panel of the Arts Council of Great Britain (1953 - 62), he became Vice Chairman of the Council (1962 - 70).

The vice chairman of the council's conduct committee later sent the matter to a review panel, which in February 2014 ordered a full hearing.

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The price of oil is too low,» said McNabb, who co-founded the disbanded Trump Leadership Council and now is vice chairman of the American Leadership Council.

CORRECTION: This version corrects the name of the group of automakers sharing threat information from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to the Auto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto - ISAC) and Massimilla's position on that council from member to vice chairman.

Ayah Bdeir, Founder / CEO, Little Bits Piraye Beim, Founder / CEO, Celmatix Marc Bodnick, Co-Founder, Elevation Partners John Borthwick, Founder / CEO, Betaworks Matt Brezina, Co-Founder, Sincerely and Xobni Stacy Brown - Philpot, CEO, TaskRabbit Brad Burnham, Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures Stewart Butterfield, Co - Founder / CEO, Slack Troy Carter, Founder / CEO, Atom Factory Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder / CEO, Joyus Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer Amy Chang, Founder / CEO, Accompany Aneesh Chopra, President, NavHealth; Former US CTO Patrick Chung, General Partner, Xfund Tod Cohen, General Counsel, StubHub Stephen DeBerry, Founder / Managing Partner, Bronze Investments Peter Diamandis, Entrepreneur; Author, Abundance and BOLD Barry Diller, Chairman, Expedia and IAC Esther Dyson, Executive Founder, Way to Wellville; Investor Amy Errett, Founder / CEO, Madison Reed Caterina Fake, Founder / CEO, Findery; Co-Founder, Flickr Christopher Farmer, Founder / CEO, SignalFire Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group; Co-Founder, Techstars Josh Felser, Co-Founder, Freestyle Capital & ClimateX Hajj Flemings, Founder / CEO, Brand Camp University Natalie Foster, Co-Founder, Peers David Grain, Founder / Managing Partner, Grain Management, LLC Brad Hargreaves, Founder / CEO, Common Donna Harris, Co - Founder / Co-CEO, 1776 Scott Heiferman, Co - Founder / CEO, Meetup David Hornik, General Partner, August Capital Terry Howerton, CEO, TechNexus Reed Hundt, Former Chair, FCC Minnie Ingersoll, COO, Shift Technologies Sami Inkinen, Founder / CEO, Virta Health; Co-Founder, Trulia Craig Isakow, Head of Revenue, Shift Technologies Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., President and Founder, Rainbow PUSH Coalition Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman / CEO Emeritus, Qualcomm Inc Paul Jacobs, Executive Chairman, Qualcomm Inc Leila Janah, Founder / CEO, Sama & Laxmi Sujay Jaswa, Former CFO, Dropbox; Founder, Witt Capital Partners Mark Josephson, CEO, Bitly Sep Kamvar, Professor, MIT David Karp, Founder / CEO, Tumblr Jed Katz, Managing Director, Javelin Venture Partners Kim Keenan, President / CEO, Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council Ben Keighran, Entrepreneur; Former Design Lead, Apple William Kennard, Former Chair, FCC Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures; Co-Founder, SUN Microsystems Ron Klain, Executive Vice President, Revolution LLC Walter Kortschak, Former Managing Partner and Senior Advisor, Summit Partners Jared Kopf, Founder AdRoll, HomeRun, Worldly Joseph Kopser, Co-Founder, Ridescout Karen Kornbluh, Former US Ambassador, OECD Othman Laraki, Co - Founder / President, Color Genomics Miles Lasater, Serial Entrepreneur Jeff Lawson, CEO, Twilio Aileen Lee, Founder / Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures Bobby Lent, Managing Partner, Hillsven Capital Aaron Levie, Co - Founder / CEO, Box John Lilly, Partner, Greylock Partners Bruce Lincoln, Co-Founder, Silicon Harlem Ruth Livier, President, Livier Productions, Inc..

Dr. Stephens has also been highly active throughout her career in industry and community activities, including serving as the Vice Chairman of the Orange County Council and National Board member of the American Electronics Association, now TechAmerica; participating on the University of California at Irvine School of the Arts Deans Advisory Council in the area of Digital Arts; and as a Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Orange County Board member.

The new appointees join the following existing board members: • Gordon Nixon (Chair), former CEO, RBC • The Hon. John Manley (Vice Chair), President and CEO, Canadian Council of Chief Executives • Elyse Allan, CEO, GE Canada and Vice-President, GE • Elaine Campbell, Past President, AstraZeneca Canada • Derek Evans, President, CEO and Director, Pengrowth Energy Corporation • Richard W. Ivey, Chairman, Ivest Properties Limited • Geoffrey Matus, President, Mandukwe Inc. • Michael McCain, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. • Meric Gertler, President, University of Toronto • Calvin Stiller, Professor Emeritus, University of Western Ontario, and health executive • Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District

Blandin has been active on several national boards, including the Jump $ tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy as vice president of the board of directors and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards as a member of the CFP Board of Governors and chairman of its national Consumer Advisory Council.

CEO of Chong Sing Fintech Holdings, listed company with 3B USD market cap, Vice Chairman to United Nations — Economic and Social Commission for Asia - Pacific (ESCAP) Business Advisory Council for Digital Economy

She is the co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Sustainability Investment Leadership Council.

Left to right: Melanie Sabelhaus, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; David J. O'Reilly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron Texaco; Ronald E. Harrison, Senior Vice President, Global Diversity and Community Affairs, PepsiCo, Inc.; Donna Cole, Chair of the Top Corporations Selection Committee and President and Chief Executive Officer, Cole Chemical and Distributing, Inc.; Bruce Nelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Office Depot; Susan Phillips Bari, President, Women's Business Enterprise National Council; William M. Daley, President, SBC Communications; Cheryl Stevens, Vice President, Supplier and Workforce Diversity, TXU; Thomas D. Christopoul, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Cendant Corporation; Javier R. Urioste, Chief Procurement Officer, Non-Information Technology, Global Procurement Services, JP Morgan Chase and Co.; William J. Moon, Vice President of Procurement Services, United Parcel Services

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

His Excellency the Vice President ably flanked by the Regional Chairman - Ben Allotey Jacobs, Hon Nana Brew Butler, Hon Mrs Sati Ocran, Hon Kweku Rickett - Hagan, Hon Kobby Acheampong, Hon Samuel Oppong, Hon Lawyer Charles Obeng Inkoom and many others paid courtesy calls on Swedruman Council of Chiefs at the Swedruhene's Palace, Nyakrom Traditional Council and it was wonderful.

Gay rights activists slammed Michael Blake, a Bronx assemblyman who is a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, for making a $ 1,000 donation to state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.'s NYC Council run because Diaz Sr. voted «no» on same - sex marriage.

Nana Akufo - Addo was accompanied by Hon. Ishmael Ashitey, NPP Greater Accra Chairman; Alfred Boye, NPP Greater Accra 1st Vice Chairman; Fred Offei, NPP Shai Osudoku Chairman; Stephen Oyortey, NPP parliamentary candidate for Shai Osudoku; Nii Adjiri Blankson, former Mayor of Accra and member of the NPP National Council of Elders; Hon. Ursula Owusu, MP for Ablekuma West; Jerry Ahmed Shaib, NPP parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma South; Sylvester Tetteh, NPP parliamentary candidate for Ningo Prampram; amongst others.

Other meeting attendees included Mr. Cuomo's top aide, Melissa DeRosa; his campaign chairman, William J. Mulrow; and Christine Quinn, the vice chairwoman of the New York Democratic Party and the former New York City Council speaker.

The national chairman and former presidential candidate of the National Action Council (NAC), Dr Olapade Agoro, has described former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as «a political chameleon with no stable skin colour».

The newly inaugurated Vice Chairman of Irepo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Oyo State, Mr. Adeyemo Ojedele is dead.

The national chairman and former presidential candidate of the National Action Council (NAC), Dr Olapade Agoro, has described former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as «a political...

A statement signed by Vice Chairman of the NDC's Council of Elders, Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu and sighted by citifmonline.com, said the ``......

[44] Representing Norwood in the GLC, Livingstone continued as a Lambeth councillor and Vice Chairman of the Lambeth Housing Committee, criticising Lambeth council's dealings with the borough's homeless.

Although he is the newest member of the Town Council, Dionisio is familiar with town politics; he is the vice chairman of the town Republican Party, and has served as a district leader for several years.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, announced the approval Thursday at the monthly meeting of the National Economic Council, of which he is chairman.

Endorsements (announced June 9, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent Auditor Tom Schweich Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey House Majority Floor Leader Timothy Jones (announced Sept. 20, 2011) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (announced Oct. 4, 2011) Michael Gibbons; Former Senate President Pro Tempore Catherine Hanaway; Former Speaker of the State House Doug Russell; Former Missouri Republican Party Chairman Mike Kehoe; State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Sue Allen; State Representative Cloria Brown; State Representative Mike Cierpiot; State Representative John Diehl; State Representative Tom Flanigan; State Representative Glen Klippenstein; State Representative Bill Lant; State Representative Noel Torpey; State Representative Chuck Pryor; Former State Representative Todd Smith; Former State Representative Dean Dankleson; Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd; Platte County Prosecutor Kathy Swan; Cape Girardeau City Council Member Jeremy Boucher; St. Clair County Republican Chairman Robert Hull; Worth County Republican Chairman (announced Dec. 1, 2011) Steven Tilley; Speaker of the House George H. Walker III; Former U.S. Ambassador Harry Otto; Deputy State Auditor Ron Richard; State Senator Betty Sims; Former State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Gary Nodler; Former State Senator Jay Barnes; State Representative Scott Dieckhaus; State Representative Delus Johnson; State Representative Cole McNary; State Representative Dwight Scharnhorst; State Representative Sheila Solon; State Representative Gary Dusenberg; Former State Representative Brian Stevenson; Former State Representative J. Daniel Patterson; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Steven Stevenson; Andrew County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Gregg Grounds; Former Mayor of Blue Springs Stephen Holt; Jasper Collector of Revenue Dale Carter; Blue Springs City Council Member Larry Vincent; Cole County Collector Chris Wrigley; Cole County Commissioner Judy Lohman; Vice Chair, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Karen McCutcheon; Vice Chair Morgan County Republican Central Committee Louella Pryor; Treasurer, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Katie Smith; Former Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture Trish Vincent; Former Director, Missouri Department of Revenue (announced Dec. 2, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth (announced Jan. 12, 2012) U.S. Rep. Billy Long (CD - 7, SW corner of Missouri) Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer State Sen. Dan Brown State Sen. Mike Parson State Sen. David Pearce State Sen. Kurt Schaefer State Rep. Kathy Conway Cass County Committeeman Ryan Johnson St. Louis County Committeeman Jim Gwinner (announced March 5, 2012) Former Attorney General John Ashcroft (announced March 8, 2012) Former U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (announced March 15, 2012) 14 more current and former officials including Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph

Also in attendance at the ceremony were the State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing Vice Chancellor and newly appointed Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, the incoming Vice Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council Dr. Umar Musa Mustapha, the Minister of Education Professor Anthony Anwukah, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie, His Royal Majesty, Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, who was represented by the Elerin Olubadan High Chief Abimbola Ajibola and the Owa Obokun of Ijesa land, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran.

Some NEC members seen at the meeting included Chairman of the Council of Elders C.K. Tedam, Council of Elder member Hackman Owusu Agyemang, National Youth Organiser Sammy Awuku and First Vice Chairman Freddy Blay who supervised the meeting as the acting Chairman.

In announcing his endorsement of John Katko, former Oswego City Democratic Chairman Eric Van Buren, currently the Oswego City Council vice president, said Katko has run an «honorable and effective campaign.»

The NDC in the Volta Region is delighted to congratulate Comrade Koku Anyidoho, the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, on his election as one of the five (5) Vice Chairpersons of the Council of African Political Parties (CAPP) and Chairman of the West African Sub-Region for a four - year term.

At 1 p.m., Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer discusses recent developments in the U.S. economy and the Fed's monetary policy in New York as part of the Council on Foreign Relations C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics, 58 E 68th St., Manhattan.

It called on the Chairman of Benue Traditional Council, HRM, Orcivirigh Chief Prof. James Ortese Ayatse, the Tor Tiv V to revoke the title of Zege Mule U Tiv given to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President of Nigeria as the Mule is not providing us with the expected shield.

Other dignitaries present during the visit include the Governing Council members Chief Derin Adebiyi, Dr. Mulikat Salau, and Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, who is also the Chairman of the Media Sub-Committee for the 10th Anniversary; Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu; the Bursar, Mr. Ifeoluwa Odusanya, and Director of Protocol, Chief Gbenga Omilola, among others.

The letter was signed by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the chairman of the Democratic State Committee; former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, its vice chair; Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the Queens Democratic Committee; and Hector Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ, a progressive union.

Three Democratic senators signed a letter encouraging President Barack Obama to nominate the current vice chair of the Fed and former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers to the post, according to Senate aides.

Byron Brown, chairman of the New York State Democratic Party; former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, vice chairwoman of the New York State Democratic Party; Rep. Joseph Crowley (D - Bronx / Queens), House Democratic Caucus chairman; and Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU and at - large member of the Democratic National Committee, sent a letter to Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and Klein on Monday.

Gay rights activists slammed Michael Blake, a Bronx assemblyman who is a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, for making the donation to state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., who is running for an open Bronx council seat.

Salisu said the Vice chairman of the local government Council, Alhaji Ali Isiyaku - Danhassan, had since visited the affected areas to sympathise with victims.

The president, Vice President, first and second ladies, founder, elected national chairman, elected general secretary, council of elders, chairman Kwabena Agyei (former national chairman), Alhaji Hudu Yahaya, Dan Abodakpi, the 3 Ahwoi brothers, Totobi Quakyi, Ama Benyiwa Doe,.......

The Annual General Meeting of the County Council on 25 May will appoint the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Leader of the County Council.

Under Northern Irish electoral law, the source of this dark money has remained secret but we do know that money came through the Constitutional Research Council, a shadowy group chaired by Richard Cook, a former vice chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

The Committee on Economic Development and Labor includes: · Haejin Baek, President, Barclays Structured Finance · Ruben Diaz, Jr., Bronx Borough President · Jamie Dinan, C.E.O. York Capital · Garry Douglas, Plattsburgh Chamber of Commerce · Hazel Dukes, President, NAACP New York · Rob Dyson, Chairman and C.E.O., The Dyson - Kissner - Moran Corp.; President, Dyson Foundation · James Francis, Founder and C.E.O., Paradigm Asset Management; Member, NYC Partnership · Barbarlee Diamonstein - Spielvogel · Jim Gerace, President, New York Region, Verizon · Barry Gosin, C.E.O., Newmark Knight Franks; Partnership for NYC Board · Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Assembly · John Johnson, President, Watertown Daily Times · Brian Kolb, Minority Leader, New York State Assembly \ · Kevin Law, Long Island Association · John Liu, New York City Comptroller · Edward Mangano, Nassau County Executive · Howard Milstein, C.E.O., N.Y. Private Bank & Trust and Emigrant Bank · Dean Norton, President, Farm Bureau · Peter Rivera, New York State Assembly · Van B. Robinson, President, Syracuse Common Council · Lisa Rosenblum Senior Vice President, Cablevision.

Speakers will include: New York State AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento, Churches United to Save and Heal (CUSH) Chairman Bishop Orlando Findlayter, UUP President Phil Smith, 67th Precinct Clergy Council President Pastor Gilford Monrose, PEF President Susan Kent, SUNY Downstate Coalition Planning Committee Chair Pastor Shane Vidal, NYSUT Vice President Andrew Palotta, Tabernacle of Praise Cathedral Bishop Dr. Eric Garnes, CSEA Region 2 President Lester Crockett, Crown Heights Jewish Community Council Executive Director Rabbi Eli Cohen, UUP Treasurer Rowena Blackman - Stroud, Brooklyn Chapter of the NAACP Health Committee Vice Chair Lorraine Braithwaite - Harte.

Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake, who is a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, made the donation to state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., who is running for an open Bronx Council seat.

The Company was privatized in 2006 when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Wazirin Adamawa was the Chairman of the National Council of Privatisation and Mrs Irene Chigbue was the Director General of the Bureau For Public Enterprises.

On October 11, Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, Chairman of the Legislature's Finance and Management Committee, joined Henry Wojtaszek, President / CEO of Batavia Downs Gaming, Thurman Thomas, Hall of Fame former Buffalo Bills running back, Vice Chair of NYS Tourism Advisory Council and Batavia Downs Ambassador, Lee Zarpentine, Labor Relations Representative of United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU), Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw and Mike Nolan, COO of Batavia Downs to announce Erie County has received $ 545,984 from Batavia Downs Gaming in the second quarter of 2017 alone.