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Premier Dunderdale Announces Senior Appointments

The North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance will be hosting its second annual Native American Heritage Month Celebration at the state capital in Bismarck from Nov. 15-16. (Photo courtesy of the North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance)

Executive Council
September 4, 2012

The Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced two senior appointments, both of which are effective immediately.

“I congratulate these individuals and acknowledge their tremendous commitment to the people of our province,” said Premier Dunderdale. “I wish them well in their new leadership roles with the Department of Natural Resources and look forward to their continued contributions.”

Charles Bown is appointed Deputy Minister, Natural Resources, with responsibility for Mines and Energy. Mr. Bown served most recently as Associate Deputy Minister (Energy) with the department.
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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bismarck, N.D. and the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jodi spent 15 years reporting for the mainstream press. She's been awarded prestigious Nieman and John S. Knight journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford, respectively. She also an MIT Knight Science Journalism Project fellow. Her writing is featured in "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity," published by Columbia University Press. Jodi currently serves as a Society of Professional Journalists at-large board member, an SPJ Foundation board member, and she chairs the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee. Jodi has won top journalism awards from mainstream and Native press organizations. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.