The Afterschool Alliance is proud to announce the Afterschool Ambassadors who will work in their local communities and states to increase awareness of the need for afterschool, and to act as a voice for the burgeoning afterschool movement. In the 2007/2008 school year,* these outstanding individuals will build support for afterschool programs by reaching out to decision makers, increasing media and public awareness of the benefits of afterschool, and encouraging allies from the education, business, government, religious and other communities to speak out in support of afterschool. Click here to read press releases announcing the 2007/2008 Afterschool Ambassadors.

*- click here to view Afterschool Ambassadors Emeritus

The 2007/2008 Afterschool Ambassadors are:

JOYCE ANDERSON [Read Bio]
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Pocatello/Chubbuck School District
3115 PoleLine Road
Pocatello, ID 83201
208-232-7119
andersjo@d25.k12.id.us

JENNIFER ANDERSON [Read Bio]
For Kids Only Afterschool
244 Essex Street
Salem, MA 01970
978-740-5437
jen_anderson75@hotmail.com

SANDY BACA-SANDOVAL [Read Bio]
Skinner Neighborhood Center
Denver Public Schools Extended Learning
3435 West 40th Avenue
Room 16-B
Denver, CO 80211
720-424-1475
sandy_baca-sandoval@dpsk12.org

ROSLIND BLASINGAME-BUFORD [Read Bio]
Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development (BUILD, Inc.)
1223 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
773-227-2880
rblasingame@buildchicago.org

DANIELLE Bowen [Read Bio]
Washoe County Public Schools
Team Up
535 East Plumb Lane
Reno, NV 89502
775-333-6038
DRBowen@washoe.k12.nv.us

APRIL BOWMAN [Read Bio]
Garfield Community Center
2323 East Cherry Street
Seattle, WA 98122
206-684-0933
mashay4@yahoo.com

ROSALIE BUZZAS [Read Bio]
The Flagship Program
1325 Wyoming
Missoula, MT 59801
406-532-9827
rbuzzas@wmmhc.org

TRACI COOPER [Read Bio]
Richland County School District One
1225 Oak Street
Suite 101
Columbia, SC 29204
803-231-6842
trcooper@richlandone.org

CINDY DAVIES [Read Bio]
Urban 4-H
Bernalillo County
New Mexico State University
1510 Menaul NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505-243-1386
csdavies@nmsu.edu

MEGAN DEMARKIS [Read Bio]
Harlem RBI’s REAL Kids Program
333 East 100th Street
New York, NY 10029
212-722-1608, x225
mdemarkis@harlemrbi.org

ROBIN FOLTZ [Read Bio]
Child Development and Family Council
2565 Park Centre Blvd.
Suite 100
State College, PA 16801
814-238-5105
rfoltz@cdfc.org

CHRIS FRANCIS [Read Bio]
Community Services YMCA
YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
10987 Marshall Road
P.O. Box 367
Independence, KY 41051
859-356-3178
cfrancis@cincinnatiymca.org

ELIZABETH FULMER [Read Bio]
Orange County Public Schools
445 West Amelia Street
Orlando, FL 32801
407-317-3383
fulmere@ocps.net

BRENDA HERVEY [Read Bio]
Beyond the Bell
722 Nebraska Street
Sioux City, IA 51101
712-252-3276
bhervey@siouxlandy.org

MARY HOSHIKO [Read Bio]
YMCA of Santa Clara Valley
1922 The Alameda
3rd floor
San Jose, CA 95126
408-351-6422
mhoshiko@scvymca.org

JOE HUDSON [Read Bio]
Sacramento City Unified School District
5735 47th Avenue
Box 767
Sacramento, CA 95824
916-643-9235
HUDSONJ.CO_PO.SCUSD@sac-city.k12.ca.us

DAYNA KRANNAWITTER [Read Bio]
Community Learning Center
Arnold Elementary
5300 West Knight Drive
Lincoln, NE 68524
402-310-3909
daynak@L-housing.com

TRINA LAMBERT [Read Bio]
Wequiock Elementary School
3994 Wequiock Road
Green Bay, WI 54311
920-448-2477
tlambert@greenbay.k12.wi.us

LISA MERRIHEW [Read Bio]
Creating Rural Opportunities Partnership (CROP)
Ostsego Northern Catskill BOCES
101 D Alumni Hall – SUNY
Oneonta, NY 13820
607-436-3247
lmerrihew@mail.oncboces.org

MANDEE POLONSKY [Read Bio]
After-School All-Stars Chicago
Office of Extended Learning at Chicago Public Schools
125 South Clark Street
10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
773-553-1499
mpolonsky@cps.k12.il.us

BECKY SPENCER [Read Bio]
YMCA/JCC of Greater Toledo
1500 North Superior
Toledo, OH 43604
419-729-8135
bspencer@ymcatoledo.org