Lottery Commission Appointment
Let's hope this one sticks.
From Sen. Marc Basnight’s office:
Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight has recommended Bridget-Anne Hampden of Charlotte to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission.“The importance of the lottery commission in ensuring that our education lottery truly benefits our schools and our students is evident,” said Senator Basnight. “Bridget-Anne will contribute strong leadership to the recognition of that goal.”
I'll post the rest of the release after the jump. But for those of you keeping score at home, this brings the commission up to eight members. House Speaker Jim Black still needs to appoint a replacement for Gordon Meyers, who resigned earlier this month.
Now the rest of the release on Hampden:
The nine-member Commission is charged with the oversight, establishment, and operation of the lottery in North Carolina.Hampden is the President and CEO of JHR & Associates, LLC, a Global Management Consulting Firm whose clients include Lexmark International, Antigua & Barbuda Investment Bank and the WNBA Charlotte Sting. Prior to holding this position, Hampden served as the Managing Director and Chief Information Officer of the Corporate and Investment Banking Group at Wachovia Corporation in Charlotte, NC. Before Wachovia, Hampden worked as the Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase’s Information Security and Business Continuity Planning division. Overall, Hampden has dedicated herself to more than 30 years of service in Global Financial Institutions.
Hampden received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Computer Science from Pace University and her MBA from New York University. She is also a graduate of the Aspen Leadership Institute in Colorado and is a member of the 2004-2005 Class of Leadership America – North Carolina. In 1999 she received the National Association of Urban Bankers – Robert J. Samuels Outstanding Banker of the Year Award and the YMCA Black Achievers in Industry Award. In 1998 she received the Alumni Achievement Award from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.
Hampden is an internationally respected speaker on Information Security and Contingency Planning and is very committed to service in various communities. She currently serves on Pace University’s Board of Trustees as well as the Advisory Board of Pace University’s Lubin School of Business. She sits on the Boards of the Levine Museum of the New South, the Girl Scouts, Hornet’s Nest Council, and the Utility Customers Charitable Trust, Inc in North Carolina. Hampden also serves on the Urban Financial Services Coalition, Inc. and with Women in Technology International.
Hampden has three children in college and runs marathons in her spare time.
“Hampden is a proven leader on all levels,” said Basnight. “She has committed herself to service in financial institutions, one of our most highly scrutinized sectors. She will be a valuable addition to the commission.”
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We wish they would go ahead and put Bob Cordle on the Lottery Commission.
That would get him off of the State Board of Elections.
We have no idea why the Governor is so desperate to keep Cordle when the grassroots of the state have begged to get rid of him.
Cordle get's his advise on secure elections from a group called The Election Center, an organization that is not much more than a front or shill for voting machine corporations.
Even after the Carteret Fiasco, Cordle was arguing in favor of paperless machines.
Couldn't he survive the scrutiny that potential lottery commission members face?
Posted on November 30, 2005 6:01 PM
Collett: While not commenting on your larger point, I would point out:
*This is Sen. Basnight's appointment, not the governor's.
*It was Jim Black, the House Speaker, who wanted to appoint Cordle. However, it's absolutely correct to say that Easley asked Black not to make that appointment.
And you never know. Black still has a vacancy to fill.
Posted on November 30, 2005 8:14 PM