波市長整頓市府裁八人

波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin J. Walsh）一舉開除八名在市府已工作了很長一段時間的員工，其中包括波士頓地標局（Landmarks Commission），以及管回收（recycling）的兩名主任級人馬。

波士頓市長的新聞秘書凱蒂諾頓（Kate Norton）週一證實了在過去幾天中，有八名市府去職，但並未說明原因。

去職員工分別來自不同部門，主要是無工作保障的非工會員工。這也是馬丁華殊上任十個月以來，繼續打造他自己的政府團隊的結果之一。

根據波市府的薪資帳冊，住在牙買加平原的波士頓地標局行政主任Ellen J. Lipsey，現年六十七歲，在市府工作已逾廿七年。

            回收主任，也住在牙買加平原，現年五十六歲的 Susan Cascino 則是1995年進市府服務的。,

            觀察者表示，這些人事異動，彰顯了波士頓新市長和市議會之間的權力鬥爭。

Susan Cascino在週一晚接受外界採訪時表示，在她任內，波市的回收物品數量增加了百分之五十。她對自己被裁，感到十分意外。她說自己還有兩個年幼還子，現在卻失業了。

其他的去職人員包括先年五十八歲，住西洛士百利，在市府已工作將近四十年的交通部門行政助理 Steven Gregory Dolan。

交通部門的營運主任，在波市府已工作三十二年，現年六十三歲，住在南波士頓的 Paul F. McColgan也被裁了。

現年四十九歲，住在布萊頓區，近市府工作已十幾年的物業管理副主任 Joseph Mulligan III；現年五十歲，住在海德公園，進市府工作已十九年的公園局行政助理 Bernard P. Lynch；在旅遊辦公室任職，現在五十一歲的 Alda Marshall；現年三十九歲的人事部醫療護理聯絡員Kathleen M. Green。

TREASURER-ELECT GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES TRANSITION TEAM LEADERS

TREASURER-ELECT GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES TRANSITION TEAM LEADERS
 

BOSTON, MA -- Treasurer-elect Deb Goldberg today named the following people to her transition committee, highlighting the wide-ranging experience of her leadership team.

"As we plan a robust agenda for the Treasurer's office, I am honored to have such talented, diverse, and innovative leaders help launch our transition," said Goldberg. "With their proven experience and track records, I am confident that we will have the right team in place to protect taxpayer dollars and bring new levels of transparency to state government as well as strengthen economic security, lead on wage equality, and expand financial literacy."

 

Chris Keohan, Executive Director: The Founder and Principal of CK Strategies, Chris Keohan served as a senior advisor for Goldberg's campaign. His previous experience includes advising for Mayor Marty Walsh’s election last year, helping to develop one of the largest grassroots operations in Boston's history. Keohan, a 2003 graduate of Boston College, has also had a broad range of experience in local, state, and presidential campaigns.

Benaree Wiley, Senior Advisor: Benaree Pratt Wiley is Principal of The Wiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy, talent management, and leadership development and retention. She previously served as President and CEO of The Partnership, Inc., an organization dedicated to increasing the representation of African-Americans in positions of leadership, influence, and decision-making in Greater Boston. A graduate of Howard University and Harvard Business School, Wiley is a Director of Howard University, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, The Efficacy Institute, and Dress for Success Boston. 

Fletcher Wiley, Senior Advisor: For more than two decades, Fletcher "Flash" Wiley has worked as a practicing attorney concentrating in the areas of corporate and commercial law, small business development, entertainment law, and real estate. Wiley currently serves as of counsel at the Boston-based law firm Bingham McCutchen, LLP. He served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at PRWT Services, Inc., a Philadelphia-based products and services company, and played a key role in building PRWT into one of the nation's largest minority-owned businesses. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Law School, Wiley is extensively involved in civic and charitable activities and founded the Governor's Commission on Minority Business Development.

Ruth Ellen Fitch, Co-Chair: Ruth Ellen Fitch is a successful leader of complex organizations. She served as President/CEO at The Dimock Center in Roxbury through 2013 and an Associate/Partner at Palmer & Dodge LLP for 20 years, retiring in 2003. Before attending Harvard Law School, Fitch served as the Director of the METCO program in the Brookline Public Schools. She currently serves as a director/trustee of several organizations and foundations.

Evelyn Murphy, Co-Chair: The Honorable Evelyn F. Murphy, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, is the Founder and President of The WAGE Project, Inc., a national organization dedicated to eliminating the gender wage gap. A Ph.D. economist, she is the author of Getting Even: Why Women Don’t Get Paid Like Men and What To Do About It. Murphy is also a Director of Citizens Energy Corporation and SBLI USA Life Insurance Company as well as a founding Director of the Commonwealth Institute.

Deb Goldberg served for six years on the Brookline Board of Selectmen, the last two as its chair. She is President of Adoptions With Love and on the Advisory Board at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Deb is also the Massachusetts Senate President’s appointee to the Treasurer’s Commonwealth Covenant Fund.

Deb is a graduate of Boston University, Boston College Law School, and Harvard Business School. She grew up in Brookline where she still lives with her husband, Michael Winter, and their son and daughter, Evan and Meredith.

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紐英崙中華專業人員協會將於12月3日星期三舉辦第14次[文化之旅]參觀波士頓美術館 (Museum of Fine Arts Boston)。 這次參觀將請美術館 導覽 員介紹18-19世紀西班牙最重要的 藝術 家­ 果 亞作品 “有序和無序” 同時請美術館中國藝術策劃人白铃安女士解說中國館擴建 事 宜。導覽後大家可以繼續參觀或和大家一起用餐 (費用大家分攤。) 當天行程如下: 6 PM: 準 時在 美術館 Fenway入口處 (門前有兩個嬰孩頭的雕像) 集合。 6:10-6:50 PM: 由波士頓美術館 中國藝術策劃人白铃安女士 (Nancy Berliner) 為 大家解說擴建中國館的計劃及原由。美術館裡一些名貴的中國藝 術作 品，因現有中國館空間及 設備 不足， 無法展出。 7- 7:40 PM: 美術 館導覽員帶大家參觀正在展 覽中，由西班牙藝術家­果亞Goya作品 “有序和無序”。果亞是18-19世紀西班牙最重要的 藝術 家，在美東地區 25 年 來，是第一次大型展出也只有在波士頓美術館做唯一展示。 7:50 PM: 晚 餐。可以在美 術館裡的Bravo餐館或到外面餐館用 餐。 歡迎建議 。 活動公開，歡迎參加，人數限二十五人。中華專業人員協會會員 及學 生免費。其他人士每人十元。有興趣者請在11月28日前用Email向譚嘉陵報名 jialintan58@gmail.com。報名者請提供Email及手機號碼以便聯絡，並請註明參加人數。

Strengthening the AAPI Community Through New Bullying Prevention Efforts

Strengthening the AAPI Community Through New Bullying Prevention Efforts

Posted by Kiran Ahuja on November 18, 2014 at 09:30 AM EST

Hines Ward, retired NFL wide receiver and former member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, shares his story on bullying.

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More than one-quarter of students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported being bullied at school during the 2010-11 school year — nearly 7 million students. Some Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students face bullying and harassment based on their immigration status, such as Micronesian students whose families have recently immigrated to the continent and Hawaii. Others are bullied for the way they look, such as turbaned Sikh youth, or for their English language skills. 

Students who are bullied don’t feel safe, and students who don’t feel safe can’t learn. Students involved in bullying are more likely to have challenges in school, to abuse drugs and alcohol, and to have physical and mental health issues. Being bullied endangers students’ academic achievement and ultimately their college and career readiness. And in some areas, bullying of AAPI students is rampant. For example, one 2014 study found that over two-thirds of turbaned Sikh youth in Fresno, California reported experiencing bullying and harassment. And another recent study found that half of the 163 Asian American New York City public school students reported experiencing some kind of bias-based harassment in a 2012 survey, compared with only 27 percent in 2009. 

When children are singled out because of a shared characteristic — such as race, sexual orientation, or religion — or a perceived shared characteristic, the issue not only affects that individual but the entire community. Policymakers believe that AAPI students who are bullied face unique challenges, including religious, cultural, and language barriers. In addition, there has been a spike of racial hostility following theSeptember 11 attacks against children perceived to be Muslim. The classroom should be the safest place for youth, but for some AAPI students, it can be a very dangerous environment.

Unfortunately, this issue of AAPI harassment is nothing new. In 1982, Vincent Chin became a household name in AAPI homes when he was attacked and killed because he was mistakenly perceived to be Japanese. To facilitate a conversation on this issue, in 2011, under the leadership of Amardeep Singh, former member of the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) hosted a Bullying Prevention Summit in New York City.

However, more work needs to be done. Earlier this month, on the fifth anniversary of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the White House announced several efforts to address hate crimes, including a new Interagency Initiative on Hate Crimes. As a part of these efforts, WHIAAPI, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is launching the AAPI Bullying Prevention Task Force to proactively address bullying in the AAPI community. In the wake of increasing concerns about the high rates of bullying among Sikh youth and incidents such as the attacks on as many as 30 Asian American students at South Philadelphia High School in December 2009, the AAPI Task Force will help ensure that the AAPI community is aware of federal resources and remedies available to them.

The AAPI Task Force brings together federal experts in civil rights, language access, education, community relations, public health, mental health, and data to find creative solutions to help the AAPI community. These experts will coordinate the efforts of their federal agencies to work closely together with stakeholders to better understand the impediments to seeking relief and support, analyze data regarding the prevalence of bullying in the AAPI community, improve outreach, develop training and toolkits for schools, students, and parents, and explore and recommend policies to address the AAPI community’s growing concerns about bullying of AAPI youth. 

Building upon previous efforts and working closely with federal representatives and community leaders, I look forward to seeing the AAPI Bullying Prevention Task Force make much needed progress on this very important issue in the AAPI community and furthering our commitment to improving the quality of life of AAPIs.  

Join the conversation on AAPI bullying prevention on Twitter using hashtag #AAPIstrong.

Kiran Ahuja is Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.  

查理貝克請東北大學副校長任幕僚長

麻州候任州長查理貝克（Charlie Baker）昨（十七）日還宣布了任命東北大學營運長暨資深副校長柯迪許（Steven Kadish）為幕僚長。

查理貝克陣營表示，柯迪許在政府，醫療保險，高等教育領域有豐富經驗，監管過複雜組織，也成功經營了很多重要項目。

柯迪許在查理貝克公佈的聲明中表示，他為能夠加入查理貝克陣營，為麻州人民服務感到驕傲，期待著能實踐候任州長把麻州變得更繁榮的這具野心遠見。

柯迪許在東北大學監管人力資源，校園計畫，企業危機管理，購買，公共安全，以及數個重要部門。他也曾經擔任過達特茅斯學院的財務長兼執行副校長，布里吉罕婦女醫院的全球衛生公平主任，哈佛朝聖者醫療保險公司行政及項目管理資深副總裁。

在高等教育及醫療保險業之外，柯迪許還在州政府工作過十二年，出任過的重要職務包括健康及人民服務廳次長，麻州大學醫學院營運助理副校長等。

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            東北大學營運長暨資深副校長柯迪許（Steven Kadish）將出任麻州州長幕僚長一職。（圖片取自東北大學網站）

查理貝克任命州議員出任環保能源長

Matt Beaton (圖片取自州政府網站）

麻州候任州長查理貝克（Charlie Baker）昨（十七）日再宣佈一名新內閣閣員的任命。麻州眾議員畢騰（Matt Beaton）將出任能源及環保事務廳長。

畢騰本人是一名環境工程師，在麻州議會的環保，天然資源及農業委員會服務多年，經驗豐富。
            查理貝克在宣佈這一任命的聲明中表示，畢騰有著領導新政府綠色能源計劃，保護麻州開放空間的適當經驗，將能以更有效率，多元化的方法，來降低能源開支，減少二氧化碳排放量。

根據查理貝克團隊公佈的資訊，畢騰獲有屋斯特理工學院（WPI）的生物科技學士學位，波士頓大學的能源及環境分析碩士，當過環境工程師，可持續性顧問，持有LEED專業認證，曾經開過綠色大樓及能源效率顧問公司，打造了麻州第一個被動式節能屋（Passive House）。在擔任麻州議員期間，他是預算，以及環保及自然資源及農業等委員會的委員，發起制定過數項能源及環保法案。