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Impact Communications Founder and CEO Marie Swift Receives 2021 Luminaries Award

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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LEAWOOD, Kan., Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Impact Communications, Inc ., an award-winning marketing communications firm that has exclusively served independent financial advisors and allied institutions since its founding in 1993, today announced that its founder and CEO Marie Swift has been dubbed a "Luminary - Class of 2021" by ThinkAdvisor.com and a panel of special judges .

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  • LEAWOOD, Kan., Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Impact Communications, Inc ., an award-winning marketing communications firm that has exclusively served independent financial advisors and allied institutions since its founding in 1993, today announced that its founder and CEO Marie Swift has been dubbed a "Luminary - Class of 2021" by ThinkAdvisor.com and a panel of special judges .
  • Moddasser, who also that night accepted her own Luminaries Award in the category "Executive Leadership: Individuals - RIAs," has worked directly with Swift and Impact Communications since 2018.
  • To view the LUMINARIES Class of 2021, visit: https://event.thinkadvisor.com/luminaries-awards/class-2021
    ABOUT MARIE SWIFT AND IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Marie Swift is president and chief executive officer, Impact Communications, a full-service marketing communications firm established in 1993.
  • The project, which entailed original research, content creation, and promotional efforts, won a "Wealthies" Award from WealthManagement.com in September 2021.

Smarter Balanced Receives QTI 3.0 Certification, Will Deliver Test Content in the New, Interoperable Format

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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This is the result of a multi-year project with our states, said Tony Alpert, Executive Director of Smarter Balanced, which serves nearly 6.5 million students through its members.

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  • This is the result of a multi-year project with our states, said Tony Alpert, Executive Director of Smarter Balanced, which serves nearly 6.5 million students through its members.
  • QTI 3.0 allows us to make our test items available in a format that makes it easier for states to import.
  • In turn, states may more easily make our high-quality items and accessibility resources available to their teachers and students.
  • When assessment systems use QTI, students get a more engaging and equitable educational experience, and states and institutions get higher-quality assessments at a lower cost.

Parent Institute for Quality Education and Smarter Balanced Partner to Create New Resources to Help Educators and Families Support Social-Emotional Learning

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Santa Clara, CA, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smarter Balanced , in partnership with the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE), developed new professional learning resources to help educators support the social-emotional learning needs of their students as part of a successful academic school experience.

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  • Santa Clara, CA, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smarter Balanced , in partnership with the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE), developed new professional learning resources to help educators support the social-emotional learning needs of their students as part of a successful academic school experience.
  • The new PIQE social-emotional learning resources are available on Tools for Teachers , a Smarter Balanced website of instructional and professional learning resources for educators.
  • Supporting teachers so they can effectively support students is the heart of our work, said Magda Chia, Executive Strategy Officer for Smarter Balanced.
  • The co-created Tools for Teachers resources make clear the connection between healthy social-emotional skills and academic success, and help educators partner with students and families to support social-emotional development.

F2 Strategy Hires Banking and WealthTech Leader Andrea Bornstein-Bayer as Chief Operations Officer

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Santa Cruz, CA, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- F2 Strategy , a WealthTech management consulting firm, today announced the appointment of Andrea Bornstein-Bayer as chief operations officer.

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  • Santa Cruz, CA, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- F2 Strategy , a WealthTech management consulting firm, today announced the appointment of Andrea Bornstein-Bayer as chief operations officer.
  • We are delighted to welcome Andrea to the F2 Team, said Doug Fritz, co-founder and CEO.
  • Not only is Andrea our first C-Suite hire since launching F2 Strategy, she is also a testament to the brilliant talent pool of women in WealthTech today, said Liz Fritz, co-founder and chief commercial officer.
  • F2 Strategy was founded in 2016 in San Francisco, currently has 20 full-time employees, and works with firms representing $1.6 trillion in AUM.

Unnatural Products Announces Research Discovery Collaboration with BridgeBio Pharma to Target Rare Diseases with Potential Oncology Applications

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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By leveraging UNPs technology, which takes macrocyclic tool compounds and turns them into drugs, UNP and BridgeBio will generate drug-like macrocycles with the hopes of creating the capabilities to hit intracellular targets associated with rare fibrotic diseases and potential oncology applications.

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  • By leveraging UNPs technology, which takes macrocyclic tool compounds and turns them into drugs, UNP and BridgeBio will generate drug-like macrocycles with the hopes of creating the capabilities to hit intracellular targets associated with rare fibrotic diseases and potential oncology applications.
  • The companys AI-enhanced technology platform enables new drugs by engineering passively permeable, macrocyclic peptides that access traditionally undruggable targets.
  • UNP and BridgeBio are working to turn initial chemical series from exciting academic tool compounds into promising therapeutics.
  • We are pleased to be partnering with Unnatural Products to try and address diseases that have thus far have been challenging to treat.

Impact Communications Earns Two Awards in 27th Annual AIVA Communicator Awards

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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This annual competition honors the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations, and identity work for print, video, interactive, and audio.

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  • This annual competition honors the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations, and identity work for print, video, interactive, and audio.
  • The judging body included some of the biggest names in the industry from all areas of marketing and communications.
  • The two winning projects were a collaborative effort managed by Marie Swift, president and CEO of Impact Communications.
  • "I couldn't be more proud of my team here at Impact Communications," said Swift.

F2 Strategy Trailblazes WealthTech Space with Record Growth of Outsourced CTO and Consulting Services

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Through the innovation of OCTO, F2 Strategy has ongoing strategy retainer relationships with firms representing $223 billion in high-net-worth AUM.

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  • Through the innovation of OCTO, F2 Strategy has ongoing strategy retainer relationships with firms representing $223 billion in high-net-worth AUM.
  • In addition to revenue growth, F2 Strategy has expanded its team to include 17 WealthTech, business development, and client management experts across the country.
  • F2 Strategy , creator of Outsourced CTO (OCTO), is a WealthTech management consulting firm helping complex RIA, wealth, bank/trust and family office firms improve their technical capabilities to build exceptional client and advisor experiences.
  • F2 Strategy was founded in 2016 in San Francisco, currently has 17 employees, and works with firms representing $1.6 trillion in AUM.

Farmers Insurance® Announces Appointment of Mark David Welch as Chief People & Diversity Officer

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Farmers Insurance today announced the appointment of Mark David Welch to the Farmers leadership team as the organization's Chief People & Diversity Officer.

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  • WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Farmers Insurance today announced the appointment of Mark David Welch to the Farmers leadership team as the organization's Chief People & Diversity Officer.
  • "We are pleased to welcome Mark to the Farmers leadership team as our Chief People & Diversity Officer, and we look forward to working with him as Farmers continues to focus on promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace."
  • During his tenure at Northern Trust he also served as Chief Human Resources Officer for the APAC region (based in Singapore), Global Chief Talent Officer, and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer.
  • "Farmers Insurance" and "Farmers" are tradenames for a group of insurers providing insurance for automobiles, homes, small businesses and a wide range of other insurance and financial services products.

New Teacher Center Announces Rebranding and New Logo to Put Students and Humanity First

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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Over 50 million young people BIPOC students, students with learning differences, students who have recently immigrated, students experiencing poverty, and English-language learners face systemic barriers that work against them.

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  • Over 50 million young people BIPOC students, students with learning differences, students who have recently immigrated, students experiencing poverty, and English-language learners face systemic barriers that work against them.
  • To honor each student's immense potential, NTCs programs accelerate and expand effective coaching practices to remap and align school and district ecosystems to sustain success.
  • The visual changes in NTC's logo aim to recognize the individual humanity of all the people it touches students, educators, families, leaders, and communities.
  • Two decades and thousands of perspectives enable custom-fit solutions grounded in research-proven models to truly center students and advance equity.

Hyundai Journeys Through Santa Cruz in New Marketing Campaign

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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In the marketing launch for its first-ever Sport Adventure Vehicle, Hyundai is partnering with former professional skateboarder and documentary filmmaker, Stacy Peralta, and local legends of Santa Cruz, Calif., to show how their spirit of adventure carries into the journeys the segment-defining vehicle can deliver.

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  • In the marketing launch for its first-ever Sport Adventure Vehicle, Hyundai is partnering with former professional skateboarder and documentary filmmaker, Stacy Peralta, and local legends of Santa Cruz, Calif., to show how their spirit of adventure carries into the journeys the segment-defining vehicle can deliver.
  • The digital-led campaign launches with a long-form digital video, " Journey Through Santa Cruz ," starring professional surfer Matt Rockhold, artist Jimbo Phillips and female skate crew Lady Lurkers.
  • These Santa Cruz locals embody the vehicle's intent, showing how it is equally at home in urban and adventure settings.
  • "The Santa Cruz is a new type of vehicle that combines SUV benefits with open bed versatility to enable the adventures that make journeys fun," said Angela Zepeda, CMO, Hyundai Motor America.