Knowledge Learning Corporation Names Vice Presidents.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Knowledge Learning Corporation, the world's leading early childhood care and education company, has named vice presidents of the newly combined company. David Benedict has been named vice president, tax and risk. Benedict previously held the same position with KinderCare Learning Centers KinderCare Learning Centers was founded in 1969 and takes pride in helping kids prepare today for the world of tomorrow. One of the world's largest for-profit operators of child care facilities, KinderCare provides educational programs for kids from six weeks to 12 years old. . Before that, he was vice president of corporate tax for Red Lion Red Lion may refer to:
Jill Eiland has been named vice president, corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . Eiland has more than 30 years of experience in communications and government relations and previously served as senior director of government and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most for KinderCare Learning Centers. Prior to that, she was vice president of the The Rockey Company. She currently serves on The Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. Advisory Board and is president of the Early Care and Education Consortium. Jim Loving has been named vice president, government relations. Loving has been with the company for eight years and previously was with the Minnesota Department of Human Services as director of licensing and regulatory reform Regulatory Reform concerns improvements to the quality of government regulation. At the international level, the "OECD Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to . He currently is the president of the National Child Care Association and a member of the National Association for Regulatory Administration. Wayne Pipes has been named vice president, facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. . Pipes previously was the senior director of facilities management for KinderCare Learning Centers. He also spent 17 years in construction and facilities management for Red Lion Hotels. Alan Tait has been named vice president, corporate procurement. Prior to joining the company, Tait was vice president of the supply chain for Hollywood Video. He also spent ten years in operations and sales management for Federal Express Corporation. Chris Yarco has been named vice president, center operations. She has worked for KinderCare Learning Centers, a member of the Knowledge Learning Corporation family of schools, for eight years as a regional vice president, regional manager and district manager. Before joining Knowledge Learning Corporation, Yarco was the senior operations manager for Milgard Manufacturing. In January 2005, Knowledge Learning Corporation acquired KinderCare Learning Centers, creating the largest early childhood care and education company in the world. The new company comprises nearly 2,000 community-based centers, 650 before-and-after school programs, and 123 employer-sponsored centers in 39 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , serving more than 200,000 children and employing approximately 41,000. The Knowledge Learning Corporation family of schools includes such well-known brands as KinderCare Learning Centers, Knowledge Beginnings, Children's World Learning Centers, Magic Years, and Mulberry Child Care & Preschool. The corporate office is located in Portland, OR. |
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