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Published on July 12, 2018 - 18:48 GMT

WellCare CEO Named Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s Board Chair

New Board Members Also Join from Federated Insurance and Ryder TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, July 12, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Board of Directors of the nation’s oldest and largest mentoring organization has elected the CEO of WellCare Health Plans, Inc., Kenneth A. Burdick, to serve as Board Chair and has added two new Board members: Jeff Fetters, the Chairman and CEO of Federated Insurance Companies, and Robert Sanchez, the Chairman and CEO of Ryder System, Inc. Kenneth A. Burdick – BBBSA Board …

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Published on July 9, 2018 - 16:43 GMT

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Announces Top 2018 Mentors

Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Honored for Dedication to Mentorship TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Every year, two volunteer mentors out of more than 150,000 “Bigs” nationwide are chosen to represent Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as the Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. This year’s Big Brother of the Year Murray Miller, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Big Sister of the Year Myra Camino, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were honored June 28 at the …

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Published on July 5, 2018 - 13:00 GMT

Chief of Response and Resolution Joins the U.S. Center for SafeSport

W. Scott Lewis Brings Wide-Ranging Expertise to New Role DENVER, COLO., UNITED STATES, July 5, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The U.S. Center for SafeSport (the Center) is pleased to welcome W. Scott Lewis as the acting Chief of Response and Resolution. In this newly-established role, he will apply his extensive experience in working with organizations, investigators, athletes, administrators and coaches to implement policies and strengthen the Center’s best practices. “It’s an honor to join an …

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Published on April 12, 2018 - 14:00 GMT

The Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus Honors the U.S. Center for SafeSport

Representative Ted Poe Awards the Center the Allied Professional Award DENVER, UNITED STATES, April 12, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The U.S. Center for SafeSport, a national nonprofit focused on ending all forms of physical, emotional and sexual abuse in sport, was honored by the Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus (VRC) today in Washington D.C. The Center’s CEO and President, Shellie Pfohl, attended the Capitol Hill ceremony to accept the Allied Professional Award after Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) …

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Published on February 14, 2018 - 21:00 GMT

Bill Protecting Athletes from Abuse Signed into Law

The U.S. Center for SafeSport Authorized to Implement Abuse-Prevention Standards DENVER, COLO., UNITED STATES, February 14, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, President Trump joined Congress in making athlete well-being a national priority after signing S.534, the “Protecting Young Athletes from Sexual Abuse and SafeSport Authorization Act.” The bill went to the president’s desk after passing the House and Senate in late January. “The passage of the bill reinforces the critical work of the Center and …

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Published on January 29, 2018 - 14:00 GMT

Generous Grant Will Provide Abuse-Prevention Education for Young Athletes

U.S. Center for SafeSport Expands Education Initiative with Support from The Foundation for Global Sports Development DENVER, COLO. , UNITED STATES, January 29, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The U.S. Center for SafeSport, a national nonprofit focused on ending all forms of physical, emotional and sexual abuse in sport, is the recipient of a $200,000 grant from The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD), a nonprofit that creates and supports programs promoting sportsmanship, education, fair play and …

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Published on December 20, 2017 - 15:30 GMT

$2.75 Million Investment from the S.D. Bechtel Foundation Strengthens Big Brothers Big Sisters Across the Country

The grant will build a new learning management system, create training programs, invest in new nationwide technology and strengthen the capacity of Affiliates. TAMPA, FL, USA, December 20, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation’s oldest one-to-one youth mentoring organization, received a transformative $2.725 million grant from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation that will build a new learning management system, create new training programs, invest in new nationwide …

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Published on October 23, 2017 - 21:18 GMT

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Welcomes Five Executive Members to National Board of Directors

TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, October 23, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation’s oldest one-to-one mentoring organization, is pleased to announce the addition of five new members to its National Board of Directors. Joining the board are Guy Adami, an investment expert and one of the original Wall Street traders on the show “Fast Money;” Shannon Mattingly, Strategic Partnership Manager at Facebook; Ernest Greer, co-president of Greenberg Traurig LLP; Ken Burdick, CEO of …

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Published on September 21, 2017 - 13:45 GMT

Mesothelioma Victim Receives Record Asbestos Verdict in New England

$7.55 Million Awarded to Victim in Case Against Insulation Company BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, September 21, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A Superior Court jury in Boston returned a verdict of $7.55 million dollars against New England Insulation, a Canton company that distributed and installed asbestos insulation material until the early 1970s. Former New Hampshire power plant worker Gerald Sylvestre developed mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer, in 2015 and is currently undergoing treatment. …

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