In addition, he is Chair of the Advisory Board ofthe new Public Policy School and a member of the Dean’s Medical SchoolAdvisory Boards, both at the University of Calgary.Nancy SouthernNancy Southern is President & Chief Executive Officer, ATCO Ltd andCanadian Utilities Limited. She was appointed President and ChiefExecutive Officer of both corporations in 2003 and in 2008 was alsoappointed Deputy Chair of both. Previously she had been Co-Chair & ChiefExecutive Officer since January 2000.Ms. Southern serves on the Boards of all the ATCO Group subsidiarycompanies. She is also a Director of the Bank of Montreal (where sheserves on the Risk Review Committee), AKITA Drilling Ltd and SentgrafEnterprises Limited. She is a member of The Business Council, CanadianCouncil of Chief Executives, North American Competitiveness Council,Chancellor’s Club, University of Calgary and the C.D Howe Institute.Ms.
Southern was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, where she studiedEconomics and Commerce at the University of Calgary. She also serves asExecutive Vice President of Spruce Meadows, renowned as one of theworld’s finest show jumping facilities In 2006, Ms. Southern wasselected Business Woman of the Year by the Consumer’s Choice Awards.Ms. Southern is married and has three children.Glen WrightGlen Wright has a successful career track record in both the public andprivate sectors, providing a unique combination of expertise in strategicplanning, project management, corporate restructuring, and health care,health and safety prevention and disability and disease management.Mr Wright was the founder of Wright Mogg and Associates Ltd.
in 1980,building the company into one of the top ten actuarial employee benefitconsulting companies in Canada over a 20-year period. He was also thefounding Chairman of World Access Canada in partnership with Blue CrossBlue Shield, National Capital Region, Washington, D.C. He also hasexperience with Crown Corporations including the Canadian BroadcastingCorporation, Hydro One Inc and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board(Ontario).Mr. Wright has won numerous awards including: Honorary Alumnus, WilfridLaurier University; Alumnus of Distinction Award, Durham College; and theCanada 125th Anniversary Medal in recognition of outstanding communityservice.Mr. Wright is presently the Chairman and CEO of Gpark Consulting Inc.Egalement offert en francaisContacts:Office of the Minister of the EnvironmentFrederic BarilPress Secretary819-997-1441Environment CanadaMedia Relations819-934-80081-888-908-8008 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi held abrief press availability this morning with Chilean President Michelle Bacheletbefore their meeting in the Capitol Below are their remarks: Speaker Pelosi Good morning.
It is a great honor indeed to welcome back tothe Capitol the great President of Chile. It is a special, personal privilegefor me because being a Californian — California has a special relationshipwith Chile. And I know that on your recent visit there, that relationship wasintensified and Californians are very happy about that.Madam President, your visit comes at a time where we are debating an energybill on the floor in the Congress this week — hopefully. In yourconversations with the President, you have talked about a collaborativeeffort, a cooperative effort, between the United States and Chile. It is avery important issue for security, for the economy, for the health of ourpeople, and for the preservation of our planet.We have a special relationship with Chile, as you know — culturally,economically and in this hemisphere we are neighbors.
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