D.A. Davidson & Co. President to Be Nominated to Be Director of Peace Corps; Head of Regional Brokerage Firm a Former Peace Corps Volunteer.GREAT FALLS Great Falls, city (1990 pop. 55,097), seat of Cascade co., N central Mont., second largest city in the state, at the confluence of the Missouri and Sun rivers and near the falls that give the city its name; inc. 1888. , Mont. -- D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm based in the Northwest, today announced that President Bush intends to nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. company President Ron Tschetter Ronald A. Tschetter (born October 4, 1941 in Huron, South Dakota) is the 17th and current Director of the Peace Corps. Education and Peace Corps Service Tschetter earned a bachelor's degree from Bethel University[1] in psychology and social studies. to serve as Director of the Peace Corps. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Tschetter would serve as the 17th Peace Corps Director, overseeing an agency with 7,810 volunteers and trainees serving in 75 countries. He is a former Chairman of the National Peace Corps Association and served, with his wife, as a Peace Corps volunteer in India. Tschetter would replace Gaddi Vasquez Ambassador Gaddi Holguin Vasquez (born January 22 1955) is the 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, in Rome, Italy. He was nominated by President George W. , who has been named U.S. representative to the United Nations food and agriculture programs. "We will all certainly miss Ron, but this is an extraordinary honor and opportunity and allows Ron to work with an organization he is passionate about," said Bill Johnstone, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Davidson Companies, the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. holding company that owns D.A. Davidson & Co. Tschetter will continue as President of D.A. Davidson & Co. until the Senate has approved his nomination. At that time, Johnstone will assume Tschetter's responsibilities, working closely with other senior managers. "Ron was brought on board to expand the expertise and strength of D.A. Davidson & Co. and particularly our Private Client Group, and to continue the firm's development," said Johnstone. "With that initiative successfully under way, we're confident we can continue to build upon the momentum that Ron has created." Tschetter was named President of D.A. Davidson & Co. in May 2004, after being elected to the Davidson Companies Board of Directors in January 2004. Previously, he served as President of the Private Client Group for Dain Rauscher (now RBC RBC red blood cell. RBC or rbc abbr. red blood cell RBC, n See red blood cell count. RBC red blood cells; red blood (cell) count (see blood count). Dain Rauscher) in Minnesota. He held that position for 10 years, until retiring in 2001. Tschetter has been active in securities industry organizations, and served until recently as Chairman of the Board of Daystar U.S., an affiliate of Daystar University Daystar is a Christian liberal arts university in Nairobi, Kenya. Daystar's original campus is close to Nairobi city centre, but here is no room to expand at that location. in Nairobi, Kenya, where he served as a member of the University Council (Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. ). He also is a Director of the Community Bank of Plymouth, Minn. Tschetter said he is honored by the nomination: "I have very much enjoyed my time with D.A. Davidson and will truly miss the people here. This company has a tremendous future. At the same time, I am passionate about the Peace Corps and its mission, and look forward to the unique opportunity to work with the men and women of this great organization worldwide." About the Peace Corps The Peace Corps was established in 1961. Since then, more than 182,000 Peace Corps volunteers have been invited by 138 host countries to work on issues such as AIDS education, information technology, small business and agricultural development and environmental preservation Environmental preservation is the strict setting aside of natural resources to prevent the use or contact by humans or by human intervention. In terms of policy making this often means setting aside areas as nature reserves (otherwise known as wildlife reserves), parks, or other . The Peace Corps has three goals: to help countries meet their needs for trained men and women, help promote a better understanding of Americans, and help promote a better understanding of other people by Americans. About D.A. Davidson & Co. Founded in 1935, D.A. Davidson & Co. is an employee-owned, full-service investment firm providing integrated financial products and services from offices in 15 states. Besides serving individual investors, the company also provides investment banking, award-winning research, asset management, insurance services and other investment products and services to institutional and corporate clients. D.A. Davidson & Co. is owned by Davidson Companies, one of the nation's leading financial services holding companies. Also part of Davidson Companies are Davidson Investment Advisors Investment Advisor 1. A person making investment recommendations in return for a flat fee or percentage of assets managed, known as a commission. 2. For mutual fund companies, it is the individual who has the day-to-day responsibility of investing and monitoring the cash and , a professional money management firm; Davidson Trust Co., a wealth management and trust operation; Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing fixed income services; and Davidson Travel, a full-service travel agency. |
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