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Chris Spence (other)
Chris Spence may refer to: * Chris Spence (educator) (born 1962), Canadian educator, author, and former football player * Chris Spence (journalist) (born 1970), New Zealand researcher into climate change * Chris Spence (politician) Christopher Spence, an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing The Entrance for the Liberal Party from the 2011 New South Wales state election until 19 February 2014 when he moved to the p ... (born 1975), Australian politician with the One Nation and Liberal parties See also * Christopher Spencer (other) {{hndis, Spence, Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Spence (educator)
Christopher M. Spence is a retired former Canadian educator, author, and former Canadian football player. He is the former Director of Education of the Toronto District School Board and former Director of Education of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Biography Born in England to Jamaican parents, Spence has lived in Canada since he was three years old and received his early education in Windsor, Ontario. He received a B.A. degree in criminology from Simon Fraser University in 1985. A running back, he was drafted by the BC Lions in the third round of the 1985 CFL Draft, but his CFL career was ended in 1988 by an Achilles tendon injury. Spence received a B.Ed. degree from York University, an M.Ed. degree from the University of Toronto in 1993, and an Ed.D. degree from the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in 1996, which was later revoked due to plagiarism. He became Director of Education for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Spence (journalist)
Chris Spence (born June 1970) is a British / New Zealand author, journalist and advisor on climate change and other environmental issues. He has worked internationally on sustainable development, conservation, climate change, and health policy. In 2005, his first non-fiction book, ''Global Warming: Personal Solutions for a Healthy Planet'' (), was published, offering a description of climate change and a practical guide to the solutions. Other books includ''Rock Happy'' a novel published in 2021 with strong dystopian and environmental themes, and Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy' (2022), a non-fiction book on the roles of individuals in global diplomacy co-edited with author and futurist Felix Dodds. The book was published by Routledge. Each chapter follows one or more heroic individuals who have excelled in the area of environmental diplomacy, a list which includes Luc Hoffmann, Mostafa Tolba, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Raul Oyuela Estrada', Barack Obama anPaula Caballero Bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Spence (politician)
Christopher Spence, an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing The Entrance for the Liberal Party from the 2011 New South Wales state election until 19 February 2014 when he moved to the parliamentary crossbench and sat as an independent after the Independent Commission Against Corruption heard evidence that Spence may have breached electoral funding laws. He retired in 2015. Early career and background Before becoming an MP, Spence played a prominent role in what was dubbed "Iguanagate", in which the then NSW minister for education, John Della Bosca, and his wife, federal politician Belinda Neal were accused of threatening and abusing the staff of Iguana Joe's restaurant in Gosford on 6 June 2008. Spence provided the paperwork, and witnessed the statutory declarations of six employees of Iguana Joe's, which was presented as evidence against the couple. The scandal resulted in Della Bosca being stood down from his mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
