CGFNS International has announced that president and CEO Franklin Shaffer will retire at the end of 2022. Dr. Shaffer is the fourth CEO in CGFNS's 45-year history, broadening the organization beyond the United States into Canada and New Zealand. The CGFNS board of trustees is launching a global search for a successor.
August 04, 2022
January 06, 2022
FL: new secretary for DBPR
Melanie Griffin has been appointed secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. She is an attorney with experience in commercial disputes and litigation and trust and estate litigation. Julie Brown, the current secretary, has indicated that they will be working closely together during the transition.
September 29, 2021
South Dakota: debate over governor's conflict of interest with licensing board
Ethics experts are questioning whether South Dakota's governor had a conflict of interest and an abuse of power by calling a meeting with Appraiser Certification Program staff to discuss appraiser certification procedures while her daughter was applying for residential appraiser certification. Following the meeting, the director of the Appraiser Certification Program was asked by the Labor Secretary to retire because of "an inability to change gears," according to an age discrimination complaint filed by the director. The director then received a settlement agreement in exchange for withdrawing the complaint and leaving her job.
May 05, 2021
Engineers and Geoscientists BC names CEO
Engineers and Geoscientists BC has announced the appointment of Heidi Yang as Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2021. Ms. Yang has leadership experience in the regulatory, forestry and manufacturing sectors as well as serving as interim CEO with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Engineers and Geoscientists BC's former CEO, Ann English, is retiring after eight years with the organization.
February 24, 2021
New Secretary for Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Florida's governor has named Julie Brown as the new Secretary for Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Brown's previous experience includes the Florida Public Service Commission, legal counsel for a financial services company, and work as a corporate attorney and assistant city attorney.
February 10, 2021
Ontario College of Teachers to transition to new governance structure
Due to legislative amendments in Bill 229 (Schedule 33), the Ontario College of Teachers will transition to a new governance structure over the course of 2021. Changes will include a reduction in the number of Council members (with nine members appointed by the Council and nine members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor), the establishment of an Adjudicative Body of Chairs to perform some functions currently performed by the Executive Council, establishment of a Selection and Nominating Subcommittee, and the appointment of a Transition Supervisory Officer to oversee the changes. A new requirement will be implementation of a sexual abuse prevention program and changes related to certain acts of professional misconduct.
January 20, 2021
Florida: DBPR Secretary steps down
Halsey Beshears, Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, has announced that he will step down this month due to health issues. Beshears was appointed in December 2018.
September 10, 2020
New director for Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
Russ Baron has been appointed by the Idaho governor to lead the Division of Professional and Occupational Licenses. Barron has prior experience as the executive director of the Board of Nursing since 2019 and with the Idaho Department of Welfare.
Georgia Board of Nursing loses executive director
An announcement has been made that Jim Cleghorn is no longer serving as executive director of the Georgia Board of Nursing. The Deputy Secretary of State indicated that there is an ongoing investigation concerning Cleghorn's role as president of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and the state's ethics policy about receiving money or gifts from entities that do business with the Secretary of State's office.
September 03, 2020
James Collins: legacy of technology advances in Delaware
James Collins, who served as director of the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation for a decade, reflects on technology advances at the Division as he prepares to move into a new IT role with Microsoft. He says that he moved the Division "from the manila folder age to the information age" to modernize practices through process standardization, automation, and improved communications. A highlight of his tenure involved closing gaps in the regulatory system that had failed to prevent the sexual abuse of child patients.
