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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Verinext's Wendy Goins Spotlighted on CRN®'s 2025 Women of the Channel Power 80 Solution Provider List
Verinext's Vice President of Marketing Honored, for the Fifth Time, for Leadership and Channel Excellence PHILADELPHIA, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Verinext, the company that delivers transformative business outcomes through technology and services for everything that comes next, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Wendy Goins, Vice President of Marketing, as an honoree, for the fifth year in a row, on the 2025 Women of the Channel Power 80 Solution Provider list. This prestigious honor highlights an elite subset of influential solution provider leaders chosen from the CRN® 2025 Women of the Channel list. This annual CRN list celebrates women from vendors, distributors, solution providers and other channel-focused organizations who make a positive difference in the IT ecosystem. The CRN 2025 Women of the Channel honorees are innovative and strategic leaders committed to supporting the success of their partners and customers. Wendy Goins continues to show her dedication to the channel through her leadership, work ethic, results, and internal programs that aim to support the women around her. Just recently, Goins and Verinext's Hope Pickett launched VeriHer, an initiative created to begin meaningful conversations, foster new connections, and inspire a space for real collaboration and support across all teams. "Wendy is a true leader who continues to shape the direction and success of Verinext," said Ashby Lincoln, President of Verinext. "Her vision, drive, and deep commitment to both our team and the channel have been key to our continued evolution. I'm thrilled to see her recognized for the impact she makes every day; it's a well-earned and well-deserved honor." The annual Power 80 Solution Provider list honors the most influential women in leadership at some of the country's most prominent IT integrators, managed service providers, value-added resellers and consultants for their channel advocacy and dedication to helping their customers and technology partners thrive. "It's an honor to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of these women, who are leaders and change-makers in the IT channel," said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content and Executive Editor, CRN at The Channel Company. "Each woman spotlighted on this list has shown exceptional dedication to building creative strategies that propel transformation, growth, and success for their organizations and the entire IT channel. We are pleased to spotlight their important contributions and look forward to their future success." The 2025 Women of the Channel will be featured in the June issue of CRN Magazine, with online coverage beginning May 12 at About VerinextVerinext delivers transformative business outcomes through technology and services so customers are ready for everything that comes next. From intelligently automating time-consuming tasks and protecting data assets to securing infrastructure and improving customer experiences, Verinext activates the innovation that makes technology truly work so businesses can make their next move with confidence. Verinext is the new name for the combination of Anexinet, Veristor, Light Networks and SereneIT. With five offices across the south and northeast, Verinext is backed by Mill Point Capital LLC. Learn more at About The Channel CompanyThe Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world's top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit Follow The Channel Company: X and LinkedIn.© 2025. CRN is a registered trademark of The Channel Company, Inc. All rights reserved. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Verinext Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Goins wins reelection in Alton mayoral race
ALTON, Ill. – Incumbent David Goins was reelected to a second term as Alton mayor on Monday, winning less than 40% of the vote in a three-person race. Just over 4,200 constituents went out and voted in the mayoral race, with Goins taking 1,656 votes, good for 39.4% in the unofficial tally. Aldermen Ray Strebel finished second with 1,348 votes, and former Mayor Brant Walker received 1,200 votes. Goins said he inherited a $3.8 million deficit, which is now a $7.7 million surplus. He said the city's tax rate has been reduced each year. He said it took him about two years of his first term to get the hang of things amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but he's proud of the economic development he's fostered. In a post-victory interview with FOX 2 News, Goins thanked his opponents. 'I would thank them. Because of them, they really pushed me to work hard, so that's the thing, ya know?' he said. 'A mayor's dream is to always run unopposed. That's the dream. But when it's not, then you gotta grind. So, I thank them for their challenge and them pushing me.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Three DCHS students named National Merit finalists
Matthew Dunlay, Nathan Goins and Sally Tidwell took the Pre-SAT and did extremely well: All three Daviess County High School seniors were in the top 1% of scorers of all students who took the PSAT in the state. Earlier this week, the students learned they had been selected as finalists to be National Merit Scholars. Goins, Tidwell and Dunlay join Owensboro High School senior Landon Block as National Merit finalists. Becoming a National Merit Finalist is a process that begins when students take the PSAT. According to the National Merit website, 1.3 million students took the PSAT: Of those, only 16,000 high-scorers were named semifinalists. Most of the semifinalists move on to become finalists, but from there, the group will be narrowed to 6,870 Merit Scholarship designees. The students hadn't been officially notified by letter as of Friday afternoon, but DCPS officials were notified earlier in the week. Goins said although he knew the finalists announcements were imminent, he didn't know until his mother called after seeing it on the school district's social media page. Dunlay brushed up on his punctuation, but otherwise felt ready for the test, which is about 50% reading and writing and 50% mathematics. 'I've always been really good at math,' Dunlay said. Goins said he didn't do much prep work for the test. 'I know I had a study book, but I don't know if I even used it,' Goins said. 'I might have flipped the pages the night before.' Tidwell said in an email she was excited to learn she was a National Merit finalist and said: 'I'm absolutely honored, and very excited, to have made it this far. 'Not many students get this opportunity or this kind of recognition, so I'm incredibly grateful for it.' Dunlay said his family was also pleased by the announcement. 'My dad gave me a high five,' he said. James Bryant, school counselor at DCHS, said the school is proud of the students' accomplishments. The students have 'top of the line great scores, but so is (the students') character,' Bryant said. 'Being named a semifinalist and then a finalist is very excellent in applying for opportunities that are out there,' Bryant said. 'It just strengthens their portfolio.'
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law that allowed 2 more years for child sex abuse suits
North Carolina's highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional protections for those facing claims that otherwise could no longer be pursued in court. In a case involving a local school board sued by three former students years after an ex-high school coach was convicted of crimes against team members, the state Supreme Court ruled the General Assembly could enact a key provision within the 2019 SAFE Child Act that was also signed by then-Gov. Roy Cooper. Before the law, victims of sexual abuse before age 18 effectively had until turning 21 to file such civil claims against perpetrators. Now such victims have until they're age 28. But the issue before the court in the Gaston County case was the provision that gave other child sex abuse victims whose time period to sue ended the ability to file valid lawsuits for damages from January 2020 through December 2021. Supporters of the provision said it allowed victims to ensure their abusers and institutions that allowed abuse to happen pay for the damage, and that abusers are called out publicly. At least 250 child sex abuse lawsuits were filed in North Carolina under that one-time lookback period, according to a board legal brief. A divided state Court of Appeals panel last year had already upheld the two-year window as constitutional. The board's attorney had argued the lookback period violated the North Carolina Constitution by stripping away fundamental rights protected from retroactive alterations by the legislature. He also said that upholding the litigation window would make it impossible in some cases to mount vigorous defenses given the passage of time and destroyed records. Writing Friday's majority opinion, Chief Justice Paul Newby said a review of previous versions of the state constitution showed that a current provision barring 'retrospective laws' expressly applies only to retroactive criminal and tax laws. And another constitutional provision that can be used to strike down laws that violate a person's rights does not apply here, he added. 'Our precedents confirm that the General Assembly may retroactively amend the statute of limitations for tort claims,' Newby wrote, referring to civil actions in which someone seeks monetary compensation for harm by another. The coach, Gary Scott Goins, was convicted of 17 sex-related crimes in 2014 and sentenced to at least 34 years in prison. The former student-athletes sued the Gaston County Board of Education and Goins in 2020, alleging he sexually assaulted them on multiple occasions. Goins was later dismissed as a defendant in the current lawsuit, according to court documents. Lawyers for the state help defend the 2019 law in court. Since 2002, 30 states and the District of Columbia revived previously expired child sex abuse claims with limited or permanent expansions of claim periods, according to CHILD USA, a think tank advocating for children. Associate Justice Allison Riggs recused herself from Friday's case, as she wrote the Court of Appeals opinion while she served on the intermediate-level appeals court in 2023. That ruling was largely upheld Friday. Associate Justice Anita Earls wrote her own opinion Friday that while supporting the outcome criticized harshly the majority for backing Newby's methodology of evaluating whether a law is constitutional. Earls and Riggs are the two registered Democrats on the seven-member court. Still, Earls wrote, 'all justices would hold that the political branches may enact remedial legislation that empowers survivors of child sexual abuse to recover for the harm they endured at the hands of their abusers and those that enabled the abuse, through civil litigation of claims that would have otherwise been barred by the statute of limitations." The matter was one of five cases involving the SAFE Child Act in which oral arguments were heard by the Supreme Court on one day in September. Three more of these cases were settled Friday. In one, the court agreed that the law's language permitted lawsuits during the two-year window to be filed against both the perpetrator or the abuse as well as institutions linked to the offender. That case involved a Catholic layperson accused of sexual abuse in the 1980s. A trial judge had previously ruled that the law's language only permitted litigation against the alleged abuser, thus dismissed two Catholic entities as defendants. The Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeals reversing that decision. Riggs also did not participate in that case.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law that allowed 2 more years for child sex abuse suits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional protections for those facing claims that otherwise could no longer be pursued in court. In a case involving a local school board sued by three former students years after an ex-high school coach was convicted of crimes against team members, the state Supreme Court ruled the General Assembly could enact a key provision within the 2019 SAFE Child Act that was also signed by then-Gov. Roy Cooper. Before the law, victims of sexual abuse before age 18 effectively had until turning 21 to file such civil claims against perpetrators. Now such victims have until they're age 28. But the issue before the court in the Gaston County case was the provision that gave other child sex abuse victims whose time period to sue ended the ability to file valid lawsuits for damages from January 2020 through December 2021. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Supporters of the provision said it allowed victims to ensure their abusers and institutions that allowed abuse to happen pay for the damage, and that abusers are called out publicly. At least 250 child sex abuse lawsuits were filed in North Carolina under that one-time lookback period, according to a board legal brief. A divided state Court of Appeals panel last year had already upheld the two-year window as constitutional. The board's attorney had argued the lookback period violated the North Carolina Constitution by stripping away fundamental rights protected from retroactive alterations by the legislature. He also said that upholding the litigation window would make it impossible in some cases to mount vigorous defenses given the passage of time and destroyed records. Writing Friday's majority opinion, Chief Justice Paul Newby said a review of previous versions of the state constitution showed that a current provision barring 'retrospective laws' expressly applies only to retroactive criminal and tax laws. And another constitutional provision that can be used to strike down laws that violate a person's rights does not apply here, he added. 'Our precedents confirm that the General Assembly may retroactively amend the statute of limitations for tort claims,' Newby wrote, referring to civil actions in which someone seeks monetary compensation for harm by another. The coach, Gary Scott Goins, was convicted of 17 sex-related crimes in 2014 and sentenced to at least 34 years in prison. The former student-athletes sued the Gaston County Board of Education and Goins in 2020, alleging he sexually assaulted them on multiple occasions. Goins was later dismissed as a defendant in the current lawsuit, according to court documents. Lawyers for the state help defend the 2019 law in court. Since 2002, 30 states and the District of Columbia revived previously expired child sex abuse claims with limited or permanent expansions of claim periods, according to CHILD USA, a think tank advocating for children. Associate Justice Allison Riggs recused herself from Friday's case, as she wrote the Court of Appeals opinion while she served on the intermediate-level appeals court in 2023. That ruling was largely upheld Friday. Associate Justice Anita Earls wrote her own opinion Friday that while supporting the outcome criticized harshly the majority for backing Newby's methodology of evaluating whether a law is constitutional. Earls and Riggs are the two registered Democrats on the seven-member court. Still, Earls wrote, 'all justices would hold that the political branches may enact remedial legislation that empowers survivors of child sexual abuse to recover for the harm they endured at the hands of their abusers and those that enabled the abuse, through civil litigation of claims that would have otherwise been barred by the statute of limitations." The matter was one of five cases involving the SAFE Child Act in which oral arguments were heard by the Supreme Court on one day in September. Three more of these cases were settled Friday. In one, the court agreed that the law's language permitted lawsuits during the two-year window to be filed against both the perpetrator or the abuse as well as institutions linked to the offender. That case involved a Catholic layperson accused of sexual abuse in the 1980s. A trial judge had previously ruled that the law's language only permitted litigation against the alleged abuser, thus dismissed two Catholic entities as defendants. The Supreme Court agreed with the Court of Appeals reversing that decision. Riggs also did not participate in that case.
