*  Dean Fish, Santa Cruz County Extension Director, is among the select group of thirty chosen for Project CENTRL, Class XV.  Class members selected, their county of residence and current employment are as follows:  
APACHE: Brian Lang (Lupton) - AZ Office of Tourism 
COCHISE: Jacque Cook (Willcox) - Arizona Electric Power 
Carol Riggs (Pearce) - Rancher and TELE Business 
GRAHAM: Mindy Dolan (Safford) - Boys & Girls Club of Gila Valley 
LA PAZ: Jana Ponce (Parker) - Library Director 
MARICOPA: Wade Accomazzo (Tolleson) - Farmer 
Bruce Arnoldussen (Avondale) - City Budget Director 
Mike Clawson (Mesa) - Dairy Manager 
Henry Giclas (Phoenix) - Director of Public Affairs 
Peter Mahoney (Litchfield Park) - Litigation Consultant 
Richard Napolitano (Buckeye) - Agri-Business Banker 
Rich Roth (Chandler) - Director of Marketing, AZ DOA 
Neil Schneider (Surprise) - AZ Dept of Ed. (FFA Ex. Dir) 
Rick Stillion (Glendale) - AZ Dept of AG Consultant 
Tyson Stuhr (Gila Bend) - Farmer 
Glen Vortherms (Peoria) - Maricopa Water Dist. Engineer 
James Wojcik (Avondale) - Ag Teacher (Aqua Fria School) 
MOHAVE: Mary Eleen Griffis (Kingman) - Mohave Comm. College 
NAVAJO: Amber Hill (Holbrook) - Conservation Dist. Director 
PIMA: Nick Pierson (Tucson) - Insurance Underwriter 
PINAL: Joe Durbala (Apache Junction) - U. S. Postal Service 
Alma Farrell (Maricopa) - School Administrator  
Brian Hisey (Casa Grande) - Dir. of Farm Service Agency 
Cheryl Ragsdlae (Coolidge) - Central Arizona College Roger Vanderpool (Casa Grande) - Dept. of Public Safety 
SANTA CRUZ: Dean Fish (Nogales) - U of A County Extension Director 
YAVAPAI: Barbie Bridge (Camp Verde) - Chamber of Commerce Dir. 
William Frank (Cottonwood) - County Environmental Serv.  
James Grundy (Prescott) - Yavapai Fair Assn. Director 
YUMA: Sonja Rodriquez (Yuma) - Grower's Co. Admin. Assistant

CONGRATULATIONS to the class members, who will start their two-year leadership
program in October at the same time of graduation for those in Class XIV.  Applications for the next class will be due in the CENTRL office on June 1, 2001.   Please contact
Everett Rhodes, CENTRL Director (520/836-5221) if you would like more information. 

*  Congratulations to Lucy Bradley, ANR/Home Horticulture Agent in Maricopa 
County for being named a National Finalist in the NACAA/AT&T Communication 
Awards.  Lucy won for her entry in the Personal Column category.

* Victor Jimenez, the Maricopa Agricultural Center, and the Natural Resource
Education Center are hosting “Ag-Ventures”, during Fall ‘99 and Spring 2000. Through educational programming, students are invited to enjoy three different aspects of Arizona Agriculture: The Food~Fish~Farm Ag-Venture is scheduled September 27-October 15; Corn Festival “99, October 18-November 19; and Veggie Ventures, March 27-May 5, 2000.  If you have any questions regarding these or any future programs, call Victor Jimenez at 520/568-2273, Ext. 216.

*  The Evaluating Children Youth and Family Programs Enhancement Grant Team
will host an in-service training January 10-12, 2000 in Tucson.  Please save the date and look for additional details in the coming weeks.  For more information, please contact Patty Merk (Maricopa County).

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  Jim Christenson, Director 
Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture 
              Phone:  520/621-7209 
              FAX #:  520/621-1314 
          jimc@cals.arizona.edu 
     http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/ 
http://cals.arizona.edu/internal/director/jacindex.html 
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