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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Agency EA Appoints Dee Hall to Board of Directors
CHICAGO, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Agency EA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dee Hall to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dee's lauded career began in the early 1980s in advertising and media at Leo Burnett advertising agency in Chicago. Her time at Leo Burnett led to the next chapter of her professional path in media sales and leadership at Petry Television, a national broadcast sales organization, where she founded Target Broadcast Group, fueling her burgeoning passion for promotions and events. Dee then co-founded national event marketing agency Stern Hall, introducing several Fortune 500 CPG brands to the power of experiential marketing. This led to the launch of Hall Event Group, later rebranded to FCBX as part of FCB Chicago. Most recently Dee held the position of President at Sunflower Group, an Advantage Solutions agency collection. She led teams that specialized in brand activation and experiential marketing for top CPG brands as well as national field marketing and events for two of the largest beverage marketers in the industry. Over the course of her career, Dee has been acknowledged for her leadership and mentorship by multiple industry awards including the Chicago Business Journal's Women of Influence Award recognizing women business leaders who innovate, succeed and "pay it forward". She has also held many prestigious industry positions including board member and executive committee member of the BAA (Brand Activation Association), a venerable marketing association that was acquired by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers), co-chair of the ANA Experiential Marketing Committee, and co-host of the REGGIE Awards - recognizing the best marketing campaigns activated by brands and agencies. She's been featured in MEDIAWEEK, BRANDWEEK'S "On a Roll," Event Marketer Magazine and DM News and has led many industry creativity and brand activation award wins for the REGGIE's, Event Marketer's Ex Awards, PRO Awards, and the Effies. "We are excited to welcome Dee to our board of directors," says Lucy Stratton, CEO. "She brings a wealth of experience in agency leadership and growth with a focus in brand activation and experiential marketing, which will be instrumental in supporting our vision and growth strategy." "I am thrilled to join Agency EA in this capacity. It's a company I have followed and admired for many years for their impeccable reputation, focus on people and culture and impressive executive leadership team," says Dee Hall. About Agency EAAgency EA is an end-to-end experiential house based in Chicago. Founded in 1999, Agency EA partners with the world's biggest brands to break the mold and deliver deeper experiences for their audiences. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Agency EA 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
The Courier
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Courier
Dundee FC's 2024/25 numbers assessed as 37-year goal record tumbles
Dundee's 2024/25 season was one filled with ups and downs. Any fan will tell you supporting the Dee is like riding a rollercoaster with the past season no different. And for the third time in the past four seasons a manager got off the rollercoaster at the end of the ride. Tony Docherty's time in charge at Dens Park was brought to an end last Monday. Plenty have had their say over the decision with club chiefs citing sub-standard results. But what do the numbers say about Dundee's 2024/25? Courier Sport dug out the pocket calculator and got crunching to find out. This past season at Dens Park was a story about goals. Dundee loved them. And hated them. Loads scored but also far too many conceded. Let's start with the latter. Dundee let in 77 league goals across the season. Near the end of the campaign they were on track to record the club's worst-ever league defensive record, which stands at 80 goals conceded. They didn't reach that dreaded mark, though, and also conceded fewer goals than in the relegation season of 2018/19. Dundee had easily the worst defensive record in the Premiership, conceding two goals a game on average, while they clocked up the fewest clean sheets. They also conceded more chances than any other side with their xG conceded (a measure of quality of chances conceded) standing almost 10 goals worse off than the nearest challenger – 71.5 for Dundee with Ross County next on 62.2. Dundee conceded a massive 86 goals across all competitions last season. That's a huge number. But they did score 87. Also a huge number. In the Premiership, they were the league's fourth top scorers behind the top three teams and registered their best top-flight goal tally for a massive 37 years. Tommy Coyne's goal-laden 1987/88 campaign was the last time Dundee managed more goals – netting 70 that term and a ridiculous 74 the season previous. Those seasons did, though, have 44 league games. However, unlike their xG conceded number tallying with the vast number of goals conceded, Dundee's expected goals scored was way down in 10th place in the Premiership. According to the stats, the number of goals Dundee would normally be expected to score across the season was just 42.8. They topped their xG by a whopping 14 goals. Aside from champions Celtic, the Premiership's best sharpshooters were at Dens Park. There are no prizes for guessing who leads the way in terms of attacking stats at Dens Park. Simon Murray enjoyed a stellar return to his boyhood club with 16 goals in the Premiership, 22 in all competitions and eight assists, too. He also picked up more league yellow cards than any other Dee with nine. Lyall Cameron was next on the goals list with nine in the league, 14 in all competitions. An impressive 15 Dundee players got goals this season while Murray, Cameron and Scott Tiffoney were the most effective Dees in attack. Charting goal involvements in all competitions – goals, assists and pre-assists – Murray played a part in a massive 32 goals, Cameron 25, Tiffoney on 20. Next on the list remarkably remained Luke McCowan, despite leaving at the end of August. He played a part in 16 goals across the early League Cup stages and first three league matches of the season. Loanees Seb Palmer-Houlden and Seun Adewumi played a part in 13 and 12 goals respectively while Fin Robertson and Ziyad Larkeche were on nine and Josh Mulligan, Jordan McGhee and Antonio Portales finished on eight. Mulligan, meanwhile, created more 'big chances' than any other Dundee player across the Premiership season. Chipping in with assists, too, were goalkeepers Jon McCracken and Trevor Carson. Defensively Ethan Ingram had the most successful tackles per 90 minutes (2.0), Mo Sylla most interceptions per 90 (1.9) while Clark Robertson made more clearances per 90 (8.6) with Billy Koumetio next on that list (7.5). Dundee finished 10th, far too close to the relegation spots for the Dundee owners to retain faith in Docherty for next season. Remarkably, though, they actually won more league games this season in finishing 10th than they did when finishing sixth the year before. In finishing sixth they won 10 matches, finishing 10th this past season saw 11 wins. Dundee also won just one point less this term. Finishing sixth last season, they were on 42 points at close of play. This time around they reached 41. Part of that is the post-split fixtures. Against the top sides last season, Dundee picked up just one draw from the final five games while this season they grabbed two wins and seven points in total. Those seven points proved crucial in keeping the Dark Blues in the division for next season. The numbers across the board, however, show just what might have been had Docherty's Dundee managed to keep the back door shut more often.
Extra.ie
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Dee Devlin turns heads with new €150,000 designer diamond Cartier choker
Conor McGregor's fiancée has been sporting a new, very, very pricey piece of jewellery of late, which she rarely steps out without. Dee's new addition to her jewellery collection, a Cartier Juste Un Clou Torque 'nail' necklace which starts at around €138,000, made its stylish debut in early December. Dee began showcasing this super pricey piece of bling when she was out and about in London town. Dee Devlin and Conor McGregor. Pic: Dee Devlin/Instagram Designed by French fashion house Cartier, the Juste Un Clou Torque is made from a single solid gold nail, which is positioned tightly around the nape of the neck. The name of the collection translates to 'Just a nail'. While McGregor's business dealings have experienced various ups and downs, if the new Cartier chain is any indication, his relationship with Dee seems only to have solidified, as the Cartier screw-and-nail unique design symbolises an unbreakable bond and being locked in love with another forever. Juste un Clou necklace. Pic: Cartier The particular Juste un Clou Torque sported by Dee appears to be the large model, which is set with 162 brilliant-cut diamonds totalling 3.17 carats. Dee's particular piece is one of the most expensive in this range as it features a row of double sparkling diamonds wrapped around the bar nail–designed tip of the bar-style necklace. Juste un Clou necklace. Pic: Cartier Dee's particular piece would cost a minimum of €138,000, and Cartier only makes such pieces available to very discerning and valued customers. Her first Cartier hardware outing came as the couple decamped to London in early December.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
California school enrollment continues to drop as poor and homeless student numbers rise
California public school enrollment has declined for the seventh straight year and the number of students from low-income and homeless families has increased as many school districts throughout the state face financial pressures to downsize. Statewide, perhaps the most stark figure is a comparison between enrollment in 12th grade — 488,295 students — and in 1st grade — 384,822. That's a more than 20% difference between the size of the class leaving school and the size of the class beginning its trek through the public school system. One encouraging note is the growing number of students in transitional kindergarten, a new grade that serves 4-year-olds. Public school enrollment for the current school year, officially collected last fall but released Wednesday, totaled 5,806,221 students, a decrease of 31,469 students or .54% from the prior year, according to the California Department of Education. "These losses largely reflect the fact that there are now substantially fewer school-age children in the state," said Thomas Dee, a Stanford University education professor and economist. "This demographic decline is due to both lower birth rates and net migration of families with children out of California — e.g., due to housing costs and the growth of work-from-home employment." "The most striking aspect of these data is that the students who fled public schools at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic still have not returned," Dee said. The number of students from low-income families rose by nearly 1%, and there was a more than 9% increase in the number of students experiencing homelessness, according to the state education department. The enrollment picture has varied greatly by region — with schools in some areas growing or maintaining as others shrink. Los Angeles Unified enrollment has plummeted by nearly half in the past two decades, from 747,009 in 2003-04 to 387,152 in the current year. Since 2016-17, L.A. Unified enrollment has dropped nearly 30%. Over that same period, the state decline was just under 7%. Among the relatively small number of school districts that showed growth over roughly that same period are Elk Grove Unified in Sacramento County, Clovis Unified in Fresno County and Roseville City in Placer County. Decreasing enrollment is challenging school systems up and down the state because it means they receive less revenue without a corresponding decrease in overhead and staffing costs. The enrollment drop has coincided with an end to federal pandemic aid and lower-than-anticipated state tax revenues that have resulted in cuts to programs and services. The Board of Trustees of Santa Ana Unified on Monday, for example, voted to shed 262 jobs amid declining enrollment and a $154-million budget deficit. Officials described the layoffs as difficult but necessary as the enrollment decline is expected to continue. In a budget presentation this week, Los Angeles Unified officials said they hope to avoid layoffs but will need to significantly reduce the number of employees over the next two years — including through such means as not replacing departing workers, reassigning employees to lower-paid or higher-priority jobs and closing out positions when they become vacant. Over the past decade, the largest drops in statewide enrollment overlap substantially, but not entirely, with the COVID-19 pandemic. The largest single-year decline was the year prior to the pandemic, according to state data. State officials noted that enrollment at private schools also was down from the previous year. Enrollment in charter schools was up, but not enough to account for the overall lower enrollment in traditional TK to grade 12 schools, officials said. But Dee said the longer-term picture showed something different. "The public school enrollment losses also reflect an enduring increase in private and home-school enrollment," he said. "The combination of private and home-school enrollment is over 4% higher than it was at the beginning of the pandemic." Statewide, the enrollment drop over recent years occurred even as the state added a new grade level, transitional kindergarten or TK. The number of TK students grew 17%, from 151,491 to 177,570. The state extended the age range of 4-year-olds who can attend as part of a years-long ramp up, which likely accounts for much if not most of the enrollment rise. The new grade level will be open to all 4-year-olds for the first time starting in the fall. While the number is growing, enrollment in transitional kindergarten is falling short of expectations. Gov. Gavin Newsom set an ambitious goal of 400,000 students enrolled in TK by the 2025-26 school year. However, the governor decreased the line item for TK funding for next year by $300 million in the May revision of his proposed budget for 2025-26, due largely to a reduction in the state's projected TK enrollment. State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said the progress in TK is encouraging. 'While we have more work to do, the dramatic growth in TK is inspiring and shows that providing rigorous and quality programs can be a key ingredient to bringing more families back to our schools," Thurmond said. UC Berkeley education professor Bruce Fuller praised the governor's "heartfelt ambitions" in authorizing state-funded transitional kindergarten, "but he's falling short on implementation." It is also unclear how many of the children enrolling in TK are new to early education, and how many were already enrolled in other government-funded programs. Enrollment in TK and kindergarten is not compulsory in California. 'It's good news that another 26,000 California families are finding affordable preschool," said Fuller, "but it remains unclear whether, overall, the preschool enrollment rate is going up statewide.' About 43% of the state's 4-year-olds are now enrolled in TK, based on state Department of Finance estimates. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
21-05-2025
- General
- Los Angeles Times
California school enrollment continues to drop as poor and homeless student numbers rise
California public school enrollment has declined for the seventh straight year and the number of students from low-income and homeless families has increased as many school districts throughout the state face financial pressures to downsize. Statewide, perhaps the most stark figure is a comparison between enrollment in 12th grade — 488,295 students — and in 1st grade — 384,822. That's a more than 20% difference between the size of the class leaving school and the size of the class beginning its trek through the public school system. One encouraging note is the growing number of students in transitional kindergarten, a new grade that serves 4-year-olds. Public school enrollment for the current school year, officially collected last fall but released Wednesday, totaled 5,806,221 students, a decrease of 31,469 students or .54% from the prior year, according to the California Department of Education. 'These losses largely reflect the fact that there are now substantially fewer school-age children in the state,' said Thomas Dee, a Stanford University education professor and economist. 'This demographic decline is due to both lower birth rates and net migration of families with children out of California — e.g., due to housing costs and the growth of work-from-home employment.' 'The most striking aspect of these data is that the students who fled public schools at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic still have not returned,' Dee said. The number of students from low-income families rose by nearly 1%, and there was a more than 9% increase in the number of students experiencing homelessness, according to the state education department. The enrollment picture has varied greatly by region — with schools in some areas growing or maintaining as others shrink. Los Angeles Unified enrollment has plummeted by nearly half in the past two decades, from 747,009 in 2003-04 to 387,152 in the current year. Since 2016-17, L.A. Unified enrollment has dropped nearly 30%. Over that same period, the state decline was just under 7%. Among the relatively small number of school districts that showed growth over roughly that same period are Elk Grove Unified in Sacramento County, Clovis Unified in Fresno County and Roseville City in Placer County. Decreasing enrollment is challenging school systems up and down the state because it means they receive less revenue without a corresponding decrease in overhead and staffing costs. The enrollment drop has coincided with an end to federal pandemic aid and lower-than-anticipated state tax revenues that have resulted in cuts to programs and services. The Board of Trustees of Santa Ana Unified on Monday, for example, voted to shed 262 jobs amid declining enrollment and a $154-million budget deficit. Officials described the layoffs as difficult but necessary as the enrollment decline is expected to continue. In a budget presentation this week, Los Angeles Unified officials said they hope to avoid layoffs but will need to significantly reduce the number of employees over the next two years — including through such means as not replacing departing workers, reassigning employees to lower-paid or higher-priority jobs and closing out positions when they become vacant. Over the past decade, the largest drops in statewide enrollment overlap substantially, but not entirely, with the COVID-19 pandemic. The largest single-year decline was the year prior to the pandemic, according to state data. State officials noted that enrollment at private schools also was down from the previous year. Enrollment in charter schools was up, but not enough to account for the overall lower enrollment in traditional TK to grade 12 schools, officials said. But Dee said the longer-term picture showed something different. 'The public school enrollment losses also reflect an enduring increase in private and home-school enrollment,' he said. 'The combination of private and home-school enrollment is over 4% higher than it was at the beginning of the pandemic.' Statewide, the enrollment drop over recent years occurred even as the state added a new grade level, transitional kindergarten or TK. The number of TK students grew 17%, from 151,491 to 177,570. The state extended the age range of 4-year-olds who can attend as part of a years-long ramp up, which likely accounts for much if not most of the enrollment rise. The new grade level will be open to all 4-year-olds for the first time starting in the fall. While the number is growing, enrollment in transitional kindergarten is falling short of expectations. Gov. Gavin Newsom set an ambitious goal of 400,000 students enrolled in TK by the 2025-26 school year. However, the governor decreased the line item for TK funding for next year by $300 million in the May revision of his proposed budget for 2025-26, due largely to a reduction in the state's projected TK enrollment. State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said the progress in TK is encouraging. 'While we have more work to do, the dramatic growth in TK is inspiring and shows that providing rigorous and quality programs can be a key ingredient to bringing more families back to our schools,' Thurmond said. UC Berkeley education professor Bruce Fuller praised the governor's 'heartfelt ambitions' in authorizing state-funded transitional kindergarten, 'but he's falling short on implementation.' It is also unclear how many of the children enrolling in TK are new to early education, and how many were already enrolled in other government-funded programs. Enrollment in TK and kindergarten is not compulsory in California. 'It's good news that another 26,000 California families are finding affordable preschool,' said Fuller, 'but it remains unclear whether, overall, the preschool enrollment rate is going up statewide.' About 43% of the state's 4-year-olds are now enrolled in TK, based on state Department of Finance estimates.
