Nontraditional Employment for Women.Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) announced that its board of directors has appointed Amy Peterson as acting president of the organization. She succeeds Anne Rascon, who is stepping down from the presidency after 2 years in the post. Peterson is a former program administrator for the Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. Lower Manhattan is generally defined as the area delineated on the north by Chambers Street, on the west by the Hudson River (North Development Corporation. Prior to this position, she served as a director of the Commissioner's Office of the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Human Resources Administration, where along with other disaster relief organizations, she established and managed the City's Disaster Assistance Services Center at 141 Worth Street. She also established the Twin Towers Job Link efforts, organizing and running three Twin Towers Job Expos in one month. She has previously served as Lead City Project Manager on the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation, Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction, and as Acting Director of the Mayor's Office of Construction. She holds a Master of Arts Master of Arts Noun a degree, usually postgraduate in a nonscientific subject, or a person holding this degree Noun 1. Master of Arts - a master's degree in arts and sciences Artium Magister, MA, AM degree in Liberal Studies from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University, and is a licensed engineer. Amy will provide leadership during the period of transition and continued growth for NEW. |
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