Marguerite W. Sallee Rejoins Bright Horizons Board
Publish Date : 12/3/2004 11:43:00 AM Source : American Local News Onlypunjab.com
Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NASDAQ: BFAM) announced today that Marguerite W. Sallee has rejoined the Company's Board of Directors. Sallee is currently the President and CEO of America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth founded by Secretary of State Colin Powell and his wife, Alma, in response to a 1997 challenge by Presidents Bush, Carter, Clinton, Ford and First Lady Nancy Reagan to make children and youth a national priority.
"We are truly fortunate to have Marguerite Sallee back on the Bright Horizons board. She has long dedicated her life and career to making a lasting impact on children and their families and establishing their role in the American workplace. She has been a pioneering spirit in child care, education, and work/life balance, and we will benefit greatly from her vast experience and leadership in the field," said Bright Horizons Chairman of the Board Linda Mason.
Sallee founded CorporateFamily Solutions, which merged with Bright Horizons in 1998 to form Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Sallee served on the Company's Board of Directors until March 2003 when she resigned in order to serve as Staff Director of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families. Prior to joining the Senate Subcommittee, Sallee served as President and CEO of The Brown Schools and as Chairman and CEO of Frontline Group, an employment and training firm.
Sallee resides in Nashville, Tennessee and also serves on the Board of Directors of Saks Incorporated.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life consulting services, managing more than 550 early care and education centers in the United States, Europe and Canada. Bright Horizons serves more than 400 clients, including more than 80 FORTUNE 500 companies and half of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," as recognized by Working Mother magazine. Bright Horizons is one of FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America."
NOTE: Guess it helps ce-du to have friends in high places. At the same time with Marguerite W. Sallee playing E.D. for a committee that is suppose to help youth, wow are we at risk as a nation. With her as the Staff Director of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families, I imagine that the no child left behind act will continue to be an unfunded mandate. But quite frankly that is not my only concern.
With Salle at the helm of the committee, programs like straight, Ce-du, and other inappropiate programs will flurish. GRRRR!
FYI: According to CASA, 80% of prison inmates were in foster care. I bet salle reccomends removing childern to some sort of placement on the drop of the dime. GRRRRRRR!!!!
Any one else thinking that Canada, or Sweden is sounding like a better place every day?
The brown school is the parent company for many of the school talked about on this web site.
I bet that if it has not happend yet there is an effort on the behalf of the subcommittee to expand educational loans to cover the costs of children attending brown schools and a kin schools.
Oh joy, more people can be screwed over by these schools, but now with an expanded US tax dollars base. [yes, parents pay back the educational loans, but the interest rate on the loans is kept artificially low through USA tax dollars]
Additionally, I bet that the sub committee will not do a darn thing towards barring for-profit comanies from owning (c)(6) and (c)(3) companies. (c)(6) and (c)(3) companies are non-profits, and therefore are not liable for taxes on income in most instances. Many for-profit companies "own" non-profits to shield income from taxes.
Oh Canada ....
Please get a grip. To suggest that the intended ramification of the suit is to close the school is clearly a misnomer. The intended ramification of the suit is to seek compensation for damages. But, this suit will get one step closer to closing the schools. More importantly, this suit through financial incentives may provoke the Brown Schools into allowing their wards at least the same basic human rights that inmates in our federal jails enjoy.
Your word choice of extreme fuck-ups is interesting. As a past student, I would have to say that many, if not most, of the students were not so-called "extreme fuck-ups". Many of the students who attended RMA while I was a student were simply reacting to hostile living environments prior to placement. But the germane point is that everyone has basic human rights, and the Brown Schools do not respect their wards.
I agree that we are living in an age "make those kids obey". But thankfully, even the morality voters are not interested in "make those kids obey" at any cost. And the cost that the Brown Schools impose is just too high.
I found your comments "All the scolding at this site about some counselor was disrespectful or over disclosing or kids had to do a propheet and not sleep for a while is going to mean nothing" way off base. Have you read this website? Do you really know what goes on at these schools? My issues with the schools are not about some counselor telling a 12 year old girl how he masturbates, or strange sleep deprivation strategies masquerading as therapy. Really, I urge you to read this website.
Yes, it helps to have friends in high places. But wrong is wrong no matter what the stature of the person or organization committing the offence. Wasn't Nixon impeached? The Brown Schools can be held liable, no matter who they know.
This suit is a valiant effort. I am sure the suit will make the Brown Schools a safer place for any future students.
On another note, you mentioned that one can get the bottom line financial data. If you have a minute could you post that information on this website? Or if you are too busy could you tell me where I can get the data.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this website. I really enjoyed reading them.