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.

News Releases on 2007/2008 Afterschool Ambassadors:

• Afterschool Alliance Names Chicago’s Blasingame & Polonsky Two of Just 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Team Will Work in Illinois and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Green Bay Area Public Schools’ Lambert One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Lambert Will Work in Wisconsin, Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Richland County School District One’s Traci Young Cooper One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Young Cooper Will Work in South Carolina & Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Flagship Program's Buzzas One of 22 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 19 States Buzzas Will Work in Montana, Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Child Development and Family Council's Foltz One of 22 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 19 States Foltz Will Work in Pennsylvania and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Megan Demarkis of Harlem RBI’s REAL Kids One of 22 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 19 States Demarkis Will Work in New York and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Lisa Merrihew of Oneonta One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Merrihew Will Work in New York and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 21st Century Community Learning Center’s Anderson One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Anderson Will Work in Idaho and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names For Kids Only Afterschool’s Anderson One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Anderson Will Work in Massachusetts and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Lincoln CLC’s Krannawitter One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Krannawitter Will Work in Nebraska and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names TEAM UP’s Bowen One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Bowen Will Work in Nevada and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names NMSU Extension 4-H’s Cindy Schlenker Davies One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Davies Will Work in New Mexico and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Beyond the Bell's Hervey One of 22 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 19 States Hervey Will Work in Iowa and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Orange County’s Fulmer One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Dr. Fulmer Will Work in Florida and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names YMCA/JCC of Greater Toledo's Spencer One of 22 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 19 States Spencer Will Work in Ohio and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Garfield Community Center's Bowman One of 22 'Afterschool Ambassador' from 19 States Bowman Will Work in Washington State and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names San Jose's Mary Hoshiko One of 22 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 19 States Hoshiko Will Work in California, Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Kenton County YMCA’s Francis One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Francis Will Work in Kentucky, Ohio and Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names St. Paul’s Kendig One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Kendig Will Work in Minnesota, Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Sacramento’s Joe Hudson One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Hudson Will Work in California, Nationally to Expand Afterschool
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance Names Skinner Neighborhood Center’s Baca-Sandoval One of 22 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ from 19 States Baca-Sandoval Will Work in Colorado, Nationally to Expand Afterschool