by its commitment towards democracy as well as the values espoused by the Commonwealth". Consideration for its admission was also seen as an "exceptional circumstance" by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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Category:Enlargement of intergovernmental organizationsLinda Hicks

Linda Hicks

Linda Hicks

VP of Midwest Operations at ECC Horizon

Linda Hicks is currently the Vice President of Midwest Operations for ECC Horizon, a regional office of an environmental consulting company based in New Jersey. Linda leads a team of environmental scientists, geologists and project managers conducting environmental investigations and remedial projects throughout the US. Linda is a chemical engineer by training and has over 33 years of experience in the chemical industry gained through working at Vertellus Specialties Inc. Although Linda spent a couple years of her tenure at Vertellus doing commercial work as the Director of the Specialty Chemicals business, the majority of her career was spent within technology and manufacturing. She led global manufacturing and technology organizations including engineering, process safety, research and development, applications development,