Citizens Advisers Names New Director Of Corporate Responsibility For Citizens Funds.Business Editors PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2003 Joanne Dowdell Leads Shareholder Activism Efforts For Family of Socially Responsible Mutual Funds Citizens Advisers, Inc., the investment adviser to Citizens Funds, one of the nation's oldest and largest families of socially responsible mutual funds, announced the appointment of Joanne Y. Dowdell, 44, to Director of Corporate Responsibility. Her chief responsibilities are corporate, social and environmental research as well as strategy development and implementation of the firm's shareholder activism initiatives. Citizens Advisers President, Sophia Collier Sophia Collier is the founder and chair of the Board of Directors of Citizens Advisers, Inc. and is the creator of the Citizens IndexSM, an index of socially responsible large-capitalization companies. , stated, "One of our most important priorities is to seek to improve the corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. and social responsibility of the companies in which we invest. Joanne's expertise in research, management and communications make her uniquely qualified for this key position on the Citizens team." Said Ms. Dowdell, "I'm excited to join a firm that not only strives for good investment performance, but one that does so by encouraging better practices that ultimately help make a better world. I look forward to helping Citizens further its leadership position." Ms. Dowdell's professional experience spans over 20 years. Most recently she led her own consulting practice where she provided research, business planning and management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects to companies across a variety of industries. Prior to that she was a Vice President at Washington Business Information, Inc., the premier source of news and information for professionals in the regulatory field of the pharmaceutical, medical devices, consumer safety and small business industries. She also held management positions at Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress. , Inc. and Government Information Services See Information Systems. , Inc. Ms. Dowdell earned her B.A. in communications from Howard University Howard University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded in 1867 by Gen. Oliver O. Howard of the Freedmen's Bureau, to provide education for newly emancipated slaves. A normal and preparatory department was opened the same year. in Washington DC. About Citizens Advisers As a leader in socially responsible investing Socially responsible investing describes an investment strategy which combines the intentions to maximize both financial return and social good. In general, socially responsible investors favor corporate practices which are environmentally responsible, support workplace diversity, (SRI), Citizens' mission is to generate superior returns by investing in companies that are fundamentally strong and socially responsible. Citizens offers individual and institutional investors a wide array of investment options, including domestic and international equity, fixed-income and money market funds. |
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