Christopher "Chris" Bentley is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is the province's Minister of Energy in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Bentley received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, and obtained a law degree from the University of Toronto in 1979. Two years later, he obtained a Master's degree from Cambridge University in England. Bentley has practiced criminal and labour law, with the firm of Bentley & LeRoy LLP. In 1985, he was a founder and first chairperson of Neighbourhood Legal Services London & Middlesex, a legal clinic intended to assist low-income clients.
Since 1992, Bentley has worked as a part-time professor at Western. He helped establish the university's Law School Careers Office, and has lectured at various continuing education courses. In 2000, he published a book entitled Criminal practice manual: A practical guide to handling criminal cases.
For the Canadian politician, see Christopher Bentley.
Chris Bentley (born 24 May 1979) is a Rugby Union Player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He made his debut in 2004 against London Welsh. His position of choice is Lock
A press secretary or press officer is a senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the news media and, using news management techniques, helps their employer to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage.
They often, but not always, act as the organization's senior spokesperson. Many governments also have press secretaries. A deputy press secretary is typically a mid-level political staffer who assists the press secretary and communications director with aspects of public outreach. They often write the press releases and media advisories for review by the press secretary and communications director. There are usually assistant press secretaries and press officers that support the press secretary.
Kate Aldrich (b. October 31, 1973, Damariscotta, Maine) is an American mezzo soprano.
She has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg State Opera, Teatro Regio of Torino, Los Angeles Opera, L'Opéra de Montréal, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, National Theatre in Prague, and the New York City Opera.
Her roles include Carmen, Antoine Mariotte's Salome, Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Cesare and Sesto in Giulio Cesare, Isabella in L'italiana in Algeri, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Angelina in La Cenerentola, Arsace in Semiramide, Fenena in Nabucco, Preziosilla in La forza del destino, Eboli in Don Carlos, Dalila in Samson et Dalila, Sesto in La clemenza di Tito, and Dulcinée in Don Quichotte.
Aldrich rose to international fame in 2002 through her starring role in the Zeffirelli production of Aida. That same year she won the CulturArte Award at the Operalia International Opera Competition, in 2006 she won the Alfréd Radok Award and the Thalia Award in the Czech Republic.
Brett Johnson (born 28 October 1981) is an Australian rules footballer, and is currently the captain of the Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
A midfielder, Johnson was selected in the 1999 AFL Draft at pick #23. He was recruited to Hawthorn where he spent 4 seasons from 2000–2003 before being traded to Carlton for pick #51 (Matthew Ball). He spent a lot of time at the Hawks playing for its VFL-affiliate, the Box Hill Hawks, but Carlton's willingness to give recycled players another chance to resurrect their careers saw Johnson join the Blues. He spent two seasons at Carlton, playing 32 games, before being delisted at the end of the 2005 season.
After his AFL career, Johnson had a successful VFL career at Williamstown. He joined the Seagulls in 2006 and was club captain from 2007–2011. He has twice finished second in the J. J. Liston Trophy (2006 and 2008), represented the VFL in interstate matches in 2007, 2008 and 2010 (in the last of which he was captain), was selected in the VFL team of the year in 2006, 2007 and 2008 (in the last of which he was captain), and won the Seagulls' Best and Fairest in 2008. As captain, Johnson led the Seagulls to victory in the inaugural Foxtel Cup competition in 2011. Johnson retired from the VFL at the end of 2011 to focus on his full-time job at the AFL Players Association. He is a life member of the VFL, after having played his 175th league game in 2011.